"With frightening villains, a solid build up of suspense and an impressive conclusion, ‘The Blue Lotus’ continues the Tintin saga in style, even if plot holes occasionally distract from the action."
"The sequel sees Tintin make his way to China, still hot on the trail of the opium traffickers. Along the way, he befriends a Chinese boy named Chang and is caught in the middle of the Japanese invasion of China.
From this book onwards, you can tell that Herge was making a serious effort to research the locales and characters he created."