Orphan Star
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| Orphan Star | |
| Author | Alan Dean Foster |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
| Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-345-46104-5 |
| Preceded by | The Tar-Aiym Krang |
| Followed by | The End of the Matter |
Orphan Star (1977) is a science fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster. The book is third chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel takes place in 550 A.A. (After Amalgamation in Foster’s timeline, 2950 AD). Flinx, no longer a poor orphan, is chasing a merchant to Hivehom and Terra in search of information about his parentage.
[edit] Plot summary
His chase leads him to Ulru-Ujurr, a planet under Edict from the United Church, ostensibly because it contains a highly intelligent telepathic race. It is on Ulru-Ujurr that he discovers the mystery of his parentage and begins the child-like Ulru-Ujurrians on their "Game of Civilization".
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[edit] External links
- Orphan Star publication history at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Alan Dean Foster homepage
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