Strange Music

Wonderful change of pace. It was a satisfying read. Mr. Foster was sort of running in place with Flinx for a long time. Some nice stories but with similar themes, foreshadowing the galactic threat, Flinx vacillating between angst and confidence, his abilities quitting, and so forth. No real changes for the character even though he should be getting a handle on both his abilities and his self-confidence. With the galactic threat dealt with it looks like Mr. Foster has lost most of the baggage that was starting to annoy me. Flinx is finally exhibiting the self-confidence his experiences warrants, with little internal angst. His abilities are working well, except for some local peculiarities but that is on the natives not him. A good tale of adventure with Flinx and Pip overcoming various obstacles in their own unique style. It has been years since I’ve had so much fun reading a Flinx and Pip adventure.

Book number fifteen of a fifteen book space opera series. There are several books in the Commonwealth side series also. I read the well formatted and bound MMPB published by Del Rey. I will purchase and read any new books in the Pip and Flynx series that are published. Just another Pip and Flinx adventure to a strange planet where the inhabitants always sing their conversations with each other. The Commonwealth has banned any sharing of technology with the inhabitants but we all know how that goes. And so starts the action … Please note that the first book in the series, _The Tar-Aiym Krang_, is one of my six star books. The author has a website at: alandeanfoster.com

Another entertaining science fiction work from Alan Dean Foster, who blends his personal musical interests into his literary domain. And it’s another “Pip & Flinx” story, which I found curiously entertaining even though it’s a little bit different from some of the other more action-packed adventures. Alan Dean Foster always delivers a great story. (You don’t have to be a fan who has read other Pip & Flix /Commonwealth stories to enjoy this book.)

The threat of the crawling chaos having been dispatched in the previous novel, I didn\’t feel that the book was merely another side-quest preventing me from enjoying the final resolution. Singspeech was an interesting mechanic. As usual, Foster\’s descriptions of alien environments is interesting. The story is a little slow in parts, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The ending did seem a little abrupt. I can\’t deduct points for it. I wouldn\’t start reading the series here, but I definitely wouldn\’t skip it either.

I have loved this series for a couple decades, and re-read them every year or 2. IMO one of the weaker books of the series but still worth reading. I was bummed out that slyzenzuzex and clarity held were teased at the beginning and not actually in the the story. That was in the sample from Amazon and convinced me to buy the ebook now and not wait untill I could really afford it. Such is life, oh well. MR. FOSTER : Please write another flinx book SOON!! (And thank you for writing them at all ! ) I hope that you have made enough from your writing that you now do it for the love of writing, so PLEASE give us readers another flinx book. Pretty please?

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