Imatge de l'autor

Robert Asprin (1946–2008)

Autor/a de Another Fine Myth

212+ obres 44,485 Membres 346 Ressenyes 89 preferits

Sobre l'autor

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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys

Sèrie

Obres de Robert Asprin

Another Fine Myth (1978) — Autor — 2,363 exemplars
Myth Conceptions (1980) 1,888 exemplars
Myth Directions (1982) 1,770 exemplars
Myth-ing Persons (1984) 1,671 exemplars
Hit or Myth (1983) 1,663 exemplars
Phule's Company (1990) 1,650 exemplars
Little Myth Marker (1985) 1,609 exemplars
Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (1987) 1,607 exemplars
M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link (1986) 1,541 exemplars
Thieves' World (1987) — Editor; Col·laborador — 1,519 exemplars
Phule's Paradise (1992) 1,386 exemplars
M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action (1990) 1,335 exemplars
Sweet Myth-tery of Life (1994) 1,164 exemplars
Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (1980) — Editor; Col·laborador — 1,127 exemplars
A Phule and His Money (1999) 1,013 exemplars
Myth-ion Improbable (2001) 978 exemplars
Shadows of Sanctuary (1981) — Editor; Col·laborador — 930 exemplars
Storm Season (1982) — Editor; Col·laborador — 873 exemplars
Phule Me Twice (2000) 870 exemplars
Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. (2002) 839 exemplars
The Face of Chaos (1983) — Editor; Col·laborador — 797 exemplars
Myth Alliances (2003) 743 exemplars
Wings of Omen (1984) 659 exemplars
No Phule Like an Old Phule (2004) 635 exemplars
The Dead of Winter (1985) — Editor; Col·laborador — 600 exemplars
Myth-taken Identity (2004) 591 exemplars
Soul of the City (1986) — Editor — 555 exemplars
Blood Ties (1986) — Editor — 494 exemplars
Phule's Errand (2006) 483 exemplars
Class Dis-mythed (2005) 466 exemplars
Aftermath (1987) 452 exemplars
Myth-Told Tales (2007) 424 exemplars
Time Scout (1995) — Autor — 421 exemplars
The Bug Wars (1979) 420 exemplars
Myth-Gotten Gains (2006) 407 exemplars
Uneasy Alliances (1988) — Editor; Col·laborador — 374 exemplars
The Cold Cash War (1977) 368 exemplars
Stealers' Sky (1989) — Editor; Col·laborador — 338 exemplars
Myth-Chief (2008) 337 exemplars
Dragons Wild (2008) 319 exemplars
Sanctuary (1979) 273 exemplars
Wagers of Sin (1996) 253 exemplars
License Invoked (2001) 243 exemplars
Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe (1979) — Autor — 241 exemplars
Ripping Time (2000) 224 exemplars
Myth-Fortunes (2008) 203 exemplars
The House That Jack Built (2001) 201 exemplars
E. Godz (2005) 182 exemplars
Tambu (1979) 177 exemplars
Cross-Currents (3-in-1) (1974) 171 exemplars
Dragons Luck (2009) 162 exemplars
For King & Country (2003) 153 exemplars
Catwoman (1992) 143 exemplars
Myth Alliances (Omnibus) (1984) 125 exemplars
The Shattered Sphere (1968) — Editor — 122 exemplars
Dragons Deal (2010) 108 exemplars
Myth Adventures One (1985) 93 exemplars
Wartorn: Resurrection (2004) 92 exemplars
Myth Adventures (1983) 77 exemplars
The Price of Victory (1987) 71 exemplars
The Myth-ing Omnibus (1992) 69 exemplars
Thieves' World: First Blood (2003) 65 exemplars
Thieves' World Graphics: 1 (1985) 46 exemplars
Wartorn #2: Obliteration (2006) 42 exemplars
The Second Myth-ing Omnibus (1992) 40 exemplars
Duncan & Mallory (1986) 37 exemplars
Thieves' World Graphics: 3 (1986) 33 exemplars
Duncan & Mallory: The Raiders (1987) 33 exemplars
Thieves' World Graphics: 2 (1986) 32 exemplars
Tales of the Time Scouts (2015) 26 exemplars
Thieves' World Graphics: 4 (1986) 26 exemplars
Thieves' World Graphics: 5 (1775) 26 exemplars
Thieves' World Graphics: 6 (1987) 24 exemplars
NO Quarter (2009) 15 exemplars
Three Faces of Asprin (2016) 13 exemplars
Der Bann der Magie (1992) 12 exemplars
Cold Cash Warrior (1989) 11 exemplars
Historias del vulgar unicornio (1989) 6 exemplars
Robert Asprin's Myth Series (1988) 3 exemplars
Phulova rota (1996) 3 exemplars
Thieves World 15mxpk (1984) 2 exemplars
A Gift in Parting 2 exemplars
Wanted: Guardian (1995) 2 exemplars
A companhia de Phule - 1 (1999) 2 exemplars
The Asprin Wars SC (2007) 2 exemplars
Myth-Fortunes SC 2 exemplars
Con Job 1 exemplars
E. Godz 1 exemplars
Storm Season 1 exemplars
The Face of Chaos 1 exemplars
Dead of Winter, The 1 exemplars
Wings of Omen 1 exemplars
The Dead of Winter 1 exemplars
Wagers of Sin 1 exemplars
Ripping Time 1 exemplars
Kha-Khan's Lament 1 exemplars
Myth Series-4v-Boxed (1986) 1 exemplars
Myth-trained 1 exemplars
The Ultimate Weapon 1 exemplars
T04: Storm Season — Editor — 1 exemplars
Mitne intervencije 1 exemplars
Nove mitkoncepcije (1994) 1 exemplars
MIFal'yansy (2006) 1 exemplars
Dragon's Run 1 exemplars
MYTH Adventures, Books 1-12 (2000) 1 exemplars
The Capture 1 exemplars
Exercise In Pain 1 exemplars
Slave Trade 1 exemplars
To Begin Again 1 exemplars
Gleep's Tale 1 exemplars

Obres associades

The Blood of Ten Chiefs Vol. 1 (1986) — Editor, algunes edicions345 exemplars
Festival Moon (1987) — Col·laborador — 307 exemplars
Usagi Yojimbo, Book 03: The Wanderer's Road (1989) — Introducció — 256 exemplars
Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear (1996) — Col·laborador — 211 exemplars
Forever After (1995) — Col·laborador — 207 exemplars
Smuggler's Gold (1988) — Col·laborador — 188 exemplars
Angels in Hell (1987) — Col·laborador — 117 exemplars
Dark Folk (1982) 25 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Nom oficial
Asprin, Robert Lynn
Altres noms
Asprin, Robert L.
Data de naixement
1946-06-28
Data de defunció
2008-05-22
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
St. Johns, Michigan, USA
Lloc de defunció
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Causa de la mort
heart attack
Llocs de residència
St. Johns, Michigan, USA (birthplace)
Educació
University of Michigan
Professions
author
Relacions
Abbey, Lynn (wife|divorced)
Organitzacions
United States Army

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Ressenyes

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.… (més)
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Tom-e | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 9 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 7 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | 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
A. E. van Vogt Contributor
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
Joe Haldeman Contributor
Fangorn Cover artist
Phil Foglio Cover artist
Jim Odbert Maps, Cartographer
Kelly Freas Cover artist
Polly Freas Cover artist
Judith Murello Cover designer
James Fox Cover artist
James Warhola Cover artist
Gabriel Stein Translator
Fan Cover artist
Robert Grace Cover artist
Sverker Svensjö Translator
Ruggero Leò Translator
Hoaug Cover artist
Judy Murello Cover designer
Neil Seltzer Cover designer
Hoang Cover artist
Tim Sale Artist
Bruce Pennington Cover artist
Judith Lagerman Cover designer
Annette Fiore Cover designer
Rodney Matthews Cover artist
Brandon Dorman Cover artist
Ken Barr Cover artist
Rowena Morrill Cover artist

Estadístiques

Obres
212
També de
9
Membres
44,485
Popularitat
#370
Valoració
½ 3.6
Ressenyes
346
ISBN
501
Llengües
13
Preferit
89
Pedres de toc
308

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