Previous SFF Author: Alice & Claude Askew
(1946-2008)
Robert Asprin is well-known for editing the Thieves’ World anthologies of the 1980s with his ex-wife Lynn Abbey, and for authoring the MythAdventures series since 1978. He also wrote science fiction. Robert Asprin died on May 22, 2008: Announcement.
MythAdventures by Robert Asprin
Robert Asprin’s series of Myth books follows the buddy adventures of Skeeve, a young apprentice magician whose teacher is killed in the first few pages of book one (Another Fine Myth) and Aahz, a demon (anyone from a non-native dimension) who takes Skeeve under his wing. The two get in and out of one scrape after another over the course of many books as their relationship deepens and grows more equal, and they pick up a crew of friends along the way,
Bill Capossere´s rating: 2.5 | Robert Asprin | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Phule’s Company by Robert Asprin
Until I picked up Phule’s Company, I hadn’t read anything by prolific author Robert Asprin. I hadn’t planned to, either, but Tantor Audio is producing his PHULE’S COMPANY series in audio format, so I figured I’d give the first book a try. I liked it well enough to ask them to send me the second book, Phule’s Paradise. There are six PHULE’S COMPANY books, published from 1990 to 2006.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Robert Asprin | SFF Reviews | 8 comments |
Phule’s Paradise by Robert Asprin
Phule’s Paradise is the second book in Robert Asprin‘s screwball comedy series called PHULE’S COMPANY. These are being released in audiobook format by Tantor Audio with excellent narration by Noah Michael Levine. You’ll want to read the first book, Phule’s Company, before picking up Phule’s Paradise.
In Phule’s Company, we met Willard Phule, a mega-billionaire who,
Kat Hooper´s rating: 3 | Robert Asprin | Audio | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
A Phule And His Money by Robert Asprin
The first two books in Robert Asprin’s PHULE’S COMPANY series, Phule’s Company and Phule’s Paradise, were fairly amusing and worth my time, especially in the audio formats that have been recently produced by Tantor Audio. However, this third book, A Phule And His Money, which was co-written with Peter J. Heck, was sadly lacking in the qualities that made the previous novels so much fun.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 1.5 | Robert Asprin | Audio | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Previous SFF Author: Alice & Claude Askew
Do it! One of the best things I've read in recent years.
This reminds me. I want to read Addie LaRue.
We’re in total agreement David!
I felt just the same. The prose and character work was excellent. The larger story was unsatisfying, especially compared to…
Hmmm. I think I'll pass.