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Robert Asprin (1946–2008)

Författare till Another Fine Myth

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Om författaren

Robert Lynn Asprin was born June 28, 1946 in St. Johns, Michigan to Daniel and Lorraine Asprin. Asprin attended the University of Michigan from 1964-65. In 1965, Robert served in the U.S. Army until mid-1966. Asprin then began a career as an accountant, moving up to cost accountant in a small visa mer subsidiary of the Xerox Corporation in Ann Arbor in 1976. In 1975, Asprin began working upon a science-fiction novel called Cold Cash War. Asprin sold this idea to St. Martin's Press and soon found himself a published writer. When other publishers approached him for a second novel, Asprin revealed that he had written up a draft of a comedy-fantasy work originally entitled The Demon and I, but they felt that he shouldn't stray far from the science-fiction of his first work. So Asprin began work on The Bug Wars. While working on The Bug Wars, Asprin was approached by Donning Publishing, and asked if he had a submission for their new publishing house, Starblaze. Asprin showed them The Demon and I, which Donning quickly accepted. At the last minute the title was changed to the familiar Another Fine Myth, which became quite popular. With that, Asprin quit his job and started his career as a fulltime freelance writer. Asprin wrote and edited over 50 books. He died of a myocardial infarction at home in his bed on May 22, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av Robert Asprin

Another Fine Myth (1978) — Författare — 2,363 exemplar
Myth Conceptions (1980) 1,888 exemplar
Myth Directions (1982) 1,770 exemplar
Myth-ing Persons (1984) 1,671 exemplar
Hit or Myth (1983) 1,663 exemplar
Phule's Company (1990) 1,649 exemplar
Little Myth Marker (1985) 1,609 exemplar
Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (1987) 1,607 exemplar
M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link (1986) 1,541 exemplar
Tjuvstaden (1987) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 1,519 exemplar
Phule's Paradise (1992) 1,385 exemplar
M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action (1990) 1,335 exemplar
Sweet Myth-tery of Life (1994) 1,164 exemplar
Den vulgära enhörningen (1980) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 1,127 exemplar
A Phule and His Money (1999) 1,012 exemplar
Myth-ion Improbable (2001) 978 exemplar
Skuggor över Tjuvstaden (1981) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 930 exemplar
Storm Season (1982) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 873 exemplar
Phule Me Twice (2000) 869 exemplar
Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. (2002) 839 exemplar
The Face of Chaos (1983) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 797 exemplar
Myth Alliances (2003) 743 exemplar
Wings of Omen (1984) 659 exemplar
No Phule Like an Old Phule (2004) 634 exemplar
The Dead of Winter (1985) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 600 exemplar
Myth-taken Identity (2004) 591 exemplar
Soul of the City (1986) — Redaktör — 555 exemplar
Blood Ties (1986) — Redaktör — 494 exemplar
Phule's Errand (2006) 482 exemplar
Class Dis-mythed (2005) 466 exemplar
Aftermath (1987) 452 exemplar
Myth-Told Tales (2007) 424 exemplar
Time Scout (1995) — Författare — 421 exemplar
The Bug Wars (1979) 420 exemplar
Myth-Gotten Gains (2006) 407 exemplar
Uneasy Alliances (1988) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 374 exemplar
The Cold Cash War (1977) 368 exemplar
Stealers' Sky (1989) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 338 exemplar
Myth-Chief (2008) 337 exemplar
Dragons Wild (2008) 319 exemplar
Sanctuary (1979) 273 exemplar
Wagers of Sin (1996) 253 exemplar
License Invoked (2001) 243 exemplar
Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe (1979) — Författare — 241 exemplar
Ripping Time (2000) 224 exemplar
Myth-Fortunes (2008) 203 exemplar
The House That Jack Built (2001) 201 exemplar
E. Godz (2005) 181 exemplar
Tambu (1979) 177 exemplar
Cross-Currents (3-in-1) (1974) 171 exemplar
Dragons Luck (2009) 162 exemplar
For King & Country (2003) 152 exemplar
Catwoman (1992) 143 exemplar
Myth Alliances (Omnibus) (1984) 125 exemplar
The Shattered Sphere (1968) — Redaktör — 122 exemplar
Dragons Deal (2010) 108 exemplar
Myth Adventures One (1985) 93 exemplar
Wartorn: Resurrection (2004) 92 exemplar
Myth Adventures (1983) 77 exemplar
The Price of Victory (1987) 71 exemplar
The Myth-ing Omnibus (1992) 69 exemplar
Thieves' World: First Blood (2003) 65 exemplar
Thieves' World Graphics: 1 (1985) 46 exemplar
Wartorn #2: Obliteration (2006) 42 exemplar
The Second Myth-ing Omnibus (1992) 40 exemplar
Duncan & Mallory (1986) 37 exemplar
Thieves' World Graphics: 3 (1986) 33 exemplar
Duncan & Mallory: The Raiders (1987) 33 exemplar
Thieves' World Graphics: 2 (1986) 32 exemplar
Tales of the Time Scouts (2015) 26 exemplar
Thieves' World Graphics: 4 (1986) 26 exemplar
Thieves' World Graphics: 5 (1775) 26 exemplar
Thieves' World Graphics: 6 (1987) 24 exemplar
NO Quarter (2009) 15 exemplar
Three Faces of Asprin (2016) 13 exemplar
Der Bann der Magie (1992) 12 exemplar
Cold Cash Warrior (1989) 11 exemplar
Robert Asprin's Myth Series (1988) 3 exemplar
Phulova rota (1996) 3 exemplar
Thieves World 15mxpk (1984) 2 exemplar
A Gift in Parting 2 exemplar
Wanted: Guardian (1995) 2 exemplar
A companhia de Phule - 1 (1999) 2 exemplar
The Asprin Wars SC (2007) 2 exemplar
Myth-Fortunes SC 2 exemplar
Con Job 1 exemplar
E. Godz 1 exemplar
Storm Season 1 exemplar
The Face of Chaos 1 exemplar
Wings of Omen 1 exemplar
The Dead of Winter 1 exemplar
Wagers of Sin 1 exemplar
Ripping Time 1 exemplar
Kha-Khan's Lament 1 exemplar
Myth Series-4v-Boxed (1986) 1 exemplar
Myth-trained 1 exemplar
T04: Storm Season — Redaktör — 1 exemplar
Mitne intervencije 1 exemplar
Nove mitkoncepcije (1994) 1 exemplar
MIFal'yansy (2006) 1 exemplar
Dragon's Run 1 exemplar
MYTH Adventures, Books 1-12 (2000) 1 exemplar
The Capture 1 exemplar
Exercise In Pain 1 exemplar
Slave Trade 1 exemplar
To Begin Again 1 exemplar
Gleep's Tale 1 exemplar

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The Blood of Ten Chiefs Vol. 1 (1986) — Redaktör, vissa utgåvor345 exemplar
Festival Moon (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 307 exemplar
Usagi Yojimbo, Book 03: The Wanderer's Road (1989) — Inledning — 256 exemplar
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996) — Bidragsgivare — 211 exemplar
Forever After (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 207 exemplar
Smuggler's Gold (1988) — Bidragsgivare — 188 exemplar
Angels in Hell (1987) — Bidragsgivare — 117 exemplar
Dark Folk (1982) 25 exemplar

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Reading Myth-Gotten Gains, one of the later books Robert Asprin wrote with Jody Lynn Nye, I wondered what Terry Pratchett thought of him. We know that Asprin died while reading a Pratchett novel in 2008. As far as I know, they never got together to share a pun or two. Asprin started publishing a few years before Pratchett but had a fallow period in the nineties when Pratchett was reaching his stride. Their fictional worlds share the idea that our muggle dimension bleeds over into the livelier realms of fantasy. Both had fun with interdimensional puns. Discworld had a fad called Music with Rocks In. Asprin gives you a groaner from an old TV ad. When the Shaor Ming nuns tell Aahz that their good works and prayers exempted them from taxes and fees, Aahz quips, “So nobody is supposed to squeeze the Shaor Ming?” The nuns, of course, don’t get it. Pratchett’s humor has depths that Asprin seldom reaches, but as a Catskill comic might say, funny is funny. So enjoy.… (mer)
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Tom-e | 2 andra recensioner | Dec 2, 2023 |
Barely 3 stars. Not nearly as funny as the earlier books. The plot went nowhere and the characters vacillated between smart and ridiculously inept.
 
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cdaley | 9 andra recensioner | Nov 2, 2023 |
Kinda cute quick read, but only for die-hard fans of the series. After the first book, the rest are pretty shoddily written.
 
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dtscheme | 7 andra recensioner | Sep 24, 2023 |
A scattering of short stories- a couple good most just passable- not really gripping, surprising or challenging
That being said I’m not current on the series
 
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TonyBethan | 1 annan recension | Aug 30, 2023 |

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Lynn Abbey Editor, Contributor
Jody Lynn Nye Author, Contributor
Walter Velez Cover artist, Illustrator
Andrew J. Offutt Contributor
Janet E. Morris Contributor
C J Cherryh Contributor
Diana L Paxson Contributor
David Drake Contributor
Diane Duane Contributor
Robin W. Bailey Contributor
Chris Morris Contributor
John Brunner Contributor
Poul Anderson Contributor
Gary Ruddell Cover artist
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Joe W. Haldeman Contributor
Christine DeWees Contributor
Robin Wayne Bailey Contributor
Jon DeCles Contributor
Jodie Offutt Contributor
Vonda N. McIntyre Contributor
Andrew J. Offut Contributor
Mark C. Perry Contributor
C. S. Williams Contributor
Duane McGowen Contributor
Jean Pierre Targete Cover artist
Philip Jose Farmer Contributor
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Kelly Freas Cover artist
Polly Freas Cover artist
Judith Murello Cover designer
James Fox Cover artist
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Gabriel Stein Translator
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Statistik

Verk
212
Även av
9
Medlemmar
44,477
Popularitet
#370
Betyg
½ 3.6
Recensioner
346
ISBN
501
Språk
13
Favoritmärkt
89
Proberstenar
308

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