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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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Robert Lynn Asprin’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 201,240 ratings · 5,083 reviews · 224 distinct works • Similar authors

	Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 24,702 ratings — published 1978 — 10 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 — 15,546 ratings — published 1980 — 32 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 — 12,815 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 — 10,197 ratings — published 1983 — 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
	Phule's Company (Phule's Company, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,208 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 — 9,267 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) 3.97 avg rating — 8,373 ratings — published 1985 — 28 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) 3.93 avg rating — 7,916 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 — 8,069 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 — 7,546 ratings — published 1990 — 18 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

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Series by Robert Lynn Asprin

Myth Adventures (21 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin

4.01 avg rating — 136,664 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 — 36,984 ratings

Phule's Company (6 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin,

Peter J. Heck

3.92 avg rating — 26,581 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 — 3,991 ratings

Dragons (4 books)
by

Robert Lynn Asprin,

Jody Lynn Nye (Goodreads Author)

3.85 avg rating — 2,818 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

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“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

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Polls

Preliminary Poll for Next Series (Fantasy, starting 8/15/23)

Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky, 10 books starting with Empire in Black and Gold

13 votes, 28.9%

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, 3 books starting with The Poppy War

12 votes, 26.7%

Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, 10 books starting with Nine Princes in Amber

10 votes, 22.2%

Licanius Trilogy by James Islington, 3 books starting with The Shadow of What Was Lost

7 votes, 15.6%

Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson, 10 books starting with Lord Foul's Bane

2 votes, 4.4%

Thieves’ World by Robert Lynn Asprin, 12 books starting with Thieves' World

1 vote, 2.2%

45 total votes

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