Running from the Deity (Pip and Flinx Adventure Series #10) Book

'He's not the messiah; he's a very naughty boy!'
- Brian's mum

In this instalment of the Humanx Commonwealth/Pip & Flinx saga, Flinx is forced into yet another diversion from his ongoing mission to save the galaxy due to his ship, the Teacher, needing to land on a planet to make essential repairs.

Not wanting to be delayed any longer than necessary, Flinx makes the unfortunate decision to land on the nearest planet, which happens to be a world that has yet to make first contact with any spacefaring species. Rather than cloaking the ship and staying put for the few days the repairs will take, our boy Flinx decides to have a look around. Not a good idea!

Flinx ends up getting injured and being taken in by a couple of the natives who are amazed by his 'powers' and advanced technology. Bad becomes worse and word about Flinx spreads like wildfire, causing the relatively unadvanced natives to view him as a god, fallen from the stars.

It's basically Monty Python's Life Of Brian but without the laughs. In a good way!

This is another solid entry in the series with enough action to satisfy the space opera fans and enough intelligence to satisfy the speculative fiction fans. I am getting a little frustrated by all these detours, though... :-)