alan dean foster books running from the deity

Part of his reasoning is that during his time on the planet he doesn't have any of the headaches that have plagued him most of his post-adolescent life. When this is discovered by Flinx he resolves to leave the planet, but too late it seems for his presence has started a war between three of the local governments, all seeking to control the new god that has come to their world.įlinx, despite his troubles on Arrawd considers staying there for the rest of his natural life simply to be away from his troubles with the rest of humanity and the Humanx Commonwealth. The couple takes advantage of Flinx's good will and begin to profit from the human's agreement to help heal those who come to the couple's farm. His use of such magical technology and his physical prowess-the gravity of Arrawd is much lower than Terran standard-quickly leads Storra to spread stories of his abilities. They assist the human to their home where he is able to heal himself with some simple Commonwealth technology.

On an excursion from his ship while it is repairing itself, Flinx falls and injures his ankle, leading to his discovery by two members of the Dwarra, a married couple Storra and Ebbanai. Because the planet is at such a low technology level, first contact with aliens is forbidden, a rule that Flinx once again ignores.

The repairs can be simply done by Teacher’s autonomic controls, but the need for raw materials force Flinx to land the entire KK-drive ship on the world of Arrawd.Īrrawd is classified by the Humanx Commonwealth as a Class IVB world, placing it technologically at 19th century Earth levels, the initial development of the steam engine. The book is the tenth chronologically in the Pip and Flinx series.Ĭontinuing his pursuit of the alien weapon's platform, the Krang, Flinx finds himself heading into the Blight-where the Krang has presumably gone-but is informed by his ship, Teacher, that repairs are necessary before they can continue. Running from the Deity (2005) is a science fiction novel by American writer Alan Dean Foster.

Alan dean foster books running from the deity