FOR THE LOVE OF MOTHER-NOT Pip and Flinx, Book 1

In this first book of the Pip and Flinx series, an old woman bids 100 hard-earned credits to buy an 8-year-old boy at auction. She frees him and raises him as her own. Amid the back alleys, thieves' dens, and shops on the planet Moth, young Flinx develops his empathic powers, finds he can project emotions on others, and, most importantly, is paired with his mini-dragon, Pip. The action jumps into high gear when the pair desperately race across the planet's frozen interior to outwit evil geneticists, who have their own plans for Flinx. Grammy and Audie winner Stefan Rudnicki delivers every word with vigor, bravado, and assurance—just as golden-age space adventures should be read. Nonstop action. Nonstop fun. B.P. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2009]