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Re: "Sliding Scales (A Pip & Flinx Adventure)" by Alan Dean Foster

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Subject: Re: "Sliding Scales (A Pip & Flinx Adventure)" by Alan Dean Foster
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:08:39 -0600
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by: Lynn McGuire - Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:08 UTC

On 4/26/2021 9:17 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:
>> "Sliding Scales (A Pip & Flinx Adventure)" by Alan Dean Foster
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345461584
>>
>
>>
>> Flinx has his own FTL spaceship, the Teacher, built and given to him by
>> the Ulru-Ujurrians. Flinx and Pip are visiting the planet of Jast,
>> located outside the Commonwealth and influenced by the Aann empire. As
>> usual, trouble both follows and precedes Flinx and his sidekick.
>
> Was this the one where the spoiled rich boy followed Flinx across
> the galaxy just to steal Pip? The situation was way too contrived
> and put me off the rest of the novel.
>
> Flix Ascendent on the other hand was excellent.

Yes. I thought that was a lot of effort to steal Pip also but, ADF made
it central to the story. And yes.

Lynn

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