The End of the Matter
The End of the Matter (1977) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster. The book is fourth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
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| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
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| Cover artist | Darrell K. Sweet[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-345-29594-3 |
| Preceded by | Orphan Star |
| Followed by | Flinx in Flux |
Plot introduction
The novel takes place immediately after Orphan Star with Flinx taking his new space ship, Teacher built by the Ulru-Ujurrians, to Alaspin, the home planet of his minidrag Pip, in search of the man who bid on him when Flinx was a child in a slave auction.
Plot summary
He not only finds this man, Skua September, but also acquires a strange new alien pet Abalamahalamatandra—Ab for short—and is pursued by an assassin squad called the Qwarm. Flinx’s friends Bran Tse-Mallory and Truzenzuzex show up looking for Ab in the hope of finding an ancient weapon, thought to possibly be capable of stopping a rogue black hole; before the three inhabited planets on the black hole's course are sucked in.
References
External links
- The End of the Matter title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Alan Dean Foster homepage