Here was a wide-open world for any venture a man might scheme. The planet attracted unwary travelers, hardened space-sailors, and merchant buccaneers - a teeming, constantly shifting horde that provided a comfortable income for certain quick-witted fellows like Flinx and his pet flying snake Pip. With his odd talents, the pickings were easy enough so that Flinx did not have to be dishonest ... most of the time.

In fact, it hardly seemed dishonest at all to steal a starmap from a dead body that didn't really need it anymore. But Flinx wasn't quite smart enough. He should have wondered why the body was dead in the first place...

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Listening Length	7 hours and 11 minutes
Author	Alan Dean Foster
Narrator	Stefan Rudnicki
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	January 12, 2009
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B001PLNCXK
Best Sellers Rank	#88,561 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,608 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #2,043 in Adventure Science Fiction #6,164 in Space Operas

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Edward Broyles

Exactly as I recall from the first reading

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022

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I first read the Flinx stories a LONG time ago. Just recently I came across Mr. Foster's name and bought this book. I enjoyed it more than the first time. The addition of Audible narrative helped a lot. Something I wish they would correct are the inconsistencies between the text and the narrative. Quit often the text would stop but the narrative would continue, several sentences at times. Also there were bursts of static between chapters. I have gotten Audible for other book but I really enjoyed the narrator's ability to express emotion. This was much better than the other narrative s I've heard.

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Robert Thiemann

Master of Science Fiction!

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2019

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Pip & Flix have been integral characters in my life since they were first published. A story of interstellar coming of age that truly transcends time, ethnicity and gender. Every time I have read these stories, as I too have aged, I find new insights to reflect upon that impact my thoughts, and concepts that I previously never saw, nor understood; as though they continue to polish and refine them as I age. Truly a masterpiece waiting to be found by those looking for clarifying and understanding oneself.

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Traveling Man

Great read. If you're into other worldly

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2021

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. I had the privilege of borrowing the entire series in three early 80's. Liked it so much, that I'm coming back for more.

A Great read. If you're into other worldly adventure, then this may be something you'd like to consider

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Amazon Customer J M Strasser

Still love this duo!

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2017

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I have read three in this series and have great affection for the redheaded boy and his minidrag. The adventure in the 1st book of this series reminded me of Stargate, Rendezvous with Rama and Forbidden Planet; entering into an ancient structure too big and vast to fathom what it could have been built for many millennia before let alone how. The merry band of travelers each carried their own merits and faults but I still found them to be people worth knowing. I however still find I wish to follow Flinx and Pip to see how their bond develops, getting into boundless mischief, no doubt.

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Jwb52z

It's a very nice beginning to a series.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2011

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I got this book because I got another in the series for free on my Kindle quite a while ago, so I wanted to start from the beginning. It was a very interesting fantasy/science fiction mix with a touch of futuristic allure. Pip and Flinx are very interesting characters. I think most people who like either fantasy or science fiction or both would enjoy this book. I have one warning for people who read this series. The book order for this series is in the wrong order if you want to read the books in the order in which they were published. The correct order can be found at, and I hope this is ok to put in the review, the Fantastic Fiction website at [..] I have alerted Amazon to the series order problem twice, but I haven't gotten a response as of yet as I write this. I hope everyone who does either sample or buy this book does enjoy it.

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stevenwlm

Enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022

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I’ve read this book more times than I like to count. It’s great every time, it introduces one of Alan Dean Foster’s best characters: Flinx and Pip. The only problem I have with this book is that it is too short.

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A joy to read again.

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2021

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I read all of these in paperback many years ago. The stories are still fun to read. To bad a planet with "wings" is impossible as far as I can tell due to orbital physics. If you haven't read these, I believe you will like them too.

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A step down

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2005

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I'm afraid that I was not as enthusiastic about this book as the other reviewers. I liked For Love of Mother-Not. There was lots of action and some mystery that wasn't fully resolved at the end. For the most part, this book is not a continuation of the issues in Mother-Not. Mother Mastiff plays a small role at the beginning of the book and is then left behind. I don't know if this means that she's bowing out of the series because I'm reading it in order. I thought she was a good character, however, so I hope she makes her way back in. There was also very little new information on the backgrounds of Pip or Flinx. Maybe it won't be possible to do more with Pip's background, but it seems like there could be more there. The culmination of this book gave a hint of a possible future book on Flinx's background, but not much more. I like action, and there was surprisingly little of it here. It was almost like a transition building up to a later book, but the transition itself was kind of disappointing.

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fireMUNKY

One of the first books I ever bought

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2013

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One of the first Science Fiction books I ever bought was The Tar-Aiym Krang. Brilliant. I would have liked the original artwork on this book which was brilliant. I don't know why companies are inconsistant with the book artwork especially as ADF has some of the best on his book covers. But that aside its a great book made even better by including the follow up Orphan Star which has a real curve ball storyline. Both books are truly excellent reads especially if you are into ADF's commonwealth series. If you enjoy these try For Love of Mother not which is the pre-quel to The Tar Aiym Krang and of course the End of the Matter which is the concluding part of the Tar Aiym - Orphan Star - End of the Matter trilogy. Also worth a read is the much over looked 4th book 'Bloodhype' which is slightly odd as Flinx and Pip appear in it in a slightly different context which makes it all the more enjoyable.

George Phillips

Beware what you think you know,it may come and bite you !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2018

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You cannot begin to imagine where you going to end up as a result of diving into this narrative,the kind of people in the story at a number of levels in society are what I would expect in today's world,but time and diversification of races has made almost any excess acceptable,does mankind learn and improve,I think not !

Iain Gore

Alan Dean foster

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2012

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Alan Dean Foster is among the top storytellers in my estimation , he brings the characters to life and this adventuring of Flinx is a brilliant series that can be read as standalone novels but as a series even better .
I am currently looking to get all of the books on Kindle as i can access on my Android smartphone as well with the kindle app and still find my place on the kindle itself , another joy in my reading life.

MR D K BARBER

Fantastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2021

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The first Alan Dean Foster novel that I read, and it is as good a read now as it was when I first picked it up almost 40 years ago.

Don Gallacher

Good service.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2021

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Nostalgia for me. Very happy.

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