Myth-Interpretations
The Worlds of Robert Asprin
by Robert Asprin
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Myth-Interpretations
The Myth-Adventures: The Original Proposal
to be written by Robert Lynn Asprin
An outrageously tongue-in-cheek series tracing the haps and mis-haps of a young sorcerer named Skeeve and his brusque demon-mentor, Aahz (no relation). In the course of their travels, they lampoon every done-to-death plot of action-adventure-fantasy literature and cinema.
Book 1: Another Fine Myth — Our heroes meet for the first time and pool their meager talents to stop a mad master magician who is out to rule the dimensions.
Book 2: Myth Conceptions — A battalion couldn’t take that position, but a few, hand-picked, well-trained men. At Aahz’s insistence, Skeeve accepts a position as Court Magician at the down-at-the-heels kingdom of Posseltum. Too late, they discover that the job includes defending the kingdom—specifically against the oncoming might of a massive Roman legion-type army. At a McDonald’s in another dimension, the pair recruit a force of their own, consisting of a Trollup assassin, an Imp who has lost his powers, an aging Archer, a Gargoyle with his salamander sidekick, and a Gremlin. Of course, nobody warned them that the opposing army is funded by an organized crime syndicate.
Book 3: Myth Direction — A blend of the Master Heist, the Great Escape, and the Big Game. A shopping trip through the dimensions in search of a birthday present for Aahz goes awry, forcing our heroes to organize a team to compete in a three-way game which is best described as rugby played for keeps.
Book 4: Hit or Myth — A medieval War Against the Mafia. Remember the organized crime syndicate from Book 2? Well, they’re looking for Skeeve with a vengeance, and this time he has to handle it on his own—Aahz is back visiting his home on Perv and completely incommunicado.
Hit or Myth
Troubles in Perv require that Aahz return to his home dimension, separating him from Skeeve for the first time since their initial meeting.
It couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
The organized crime loan sharks arrive in Posseltum looking for a) their pet army, which has mysteriously disappeared, and b) the magician named Skeeve who was responsible for the disappearance—but not necessarily in that order.
Torn between his duty to protect king and kingdom and his more rational desire to hide until Aahz gets back, Skeeve settles on a compromise. He sends the king into hiding and masks his own identity behind royal robes to deal with the intruders. His charade is jeopardized, and eventually ruined, by the early arrival of the real king’s bride-to-be.
His ruse discovered, Skeeve must solve the problems himself without the assistance or guidance of his mentor. In desperation, he strikes a bargain with the mob: an army for a world. To protect his friends in the mob’s now-disbanded army, Skeeve trades their freedom for passage into another dimension—one ripe for the mob’s brand of gentle plunder. Everybody’s happy.
Then Aahz comes back.
Copyright © 2010 by Estate of Robert Lynn Asprin
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Myth-Interpretations
In his three-decade career, novelist Robert Asprin produced just enough short stories to fill one collection. And Myth-Interpretations is it! Gathered here for the first time, Asprin’s beloved Myth stories were must-reads in their day—a rollicking festival of fantasy chronicling the misadventures of Skeeve and Aahz (no relation), a magician who has lost his power and his hapless Klahd apprentice.
Other works included here are the amazingly prescient award-winner “Cold Cash War,” and several unpublished tales discovered after Asprin’s death. Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to his work, you’ll find a treasure trove of enjoyable reading, because, as editor Bill Fawcett puts it, “His stories are always fun, but never predictable.”
Hardcover : 432 pages
Publisher: Baen Books ( September 27, 2011 )
Item #: 13-503926
ISBN: 9781617935299
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Product Weight: 17.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
March 11, 2012
If you are looking for actual Myth stories you will be disappointed like I was. This is just a bunch of short stories that don't really seem to have anything to do with the series. It should not have had a 'Myth' title applied to it at all. I think that was done solely by the publisher to get Myth readers to buy the book since Mr. Asprin has passed away and there won't be any more of the series.
Reviewer: Lee
February 29, 2012
Reviewer: Mary B
Asprin's Latest
February 17, 2012
The humor and concise writing that mark his earlier works are fully present here. Highly recommend to his previous readers as an enjoyable return to his universe.
Reviewer: Tom
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