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by Alan Dean Foster (Author)
Key Phrases: dart rifle, flying snake, jet boat, Mother Mastiff, Number Twelve, Lauren Walder (more...)
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He was just a freckle-faced, redheaded kid with green eyes and a strangely campelling stare when Mather Mastiff first saw him an the auctioneer's block. One hundred credits and he was hers.

For years the old woman was his only family. She loved him, fed him, taught him everything she knew -- even let him keep the deadly flying snake he called Pip.

Then Mother Mastiff mysteriously disappeared and Flinx took Pip to tail her kidnappers. Across the forests and swamps of the winged world called Moth, their only weapons were Pip's venom . . . and Flinx's unusual Talents.

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He was just a freckle-faced, redheaded kid with green eyes and a strangely campelling stare when Mather Mastiff first saw him an the auctioneer's block. One hundred credits and he was hers.

For years the old woman was his only family. She loved him, fed him, taught him everything she knew -- even let him keep the deadly flying snake he called Pip.

Then Mother Mastiff mysteriously disappeared and Flinx took Pip to tail her kidnappers. Across the forests and swamps of the winged world called Moth, their only weapons were Pip's venom . . . and Flinx's unusual Talents.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Del Rey (March 12, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345346890
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345346896
  • Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,433 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars As far as Flinx adventures go, this one is right on target., September 29, 2001
By Adam Missner (Roswell, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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For Love Of Mother-Not is Flinx's first adventure (chronologically in Flinx's life). Foster goes back in time to Flinx's adoption by Mother Mastiff, his discovery of Pip, the explaination for the source of Flinx's Talent (a shadowy group of scientists monkeying around with human genes to create a "super-human"). As far as Flinx adventures go, this one is right on target. Mother-Not is also a useful history for those wanting to read the entire Flinx series.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Another entry in my nostagia world book tour, August 17, 2003
By C. Gilbert "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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I re-owned this book as a consequence of having to clean all my books out of my father's house and found myself again in possession of all the books I had hoarded as a pre-teen and teenager. I remembered liking this series a great deal and decided to see how it stood the test of time.

Surprisingly well, is the answer. Although _The Tar-Aiym Krang_ remains my favorite in the series, FLOMN is a nice portrait of the hero as a young boy. Particularly well-done is the way that he bonds with Pip and Mother Mastiff. More character than adventure, but that is not such a bad thing.

I will be holding on to this one.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this universe, April 12, 2003
I just love about 95% of books by this author. I finally decided to see if I could find the first book in probably his most popular series.

Mother Mastif didn't know what stopped her on the way to her shop and drew her to a slave auction. Quite without meaning to she buys a boy named Flix who has some..rather interesting abilities. Then things get really interesting as the book goes on.

My impression what I love most about this series, (other then the action and humor that drip from every page) are the names of the charecters.

With names like Mother Mastif
Flix
Pip
My personal favorite an ex-solider named Makes Peace you know that you are in for a treat.

I know that this sounds quiche but this not typical science fiction. I don't give just any old science fiction a 5 star review it has to be really really good. But to Quote Lavar Buurton "Don't just take my word for it". Go out and get yourself a copy of this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very glad to see this book re-released
This is the first in the Pip series and in my opinion, the best. I'm very glad it's been re-released for another generation.
Published on May 15, 2007 by R. Kyle

5.0 out of 5 stars First and Best
Love this book, best in the series. The other books vary from very good (Mid-Flinx, The Tar-Aiym Krang) to not-so-great (Reunion-what was he thinking? Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book in the flinx series.
This book is not considered to be an execpttional book but I disagree it sets the background for a very imaginitive series.
Published on June 21, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good book but 1 little Question
This was a relativly good Sci-fi book but it had conflicting facts with the other books. One of them was that in "Mother" Flynx got Pip when he was in his mid or late... Read more
Published on August 2, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Works for me
This is a OKAY book, not GREAT but OKAY. I have just started on the Pip&Flinx series and wa a bit apprehensive at first , but my fears was quickly put down. Read more
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