Something terrible and devastating that screams and thrashes in deep space is heading straight for the Commonwealth, and only Flinx can save his people from it. Flinx and his trusty minidragon sidekick, Pip, set off to findthe powerful alien weapons system that can help them avoid annihilation. Soon after takeoff, Pip and Flinx have severe spaceship trouble and must landon the off-limits planet Arrawd, home of primitive sentients. Now, as the residents of Arrawd begin worshipping Flinx as a god, he must escape them and finally try to achieve his original mission. Suspenseful and imaginative, "Running from the Diety" is another classic from SF legend Alan Dean Foster