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Quofum (Pip & Flinx Adventures #12.5)
Bestselling author Alan Dean Foster’s new adventure takes place in the amazing Humanx Commonwealth, home of the ever-popular Pip & Flinx. Although the dynamic redhead and his daring minidrag do not appear in Quofum, this knockout thriller sets the stage for their explosive date with destiny in the duo’s final climactic adventure, Flinx Transcendent.
The mission to planet Qu...more
The mission to planet Qu...more
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
October 28th 2008
by Del Rey
(first published October 21st 2008)
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You've heard of "cozy mysteries?" I believe Alan Dean Foster writes "cozy Sci-Fi." In the few books of his that I've read so far, his characters are likeable, have personality and charm, can be droll, sarcastic, and witty, and approach the challenges and obstacles put before them with positivity and aplomb. They can experience doubt and depression, but never stay down for long. The spaceships and planets these characters find themselves on are bautiful, strange, and awesome. ...more
I don't know why I'm still reading this. There's only about 60 pages left in the story and every time I pick it up or put it down, I can't help but think how much I don't like it. It's the first novel by Alan Dean Foster that I've read, and I'll not go hunting down any of his other works. While he can envision a good story, the actual writing is both boring and unrealistic. Which is saying something for a sci-fi book. The dialogue sounds like either a bunch of robots or, more likely, a bunch of ...more
Maybe I've read too much Foster. But this story was very predictable. Hence, boring. The premise is interesting; but come on! A robot probe records a planet that appears and then disappears. And a manned expedition *lands* on it?! Are we surprised that they later find they cannot leave? Not wanting to give away anything, I will only say that bad guys do get a very deserved fate. That was the best part of the book. The aliens are very unbelievable and difficult to imagine. So, like I said: intere...more
Though I am a great fan of Flinx and Pip, this "novel of the Commonwealth" disappointed me in its execution--three scientists marooned on an impossible planet filled with impossible life forms and multiple, contradictory, evolutionary tracks--perhaps the fact that the plot had so much internal action as opposed to the more typical adventure...
Not having much experience with Scifi this was a great entry book. A well written mystery and interesting characters. Friends tell me Foster is the writer of some of the Star Trek novels and this was certainly in the same vein. I'd read more by this author.
I usually like Alan Dean Foster, but this whole book felt like the leadup to some great story, with no final "punch-line" it was all back story. At the end of the book I was still waiting. I hope there are more to fill in the rest of the story, but I do not like this as a stand alone book.
Taking it by itself, this book might seem a bit... boring. But if you take it as a piece of the overall Commonwealth puzzle, it's good. It's not the typical action novel Foster's been writing for the Pip and Flinx books, but it's no less good if you take it in the light it was written. I know some people have said it's redundant to always hear about the multitude of life forms, but really, if you use your imagination (which is what books are supposed to inspire in us), then it's your own faul...more
Probably the worst ADF book I've ever read (and I've read a ton of 'em). Seriously boring and incoherent. Bleah!
Disappointed that Flinx and his mini-drag weren't in the book. Bored by page 100, so I returned it to the library.
I felt like the book just leaves you hanging, like maybe it is half of a book and the rest is yet to come.
I like the Flinx series, and this is set in the same world. Good setup to the last book.
Read from 7/17 to 7/19.
I'm sad that I have to take Alan Dean Foster off my have to read list. I'm still going to read Flinx Transcendant, just to see how the story (hopefully) wraps up. But the last two books I've read by him, barely have enough content for a good short story, let alone a novel. And this one was basically a rehash of City of the Dead - which was a very good novel. Hopefully Flinx Transcendant will transcend the horrible taste this one left in my mouth.
The latest in Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series.
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Bestselling science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City in 1946, but raised mainly in California. He received a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA in 1968, and a M.F.A. in 1969. Foster lives in Arizona with his wife, but he enjoys traveling because it gives him opportunities to meet new people and explore new places and cultures. This interest is carried over to his writing,...more
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