Dust Jacket

Foster, Alan Dean. Mid-Flinx. 1995. Pip and Flinx No. 6 (Chronological). Gateway, 2013.
Mid-Flinx begins when a bad guy wants to buy Pip. Flinx runs. The bad guy gives chase. Flinx crash lands on a world with a sentient forest, human-alien symbiotes, and some hostile An. The forest is by far the best of these elements. The planet’s ecosystem is unique and well-designed. The jungle-survival story is gripping. Alan Dean Foster can build a world when he puts his mind to it. 4 stars. ( )

As light adventure goes with a young man (now 20) who only desires to be left alone and far from civilization thanks to the bad side-effects of his empathic-telepathy, the whole novel has the feel of a side-quest.

Not really a searching-for-oneself thing, either. He just happens to be doing his own thing when jerks appear. You know the type. More money than sense. Deep rage and disrespect. A desire to put a minidrag in a zoo and look at this weak-looking kid here with one now kind of guy.

Fast forward to a few space hops, some soul searching and visions about a great evil on the other side of the galaxy that only Flinx (and a few artifacts) can fix, and a ginormous man-eating jungle.

Chase, chase, chase, horrible deaths, chase, interesting humanoid aliens, chase, love interest, chase, and eventually a few new surprises along the way.

Flinx sure as hell can get into some interesting fixes!

Aside from a few over-story developments that really seems to make this series hold together in a really BIG and COOL way, this is still just a pretty decent adventure novel in strange locations while meeting strange people. More than that, it's nothing much. BUT it's decent and fun and I sure as hell want to see what the big thing is. :) ( )

A very good series and this book is as good as the first. ( )

Nello stupefacente scenario del pianeta *Terra di Mezzo* capita per caso Flinx che sta sfuggendo ad un malfattore che voleva rapire il suo minidrago. Nonostante i pericoli subito evidenti di questo immenso mondo-foresta, Flinx decide di esplorarlo un poco e sarà così partecipe di una gran bella avventura, emozionante e ricca di avvenimenti.
Consigliato. ( )