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Robert Lynn Asprin

Born

in St. Johns, Michigan, The United States

June 28, 1946

Died

May 22, 2008

Genre

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

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Robert (Lynn) Asprin was born in 1946. While he wrote some stand alone novels such as The Cold Cash War, Tambu, and The Bug Wars and also the Duncan & Mallory Illustrated stories, Bob is best known for his series fantasy, such as the Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve, the Phule's Company novels, and the Time Scout novels written with Linda Evans. He also edited the groundbreaking Thieves' World anthology series with Lynn Abbey. Other collaborations include License Invoked (set in the French Quarter of New Orleans) and several Myth Adventures novels, all written with Jody Lynn Nye.

Bob's final solo work was a contemporary fantasy series called Dragons, again set in New Orleans.

Bob passed away suddenly on May 22, 2008. He is survived by his ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 203,524 ratings · 5,275 reviews · 224 distinct works • Similar authors

	Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 25,002 ratings — published 1978 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 15,751 ratings — published 1980 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth Directions (Myth Adventures, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 12,929 ratings — published 1982 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hit or Myth (Myth Adventures, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 10,308 ratings — published 1983 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phule's Company (Phule's Company, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 10,408 ratings — published 1990 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth-ing Persons (Myth Adventures, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 9,358 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Myth Marker (Myth Adventures, #6) 3.98 avg rating — 8,453 ratings — published 1985 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link (Myth Adventures, #7) 3.94 avg rating — 7,992 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thieves' World (Thieves' World, #1) by Robert Lynn Asprin (Editor), Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), John Brunner (Contributor) 3.85 avg rating — 8,144 ratings — published 1979 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action (Myth Adventures, #9) 3.96 avg rating — 7,602 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Robert Lynn Asprin

Myth Adventures (21 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin

4.02 avg rating — 138,133 ratings

Thieves' World (18 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin (Editor),

Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Andrew J. Offutt (Contributor),

Robin Wayne Bailey (Contributor),

C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Diane Duane (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Diana L. Paxson (Contributor)

3.85 avg rating — 37,182 ratings

Phule's Company (6 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin,

Peter J. Heck

3.93 avg rating — 27,103 ratings

Geschichten aus der Diebeswelt (18 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin (Editor),

Lynn Abbey (Goodreads Author) (Editor),

C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author) (Contributor),

Lore Straßl (Übersetzer),

Susi Grixa (Übersetzer)

3.84 avg rating — 3,998 ratings

Dragons (4 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin,

Jody Lynn Nye (Goodreads Author)

3.85 avg rating — 2,848 ratings

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Quotes by Robert Lynn Asprin (?)

“When things are at their blackest, I say to myself, 'Cheer up, things could be worse.' And sure enough, they get worse.”
― Robert Asprin, editor

tags: humor, pessimism

244 likes

“In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head.
Marie Antoinette”
― Robert Asprin

51 likes

“When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance."- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death”
― Robert Lynn Asprin, Myth Directions

tags: humor

32 likes

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Polling for Sept-Oct topic(s). Please write in other options and comment if one topic is sufficient, or should we pick the top two.

"Viking Age": books like The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson or Scott Oden's newly released A Gathering of Ravens ...or C. Dean Andersson's Bloodsong! — Hel X 3... or Robert Holdstock's Berserker SF Gateway Omnibus: The Shadow of the Wolf, The Bull Chief, The Horned Warrior

Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 by C. Dean Andersson

Berserker SF Gateway Omnibus The Shadow of the Wolf, The Bull Chief, The Horned Warrior by Robert Holdstock

17 votes, 36.2%

"Off the Planet;" Sword & Planet like Kenneth Bulmer's Dray Prescot Transit to Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #1); or Edgar Rice Burroughs's John Carter of Mars.

Transit to Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #1) (Delian Cycle, #1) by Alan Burt Akers

John Carter of Mars (Barsoom, #11) by Edgar Rice Burroughs

13 votes, 27.7%

"Classic William": William Hope Hodgson’s The William Hope Hodgson Megapack: 35 Classic Works or The House on the Borderland and Other Novels OR William Morris’s The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

The William Hope Hodgson Megapack 35 Classic Works by William Hope Hodgson

The House on the Borderland and Other Novels by William Hope Hodgson

The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology by William Morris

7 votes, 14.9%

"Goofy stuff": like Myth Adventures (Myth Conceptions) by Robert Lynn Asprin or Terry Pratchett's Disc World ... Colour of Magic - Disc world #1

Myth Conceptions (Myth Adventures, #2) by Robert Lynn Asprin

Colour of Magic - Disc world #1 by Terry Pratchett

6 votes, 12.8%

Classic William (write-in)

2 votes, 4.3%

Goofy stuff (write-in)

1 vote, 2.1%

Off the planet (write-in)

1 vote, 2.1%

william (write-in)

0 votes, 0.0%

47 total votes

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