Date: 14 Dec 89 00:30:22 PST (Thursday)
Subject: Author Lists: Robert Asprin
From: jwenn@world.std.com (John Wenn)
To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU
Edited: 16-May-94

With the *last* "Thieves World" anthology just published (it must be the
conclusion, it says so on the cover), I thought I'd do Robert Asprin &
Lynn Abbey.  Personally I found the first few Thieves World books
interesting, but I lost interest after #4.  Now individually, both
authors have written good stuff.  

I like the Myth Adventure series.  Be warned that you must enjoy puns
of the lowest order to really appreciate these books.  A quick reading
of the titles would convince you of that.  In the first book, I also
like the quotes at the beginning of each chapter (e.g., [approximately]
"Travel is a great way of seeing new places and meeting interesting
people" - A. the Hun).  Like most series, the best are the first books,
but I still like the later ones.

Interested people should also check out various related comic books. 
Ones I know are a Thieves World, a Myth Adventures series, and two
Duncan & Mallory books.

[O] == Omnibus.  Includes other books.
[= ...] == Also known by this other title.

Asprin, Robert L(ynn)	(U.S.A., 6/28/1946- )	F, G
	(married to Lynn Abbey)

Series
	Myth Adventures
		Another Fine Myth (1978)
		Myth Conceptions (1980)
		Myth Directions (1982)
			[O/3N= The Myth-ing Omnibus (1992)]
		Hit or Myth (1983)
			[O/4N= Myth Adventures (1984) [SFBC]]
		Myth-ing Persons (1984)
		Little Myth Marker (1985)
			[O/3N= The Second Myth-ing Omnibus (1992)]
		M.Y.T.H., Inc. Link (1986)
			[O/3N= Myth Alliances (1987) [SFBC]]
		Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (1987)
		M.Y.T.H., Inc. in Action (1990)
		Sweet Myth-tery of Life (1994)

	__________Series
		Phule's Company (1990)
		Phule's Paradise (1992)

The Bug Wars (1979)
The Cold Cash War (1977)
Tambu (1979)

with Lynn Abbey
	Catwoman (1992) [= Catwoman: Tiger Hunt]

with George Takei
	Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe (1979)

Edited
	Thieves World [shared world]
		Thieves World (1979)
		Tales of the Vulgar Unicorn (1980)
		Shadows of Sanctuary (1981)
			[O/3A= Sanctuary (1982) [SFBC]]
		Storm Season (1982)

with Lynn Abbey
	Thieves World [shared world]
		The Face of Chaos (1983)
		Wings of Omen (1984)
			[O/3A= Cross-Currents (1985) [SFBC]]
		The Dead of Winter (1985)
		Soul of the City (1986)
		Blood Ties (1986)
			[O/3A= The Shattered Sphere (1986) [SFBC]]
		Aftermath (1987)
		Uneasy Alliances (1988)
		Stealer's Sky (1989)
			[O/3A= The Price of Victory (1990) [SFBC]]

with Lynn Abbey and Richard Pini
	Blood of Ten Chiefs [Elfquest]
		The Blood of Ten Chiefs (1986)
		Wolfsong (1988)

Interactive
with Bill Fawcett
	Cold Cash Warrior (1989) [Combat Command #9]

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