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Orphan Star

Alan Dean Foster

First published March 1977
Type Novel
Series Humanx Commonwealth Universe › Pip & Flinx #3

Commonwealth era 550A.A. <p>Son of mystery - His birth had been shrouded in mystery and all Flinx knew of himself was that he'd been abandoned by those who had spawned him. <p>Raised by Mother Mastiff in the marketplace of Drallar, Flinx eventually discovered that he unknown parents had bequeathed to him a curious legacy... a legacy of extraordinary mental powers that were both an incalculable asset and a most dangerous liability. <p>This legacy would lead him and his potent protector, the minidrag Pip - into the clutches of one of the most depraved and powerful men in the galaxy... and out of one world into another for some of the most exciting and dangerous adventures ever. (from the back cover of the Del Rey Books first edition)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1977 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel 1
March 1977 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel 1
May 1978 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
June 1979 Cover Orphan Star New English Library Novel 5
November 1979 Cover Stella orfana Editrice Nord Novel
May 1980 Cover Der Waisenstern Heyne Novel 5
1981 Cover Der Waisenstern Heyne Novel 5
August 1981 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
October 1982 Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
July 1983 Cover Orphan Star New English Library Novel 5
October 1983 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
January 1985 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
1988 Orphan Star New English Library Novel 5
July 1988 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
May 1990 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
1992 Cover Flinx' Abenteuer Heyne Omnibus 563
1995 Cover Flinx' Abenteuer Heyne Omnibus 563
December 1995 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
March 2002 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
December 2003 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
November 2004 Cover Orphan Star Del Rey / Ballantine Novel
July 2007 Cover Flinx of the Commonwealth Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 391
January 2009 Cover Orphan Star Audible Studios Novel
October 2009 Cover Orphan Star Brilliance Audio Novel
June 2013 Cover Orphan Star Gateway / Orion Novel