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by Alan Dean Foster (Author) "When bad people are chasing you, life is dangerous ..." (more)
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After a long wait, fans of the adventures of Flinx of the Commonwealth finally get to rejoin the hero and his poisonous minidrag, Pip. In Reunion, Flinx travels from earth to AAnn space trying to unlock the secrets of his past.

Flinx is on earth to hunt down classified information about the Meliorare Society, the sect of renegade eugenicists responsible for his telepathic gifts. To get into a top-secret installation, he uses his powers to charm one of the key security people so he can gain access to their AI program. However, the file with the information he's looking for has been taken, and he barely escapes.

In an effort to hunt down the file, Flinx and Pip end up on a dangerous trek across the galaxy into the heart of AAnn space. When their shuttle crashes on a desert planet, Flinx and the minidrag soon find themselves up against native dangers and a nest of reptilian AAnn soldiers. But that's only the beginning for Flinx, because before it's over he will discover an ancient mystery and face an old foe who may turn out to be his most dangerous enemy yet.

Reunion is the eighth novel in the series and it is less a complete book than a continuation of the story. It's clear that Foster has bigger things in mind for Flinx and Pip. The novel is a page-turner, with lots of action to keep things moving. Fans of the series will find revelations in the book that make Reunion a must-read. However, those new to the series will wonder why they would want to read about a hero who seems, at best, morally questionable based on his first actions in Reunion. A bigger problem still is that the entire book seems to be just a teaser for the ninth novel, and if it takes another five years to arrive, that's a long tease. --Kathie Huddleston --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.



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Bestseller Foster has created yet another entertaining adventure story in the far-flung reaches of a far-future outer space. Featuring the Alaspinian minidrag Pip and the intellectually enhanced Phillip Lynx (Flinx), this is the seventh in an ongoing series that began with For Love of Mother Not. There are few real surprises in this nostalgic novel, as Flinx continues to pursue all sources of knowledge of his birth parents. In his quest he runs into previously introduced nemeses like the alien AAnn and another genetically enhanced person like himself, the adolescent woman Mahnahmi, who turns out to be more closely linked and more dangerous than was previously revealed. He finds he has unsuspected allies, including intelligent vegetal life and a souped-up spaceship, all the bases of plots from earlier novels. The penultimate adventure links Flinx with a huge alien artifact on the moon of a distant planet, Pyrassis, always an appealing adventure-plot element. There, after hardship and seemingly certain extinction, he communes with the alien intelligence and plants the seeds (remember the intelligent plants?) that alert us to the possibility of future exploits. Using the traditional cliff-hangers and narrow escapes of classic SF adventure page-turners, and propelling Flinx from one crisis to another, from moral dilemma to deus-ex-machina, Foster enlists multiple formulas for a surefire, if comfortably predictable, reading experience that should appeal to space-opera fans. (May 29)Star Wars, the first three Alien pictures and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber War won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first science fiction work ever to do so.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Start the Series Here, Jun 16 2004
By Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews
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As big a fan of Alan Dean Foster that I am, I have yet to read any of the Pip (a mini-dragon) and Flinx books. I think I actually have at least one more of the series in a box somewhere, but have yet to read it because I wanted to get the whole series before I started. I would have been better off starting at the beginning.

The story is quite good. I found myself zipping through the story from the beginning to the end. However, without the background of the previous books, I know I was missing a lot. Why was Flinx digging through computers on Earth? Why was his background unknown to him? I know, it was a big mistake to start a series with the last book, but many authors try to make their series books stand on their own enough that you lose little by not having read the previous books. Forget about that premise here. You need to read the previous books in the series to know what is going on. I did appreciate the references to stories I have read, such as "Cachalot" and "Midworld." I enjoyed both novels and would recommend them.

I did enjoy the ending of this novel (which was awesome and excellent, and made me want to read about the alien ship - which is one of the best features of this book), but it left a lot of questions unanswered. I also realized that the ending of the story is but a prelude to the next Pip and Flinx story because the chase is still on at the end of the book.

For now my rating is three stars, but only because of the hanging ending. The story is well-written and fast-paced, but leaving the story for two years without a sequel seems like bad planning. I should point out that the next Pip and Flinx book, "Sliding Scales," is expected to be out later this year. A well-written follow up to this book could easily change my rating to at least four stars and possibly five.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, old-fashioned page turner, May 16 2003
By David Rapavi (Laurel, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Why have I aged from a twelve year old kid when I first read Tar-Aiym Krang to thirty-seven while Flinx is only six years older? It doesn't seem fair... But anyhow, this continuing adventure of Pip and Flinx is typical old school sci-fi page turner stuff. The inside cover sites a Locus review that states that this book "make(s) for a good read". That's not exactly earth-shattering high praise, but it's fair and accurate. If Alan Dean Foster's writing didn't have a special nostalgic place in my heart, I would probably trash this book, but come on, it's Pip and Flinx - what's not to love?
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ho-Hum, May 6 2003
I agree with most of the other reviews. This book while it does start true to the original Flix/Pip forumla nothing of real content is divalged. It is good for what it is but nothing comes of it.

My impression-I liked this book, but like I said nothing really happened. You should read it if you are a big fan of this serise however.

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3.0 out of 5 stars These books are turning into the X-Files
Another Pip and Flinx novel. In Reunion Flinx is essentially grown up and is still searching for the reason for his existence (and understanding of his powers). Read more
Published on Feb 9 2003 by Adam Missner

1.0 out of 5 stars Fosters worst book so far
The Flinx-novels are fun but the latest is very uninspired.There is nothing new to be learned about our hero.the whole action seems very coincidental. Read more
Published on Oct 7 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing
I've been reading Foster's books for many years, and enjoy following the adventures of Flinx and Pip. But I almost didn't finish "Reunion". Read more
Published on Oct 2 2002 by cmmartin9

1.0 out of 5 stars A rewrite of the Tar-Ayim Krang with a few new characters
Definitely the most disappointing Flinx book--I felt like I'd read almost everything that had happened before, witht he sole exception of Flinx's new AAnn encounter. Read more
Published on Aug 20 2002 by BlueFlamingo

3.0 out of 5 stars For fans only
Reunion is certainly the weakest of the Pip and Flinx novels I've read. It starts well, with Flinx finding out that he's capable of being not-so-nice when necessary, but tends to... Read more
Published on Jun 19 2002 by K. Watson

2.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Pip & Flinx Book
It's long-awaited, and it brings the agendas of the wide question of "what is Flinx here for?" another step forward. Read more
Published on Jun 19 2002 by Christopher B. Browne

3.0 out of 5 stars Setting the stage
When I found that ADF had written another Flinx novel I was quite pleased and anxious to read it. Unfortunately, Reunion was a disappointment. Read more
Published on May 28 2002 by robert scott pallack

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed Greatly
This book is by far the worst of the P&F series. I have all the other books and have read and reread them multiple times. Read more
Published on May 18 2002 by isehara

5.0 out of 5 stars Flinx and Pip again
When I picked up the newest in Alan Dean Fosters Flinx series I was very glad that he was continuing with the special duo of pip and Flinx and he adds on to the mystery of One... Read more
Published on May 9 2002 by windchimes50

3.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for his next to satisfy...
Pip and Flinx lovers,like me, have been waiting for this book a long time, and perhaps they, like me, hope that the next book will return to the series tradition of adventure,... Read more
Published on Mar 19 2002 by ceilthegreat

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