Prisoner of the Sun

Author: Hergé
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Publish Date: 2001-04-01
Features: This volume is a companion to The Seven Crystals. Professor Calculus is kidnapped, and Tintin and Captain Haddock track them to South America. Here, the majesty of the Inca King leaves them with nothing, as everyone fears the Inca King except for the orange seller Zorino. Tintin bravely helps the Indian boy Zorino, which changes the Incas' perception of him, while Tintin also gains Zorino's assistance. They accidentally stumble into the Inca King's temple and become prisoners of the Sun God, facing the punishment of being slowly burned alive by the sun. In the end, the clever Tintin uses the phenomenon of a solar eclipse to escape the predicament, saving the professor and the suffering scientist.