Robert Asprin Lot 12 MYTH ADVENTURES Another Fine Myth to Something Mything

Description: 12 Myth Paperbacksby Robert AsprinThis is a lot of all 12 of the original novels in the Myth series. Included in this lot are (dates are of original publication):1. Another Fine Myth (1978)2. Myth Conceptions (1980)3. Myth Directions (1982)4. Hit or Myth (1983)5. Myth-ing Persons (1984)6. Little Myth Marker (1985)7. M.Y.T.H. inc. Link (1986)8. Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (1987)9. M.Y.T.H. inc. in Action (1990)10. Sweet Myth-tery of Life (1993)11. Myth-Ion Improbable (2001)12. Something M. Y. T. H. Inc. (2002)The books are used mass market paperbacks in good condition. Spines are uncreased on most books. Covers are uncreased on four books; the others have a corner fold or creases. There are no marks in the text and few page corner folds. Pages have tanned some in most books. There is a water stain (but no wrinkling) in the top corner through most of Another Fine Myth (photo 4). Something M. Y. T. H. Inc. has a Bookcrossing label on the front cover (photo 11).About the books:==================================================================================== This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "MythAdventures". MythAdventures is the collective name for a series of humorous fantasy novels written by Robert Lynn Asprin that are popular for their whimsical nature, myriad characters, and liberal use of puns. Each novel's title makes a pun on the similarity between the word "myth" and either the prefix "mis-" or the word "miss", with the exception of the first, which puns on the phrase "Another fine mess" (which was, incidentally, almost the novel's title due to a misunderstanding with book's publisher). Inspiration In his introduction to M.Y.T.H. Inc Link, Robert Asprin states that the original inspiration for the MythAdventures series was the "Road to..." comedy movies, which star Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as wandering con-artists/adventurers. He also notes that the first title in the series was inspired by Oliver Hardy's often-used catchphrase directed towards his film comedy partner Stan Laurel: "This is another fine mess you've gotten me into." (Ironically, the actual catchphrase spoken in the movies is "another nice mess.")Intentionally or otherwise, the books also share many similarities with the 1963 Robert Heinlein novel Glory Road. Both works feature a relatively ordinary protagonist who joins a special cognoscenti of adventurers who seek profit and fame by traveling through a kaleidoscopic array of dimensions; in the process of this, he becomes a famous hero through exaggeration and promotion by his companions. In both stories different levels of technology are permitted for use in different worlds, e.g. firearms/heat-seeking missiles are forbidden in a dimension where swords and bows are the norm. Magic is depicted as a power of the mind and magical artifacts are controlled mechanically with dials and switches, feats of engineering rather than mysticism. Both also feature a baby dragon that speaks by making 'Geep'/'Gleep' noises. Characters The stories mostly revolve around the adventures of a few central characters:Skeeve, a youngish journeyman magician from the backwater dimension of Klah.Aahz, a green, scaly "demon" (short for "dimension traveler") from the dimension of Perv, a world known for its foul-tempered reptilian humanoid inhabitants . Aahz (short for Aahzmandius) takes Skeeve on as his apprentice, despite having lost his powers through a prank pulled by Skeeve's now-deceased mentor, Garkin, at the beginning of the first novel. Later on, he and Skeeve dissolve their mentor/apprentice relationship and become partners in a magician-for-hire enterprise called M.Y.T.H. Inc.Gleep, Skeeve's excitable pet, a baby dragon with a one-word eponymous vocabulary ("Gleep!") that belies his incredible intellect.Massha, a woman of truly monumental girth with bright orange hair and a gaudy fashion sense; she begins the series as "only" an expert user of magical weapons and tools, but eventually apprentices herself to Skeeve.Guido and Nunzio, a pair of hulking and highly capable bodyguards attached to Skeeve as a favor from the interdimensional Mafia's light-in-the-loafers Fairy Godfather, Don Bruce. Nunzio seldom talks, while Guido speaks in a Runyonesque dialect, which is explained as being an aftereffect of having been in a production of Guys and Dolls. Both are much more intelligent than their stereotype suggests.Chumley, an enormous but quite gentle and erudite Troll whose professional persona is a monosyllabic muscle-for-hire called Big Crunch.Tananda, a.k.a. Tanda, a professional assassin and Chumley's nymphish Trollop sister.Bunny, Don Bruce's beautiful niece and Skeeve's assigned moll; she is an accomplished and intelligent accountant and is in love with Skeeve (though he does not know it).==================================================================================== Shipping to U.S. addresses will by Media Mail (upgrade to Priority Mail available upon request and payment of extra cost). I'm mailing from the East Coast and Media Mail usually takes from 5 to 10 days to the West Coast but can occasionally take longer. Alaska and Hawaii longer still. Please take that into consideration. I no longer ship internationally - rates are too high to make it practical. 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