Pip & Flinx Books in Order
Pip & Flinx by Alan Dean Foster contains 15 books, published between 1972 and 2018. The first book is The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972) and the newest is Strange Music (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1972–2018
- Confirmed
- 15 of 15 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,712 in 13 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 62–93 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,712 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
Pip & Flinx is a science fiction series by Alan Dean Foster, set in the Humanx Commonwealth. Fifteen books are catalogued between 1972 and 2018: The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972) opens the run, followed by Bloodhype (1973), Orphan Star (1977), The End of the Matter (1977), For Love of Mother-Not (1983), Flinx in Flux (1988), Mid-Flinx (1995), Reunion (2001), Flinx's Folly (2002) and Sliding Scales (2004), with Strange Music closing it in 2018. Flinx and Pip are the two title characters. A chronological reading order exists alongside the publication order.
How many Pip & Flinx books are there?
Pip & Flinx has 15 books, released between 1972 and 2018.
Pip & Flinx Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 Pip & Flinx books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Tar-Aiym Krang1972 · confirmed 3/41972–3/4
- 2Bloodhype1973 · 35 pages · confirmed 3/41973353/4
- 3The End of the Matter1977 · confirmed 3/41977–3/4
- 4Orphan Star1977 · 221 pages · confirmed 3/419772213/4
- 5For Love of Mother-Not1983 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419832563/4
- 6Flinx in Flux1988 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/419883243/4
- 7Mid-Flinx1995 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/419953463/4
- 8Reunion2001 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420013523/4
- 9Flinx's Folly2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420022883/4
- 10Sliding Scales2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420042883/4
- 11Running from the Deity2005 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420053043/4
- 12Trouble Magnet2006 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420062723/4
- 13Patrimony2007 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/420072283/4
- 14Flinx Transcendent2009 · 398 pages · confirmed 3/420093983/4
- 15Strange Music2018 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420184003/4
Pip & Flinx Books in Chronological Order
In story order, For Love of Mother-Not comes first and Strange Music comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 15 books below run in that in-universe sequence.
- 5For Love of Mother-Not1983 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/419832563/4
- 1The Tar-Aiym Krang1972 · confirmed 3/41972–3/4
- 4Orphan Star1977 · 221 pages · confirmed 3/419772213/4
- 3The End of the Matter1977 · confirmed 3/41977–3/4
- 6Flinx in Flux1988 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/419883243/4
- 7Mid-Flinx1995 · 346 pages · confirmed 3/419953463/4
- 8Reunion2001 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420013523/4
- 9Flinx's Folly2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420022883/4
- 10Sliding Scales2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/420042883/4
- 11Running from the Deity2005 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/420053043/4
- 2Bloodhype1973 · 35 pages · confirmed 3/41973353/4
- 12Trouble Magnet2006 · 272 pages · confirmed 3/420062723/4
- 13Patrimony2007 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/420072283/4
- 14Flinx Transcendent2009 · 398 pages · confirmed 3/420093983/4
- 15Strange Music2018 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420184003/4
Do you have to read Pip & Flinx books in order?
You should read the Pip & Flinx books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Pip & Flinx book also stands alone.
Where to start with Pip & Flinx
Start with The Tar-Aiym Krang (1972), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, For Love of Mother-Not comes first.
What is the newest Pip & Flinx book?
Strange Music (2018) is the newest Pip & Flinx book released so far.
Is there a new Pip & Flinx book coming?
No next Pip & Flinx book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Pip & Flinx at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Pip & Flinx title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Pip & Flinx books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,712 pages across the 13 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Pip & Flinx books, 7 of 15, were published in the 2000s.
What the Pip & Flinx books are about
All 15 Pip & Flinx books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 14 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 14 of 15 books
- Humanx Commonwealth (Imaginary organization) 13 of 15 books
- Flinx (Fictitious character) 12 of 15 books
- Pip (Fictitious character : Foster) 9 of 15 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 5 of 15 books
- Fiction in English 4 of 15 books
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The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
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