Orphan Star - Softcover
New English Library, 1979. British mass market paperback. This is the third book (chronologically) in the "Pip & Flinx" series.
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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. . . .
Orphan Star is the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in fantasy and science fiction for readers twelve and up.
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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. . . .
Orphan Star is the newest addition to the Del Rey Imagine program, which offers the best in fantasy and science fiction for readers twelve and up.
ALAN DEAN FOSTER has written in a variety of genres, in¬cluding hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Star Wars: The Approaching Storm, as well as novelizations of several films including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first science fiction work ever to do so. Foster and his wife, JoAnn Oxley, live in Prescott, Arizona, in a house built of brick that was salvaged from an early-twentieth-century miners’ brothel.
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- PublisherNew English Library
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0450042715
- ISBN 13 9780450042713
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages206
- IllustratorTim White
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Book Description Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Tim White (illustrator). 1979 Edition. © 1977: 3rd in the 'Pip & Flinx' series of books. 1st printing of 1979 edition:- Synopsis: All of his life Flinx had lived in the marketplace on Drallar with his foster mother, an ageing shopkeeper. But Flinx did not belong there and although he knew nothing of his true parents he was determined to find out about himself and the strange mental abilities that he had been endowed with. His search was to lead him into the clutches of Challis, one of the most depraved and powerful men in the Commonwealth. On to Terra where the records of his birth were kept. And finally to Ulru-Ujurr where the priceless and mysterious Janus jewels came from and where a new civilisation was about to be born:- (original cost £0.85). Seller Inventory # 12.011.00369
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: near fine paperback. Tim White (illustrator). 1st printing. I found this one of the best of Foster's Pip & Flinx stories. It focuses on Flinx's efforts to infiltrate the datacenter of the Church and uncover the secrets of his past. B. Seller Inventory # FM21.091
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Tim White (illustrator). 1st Edition. . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 206 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; . ISBN: 0450042715. ISBN/EAN: 9780450042713. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 031720. Seller Inventory # 031720
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