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Flinx Transcendent (Pip & Flinx Adventures #13)
From one of the most brilliant imaginations in science fiction comes Flinx Transcendent, Alan Dean Foster’s thrilling conclusion to the series that began over thirty-five years ago–the epic adventures of Flinx and his flying minidrag companion, Pip.
Flinx is the only one with even the tiniest chance of stopping the evil colossus barreling in to destroy the Humanx Commonweal...more
Flinx is the only one with even the tiniest chance of stopping the evil colossus barreling in to destroy the Humanx Commonweal...more
Hardcover, 416 pages
Published
May 19th 2009
by Del Rey
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This one gets three stars in my book, but only barely because it was closer to a 3 than a 2. I've read many of the Pip and Flinx books over the years and had a certain nostalgia, so when I saw this one I was interested to see how things would turn out for them. I'm not sure why Foster spent the first third of the book perhaps on the Aaahn home world when events there had little to nothing to do with the rest of the book. The characterization wasn't great...in fact, downright abysmal in regards t...more
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Author Alan Dean Foster brings a 35 year saga to an end with the final adventure of Pip and Flinx and does it in a tone of positivity, joy, and compassion that is, well, transcendent!
If you like your science fiction serious; if you like your adventures arch, then Foster won't fill your need. Philip Lynx, Flinx for short, is a very serious young man with the weight of galactic civilization on his shoulders. He, somehow and someway, is the key to halting a parsecs-large, galaxy devouri...more
If you like your science fiction serious; if you like your adventures arch, then Foster won't fill your need. Philip Lynx, Flinx for short, is a very serious young man with the weight of galactic civilization on his shoulders. He, somehow and someway, is the key to halting a parsecs-large, galaxy devouri...more
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About 35 years ago, Alan Dean Foster started the saga of Flinx, a young orphan living on the planet Moth with Mother Mastiff. This introduction took place in "For the Love of Mother-Not" and started the reader on a wild ride through multiple planets encountering diverse species including the insectoid Thranx and reptilian AAnn. Foster's fertile imagination peopled his worlds with disparate definitions of civilization, odd characteristics to the forms of speech used and made the reade...more
When one has been faithfully reading a series for thirty-five years and the final volume finally arrives, one's expectations are bound to be unrealistically high. (Such as King's DARK TOWER.) FLINX TRANSCENDENT is about twice as long as the other Pip & Flinx novels, but that's because it's more like two novels shoe-horned together than one longer narrative. Once the first-half concludes, the promised resolutions are finally addressed and satisfactorily wrapped-up. I don't believe that all of the...more
I first met Flinx and Pip when "his" paperback publishser did a special promotion at a local bookstore, giving free copies to anyone who bought other SF/Fantasy novels...It's taken 35 years to let the poor boy finish saving himself, the Humanx Commonwealth, and finally, the entire Milky Way. I read these stories for the plot and a little (and a little can go a long way!) characterization--the author has insisted on giving us much more in the last few books but I have accepted it and tr...more
I was disappointed that after 5 or 6 books of nothing but wandering around, Foster didn't get right to looking at ways to defeat the evil nothingness. Sadly, the first 1/3 of the book is pointless soul searching (again). Flinx has just barely started thinking about a solution halfway through the novel and they start out on their journey 2/3 of the way through. Not much time to resolve things.
One common plot device used that I hate is that of "the chosen one" -- the idea ...more
One common plot device used that I hate is that of "the chosen one" -- the idea ...more
I have been reading the adventures of Flinx and Pip for a long time. This latest and last book (supposedly) by Alan Dean Foster has some high notes. Flinx sojourns in the homeworld of the AAnn is interesting, but at teh same time its generally irrevelant to the plot. I think Foster wants to show what the AAnn homeworld is like so he uses Flinx for this purpose.
He interweaves clues to the resolution of the great evil that is threatening the universe from several earlier books in his...more
He interweaves clues to the resolution of the great evil that is threatening the universe from several earlier books in his...more
The book has a good story line but it's too long, and Flinx's girlfriend can be very annoying, a lot of time is wasted on redundant conversation by several poorly developed characters, it's a shame the author didn't do a better job, the story line has a lot of potential. I don't think I'll read any more Flinx books unless the author takes a break from writing them for several years, and they're half as long at most. Not recommended unless you're a die-hard Flinx fan.
As one can tell by my reviews, I like series books which can stand on their own. I have read many of the books on and off through the years but it has been several years since I read one. It was sad to read that this was the end of the series but Flinx and Pip deserve the downtime. You get to revisit many of the worlds and characters for a fitting conclusion and one that leaves an opening to further adventures...
This ninth novel in the Pip & Flinx series is the last, bringing to a climax the overarching plotline of the whole shebang, the ultimate confrontation that will determine the fate of the characters and of our cluster of galaxies. While the language is at times overly flowery, overly pedantic, underly (well, it should be a word) conversational, the book holds up. And given the chore of winding up a series begun so long ago and involving so many civilizations, Foster has done an admirable job.
The last book of the Flinx series. Flinx finally has to battle the horror he has been watching / dreaming of for so long.
The books moves along well, and we get to see old friends, and some rivals also, as the climax appoaches. And then of course, is the big question, what will he do after he has dealt with the issues at hand?
The books moves along well, and we get to see old friends, and some rivals also, as the climax appoaches. And then of course, is the big question, what will he do after he has dealt with the issues at hand?
This is th' last of the "Pip and Flinx" adventures. AD Foster wraps up this long series very, very well.
I had the choice of "ordering it; it'll be in in a week to 10 days" or downloading it to my I-Pod. I chose the I-Pod. Having a book read to me isn't the same as reading it myself. Next time, I'll wait the 10 days for it!
I had the choice of "ordering it; it'll be in in a week to 10 days" or downloading it to my I-Pod. I chose the I-Pod. Having a book read to me isn't the same as reading it myself. Next time, I'll wait the 10 days for it!
Last in a very drawn out series, it can be read alone, but you'll end up going back to the beginning to find all the past references. So glad to get a conclusion on this, but many of the previous Flinx books are hard to get a hold of. I loved the last line, but no one will laugh longer than the true Flinx fan.
Finally, the last novel...or is it?
Many of the unanswered question thorough-out the series are answered in this book.And as usual, full of character, twist and turns and hope. I love Mr. Fosters writing, and this series especially. Will he save the galaxy? Will Clarity and Flinx finally get married? What about the Mother Mastiff? And yes, the answer to what happened to the scientist on Quofum.
I can say one thing, I would not be surprised if another adventure pops up down th...more
Many of the unanswered question thorough-out the series are answered in this book.And as usual, full of character, twist and turns and hope. I love Mr. Fosters writing, and this series especially. Will he save the galaxy? Will Clarity and Flinx finally get married? What about the Mother Mastiff? And yes, the answer to what happened to the scientist on Quofum.
I can say one thing, I would not be surprised if another adventure pops up down th...more
It was time for Foster to end this series. But did he really? It seemed the ending left room for more. I loved the first Flinx books. They unfortunately kept getting longer and longer without getting better and better.
A thirty-five year odyssey that began with Mr. Foster's first novel, The Tar Aiym Krang, comes to an end as Flinx finally tracks down a device that helps resolve the series long hunt.
A interesting ending to a series that has been been in the works since the early 1980's.
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Hmmmm...I'm 47 yrs old, the cover claims the Flinx series is 35yrs in the making. Which means I must have read "Tar-Aiym Krang" a very long, long, time ago....
Most enjoyable
Most enjoyable
Read it before, checked it out by accident, read it again.
I was pleased with the ending of this saga.
A meh kind of ending to the Flinx series
Classic read Highly recommended!
I liked this book. It tried to end the quest that Flinx was on and yet left a door open for more adventures for this character.
I had trouble getting through this bok. Although I enjoyed the early Pip & Flinx books I felt that the series dragged on much too long. I felt like I'd been there read that for much of the book.
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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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