{"product_id":"sliding-scales-a-pip-flinx-adventure-paperback","title":"Sliding Scales: A Pip \u0026 Flinx Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Dean Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Alan Dean Foster comes a fantastic Pip and Flinx adventure starring a certain twenty-four-year-old redhead with emerald eyes and uncanny abilities and his devoted mini-dragon protector. Time and again, the daring pair have braved countless dangers to emerge victorious. But now Flinx attempts something that may be impossible for the heretofore undefeated hero. His mission: to take a vacation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Never have the cares of the universe lain so heavily on Flinx's shoulders, nor the forces arrayed against him seemed so invincible. Pursued by a newly revealed sect of doomsday fanatics, hunted by factions inside and outside the Commonwealth for transgressions real and imagined, expected to single-handedly avert a looming galactic crisis (or bear responsibility for the consequences), Flinx can be forgiven for feeling a slight touch of melancholy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's only one solution for what ails Flinx, according to his ship's AI. But taking time off is tricky business. With an increasing number of enemies chasing him with ever-greater enthusiasm, Flinx must find a getaway shrouded in obscurity. Jast, a planet smack in the middle of nowhere, is the perfect locale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet even in a place where hardly anyone's ever \u003ci\u003eseen \u003c\/i\u003ea human, Flinx and trouble can't stay separated for long. Unfortunately, Flinx hasn't a clue that his vacation paradise is in reality a danger zone of the highest magnitude. And by the time he learns the truth, it may be too late.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \"New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster comes a fantastic new Pip and Flinx adventure starring a certain twenty-four-year-old redhead with emerald eyes and uncanny abilities and his devoted mini-dragon protector. Time and again, the daring pair have braved countless dangers to emerge victorious. But now Flinx attempts something that may be impossible for the heretofore undefeated hero. His mission: to take a vacation. \u003cbr\u003eNever have the cares of the universe lain so heavily on Flinx's shoulders, nor the forces arrayed against him seemed so invincible. Pursued by a newly revealed sect of doomsday fanatics, hunted by factions inside and outside the Commonwealth for transgressions real and imagined, expected to single-handedly avert a looming galactic crisis (or bear responsibility for the consequences), Flinx can be forgiven for feeling a slight touch of melancholy. \u003cbr\u003eThere's only one solution for what ails Flinx, according to his ship's AI. But taking time off is tricky business. With an increasing number of enemies chasing him with ever-greater enthusiasm, Flinx must find a getaway shrouded in obscurity. Jast, a planet smack in the middle of nowhere, is the perfect locale. \u003cbr\u003eYet even in a place where hardly anyone's ever \"seen a human, Flinx and trouble can't stay separated for long. Unfortunately, Flinx hasn't a clue that his vacation paradise is in reality a danger zone of the highest magnitude. And by the time he learns the truth, it may be too late. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Dean Foster \u003c\/b\u003ehas written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Approaching Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as novelizations of several films including\u003ci\u003e Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, the first three\u003ci\u003e Alien\u003c\/i\u003e films, and \u003ci\u003eAlien Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eCyber Way\u003c\/i\u003e won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction in 1990, the first science fiction work ever to do so.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eFoster and his wife, JoAnn Oxley, reside in Prescott, Arizona, in a house built of brick that was salvaged from a turn-of-the-century miners' brothel. He is presently at work on several new novels and media projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 6.82 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457117307058,"sku":"9780345461582","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a0073e79844728e5b2e26093f7a2a704.webp?v=1778876717","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/sliding-scales-a-pip-flinx-adventure-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}