The End of the Matter

Flinx and Pip go to Alaspin, the minidrag's home world, with a troublesome alien called Abalamahalamatandra, Ab for short, in search of a giant with a gold earring who may hold the key to Flinx's past. The Qwarm, an assassin squad, are three steps behind, and a collapsar is crossing the galaxy. A Del Rey paperback original of November 1977, with a Darrell Sweet cover.