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The continuing adventures of Pip and Flinx. I liked the addition of Skua September, one of my favorite recurring characters from the early Commonwealth novels. Nothing fancy or complicated here, just good alien planet adventures. ( )
  Karlstar | Dec 5, 2009 |
See For Love of Mother-Not. ( )
  TadAD | Jun 22, 2008 |
Pip continues his search for information on his parents. In this adventure he is given a job which leads to clues about his mother. Flinx gets to kill bad people and Pip uses his extra powers to search for the truth no matter how ugly it may be.

This Pip and Flinx book was much easier to stick with than others I have read. Usually I start the books over and over until suddenly it catches.
  sara_k | Oct 6, 2007 |
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For Joe and Sherry Hirschhorn, and their Three Princesses, Renee, Bonnie, and Janice, who would grace any fairy tale, with love from Alan...
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His birth had been shrouded in mystery, and all Flinx knew of himself was that he'd been abandoned by those who had spawned him.

Raised by Mother Mastiff in the marketplace of Drallar, Flinx eventually discovered that his unknown parents had bequeathed to him a curious legacy...a legacy of extraordinary mental powers that were both an incalculable asset and a most dangerous liability.

This legacy would lead him -- and his potent protector, the minidrag Pip -- into the clutches of one of the most depraved and powerful men in the galaxy...on to a harrowing search for the truth about his birth...and out of one world into another on his most dangerous adventure ever.

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One man in the Universe holds the key to the mystery of Flinx's past -- and that man is trying to kill him! It is a strange childhood for a kid, to be adopted by the restless Mother Mastiff and raised in the bustling marketplace of Drallar. Flinx never knew the mom and dad who abandoned him years ago. In fact, his birth has always been shrouded in mystery. But Flinx eventually discovers that his unknown parents have left him a curious legacy -- extraordinary mental powers that are both a marvelous gift and a dreaded curse. This double-edged legacy will lead Flinx, along with his loyal protector, the mini-dragon Pip, on a harrowing journey in search of the truth ... about who he is and where he comes from. It is a daring adventure that brings him to another world -- and into the clutches of one of the most evil and powerful men in the galaxy ...… (more)

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