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by(Ballantine/Del Rey, US $24.95 / Canada $34.95, 255 pages, hardback, 2005, ISBN: 0-345-46159-2.)Review by
Flinx sets the Teacher down, as discreetly as possible, on a planet inhabited by a very low-tech nonhuman society. But he can't resist the urge to take one little peek outside while repairs are underway. (You would think by now that the poor fellow would've learned not to attempt a vacation.) The local wildlife proves especially intriguing, as it responds with unprecedented clarity to his empathic talent. All of which is well and good, until Flinx misjudges a jump in Arrawd's light gravity, and sprains his ankle. Not the sort of problem from which his minidrag Pip can rescue him. This minor calamity gives the local aliens a chance to catch up to him, the Teacher's landfall having been less discreet than intended. The two who find him, Storra and Ebbanai, are more fascinated than repelled by Flinx's very different nature. But what starts out as a simple exchange of interest and assistance gets infinitely more complex, and Flinx finds himself embroiled in the local culture and politics far more than intended. Running from the Deity is by turns introspective and adventurous. The world of Arrawd and its inhabitants stand out as another delightfully unique aspect of Foster's Commonwealth universe. This is a must-read for fans of the "Pip and Flinx" series. Elsewhere in infinity plus:
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