Robert Lynn Asprin
Paperback | Pages: 200 pages Rating: 4.05 | 20988 Users | 604 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Another Fine Myth |
| ISBN: | 0441013465 (ISBN13: 9780441013463) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Myth Adventures #1 |
| Characters: | Skeeve, Aahz, Tananda, Gleep, Garkin, Isstvan, Quigley (Demon Hunter), Brockhurst, Higgens (Imp), Buttercup |
| Setting: | Klah Deva |
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“C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts.” Skeeve
used to be a magician apprentice until an assassin (who paid for the deed with his life right away) brought an untimely end to his master, but not before the latter summoned a demon.
“The Demon curled its lips back, revealing a double row of needle-sharp teeth. I considered changing my chosen course of action; I considered fainting.”
Now Skeeve was stuck with the said demon who seems to have a very nice friendly personality:
“Are you going to shake my hand, or am I going to rip your heart out?”
To complicate things further the demon turned out to be quite different from what anybody would expect: in his case "Demon" stands for "Dimensional Traveler" and the guy's native dimension was called Perv, making Aazh one of his inhabitants, or Pervert (another hint about his nice personality). The two teamed up to deal with the powerful magician who hired the assassin. Their weapons? Skeeve's rudimentary magic skills and Aazh's ability to talk anybody's head off. Fun times are about to start - and they sure will.
This book is funny. It has everything a good humorous fantasy is supposed to have: great puns, amusing dialog, absurd laugh-out-loud situations, colorful and equally amusing characters.
Sadly this series nowadays is mostly forgotten and the first name that comes up when people think of humorous fantasy is Discworld. However it took Sir Terry Pratchett at least 3 books to become funny; this one makes you smile practically on the second page. The quality does drop off sharply after the first 5 or 6 books, but the initial ones are great.
My only complaint is that it took practically two thirds of the book before the dynamic duo arrived on Deva's Bazaar: a truly colorful place with some excellent recurring characters (see above). I can recommend this series to anybody who needs a good laugh; it also works great as a cure for a book hangover (my personal experience). Declare Based On Books Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures #1)
| Title | : | Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures #1) |
| Author | : | Robert Lynn Asprin |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 200 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 2005 by Ace Books (first published 1978) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Humor. Fiction. Comedy. Science Fiction Fantasy. Magic. Adventure |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 20988 Users | 604 ReviewsRate Based On Books Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures #1)
I read quite a few of the books in this series several years ago. I remembered enjoying it then, so I thought I'd give it a re-read now and see if the magik was still there. Indeed it is! Another Fine Myth is a highly entertaining light read that I couldn't put down.The story revolves around the adventures of a young magician's apprentice, Skeeve. Skeeve is a likable character, if a bit naive and the misadventures that he gets into with his friends are a magical romp through a universe of magik,C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts.Skeeve used to be a magician apprentice until an assassin (who paid for the deed with his life right away) brought an untimely end to his master, but not before the latter summoned a demon.The Demon curled its lips back, revealing a double row of needle-sharp teeth. I considered changing my chosen course of action; I considered fainting.Now Skeeve was stuck with the said demon who seems to have a very nice friendly personality:Are you going to shake my
I had never heard of this author or this series before stumbling upon it at the library. I did not really have any expectations for it, which made what I found inside this book all the more delicious.This series by Asprin is a Fantasy-Comedy series in the vein of Terry Pratchett, though not nearly as tongue-in-cheek or stuff-shirted as Pratchett can be. I love the guy, but only in small doses. Speaking of which, I finished this book in a single day. It was a fast, enjoyable read that was laugh
C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts.Skeeve used to be a magician apprentice until an assassin (who paid for the deed with his life right away) brought an untimely end to his master, but not before the latter summoned a demon.The Demon curled its lips back, revealing a double row of needle-sharp teeth. I considered changing my chosen course of action; I considered fainting.Now Skeeve was stuck with the said demon who seems to have a very nice friendly personality:Are you going to shake my
A quick, fun read! I really enjoyed the story line, the characters and the comic misadventures they find themselves in. The wacky conversations between Skeeve and Aahz are very funny and make this book a very entertaining read!I had no idea that "Another Fine Myth" was the first in a series, what a nice surprise! Now I cant wait to read the rest of the books in the series:)
I'm pretty sure I read at least the first three of the Myth Adventures series. I found them pleasantly amusing but, as with a lot of these parodies, the joke grew stale after a while and I lost interest.
Adventure with a smart mouthed demon and his cheeky apprentice3 February 2015 One of the main reasons that I read this book was because it kept on appearing on the Goodread's sidebar entitled 'Readers also enjoyed' which I suspect has something to do with all of the Terry Pratchett books that I have read. Okay, I generally don't pay all that much to Goodreads recommendations, but when I was much younger a friend of mine was really into the series and he had been trying to get me to read them as
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