- Mass Market Paperback: 275 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books (4 Feb 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441011829
- ISBN-13: 978-0441011827
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 760,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Authors
Discover books, learn about writers, and more.
Product Description
Product Description
Here it is! The first novel in the brand new Myth Adventures Series, by the authors of Liscence Invoked! Robert Asprin teams up with Jody Lynn Nye (Applied Mythology and Advanced Mythology) to bring you a brand new set of Myth Adventures with Skeeve, Aahz, Tanda, and the rest of the gang! Will be followed in 2004 by Myth-taken Identity. "You want me to do what?" Aahz gasped, spitting a mouthful of beer clear across the open dance floor. The tuba player gave him a chiding glance and turned his instrument over to empty it. "Ten... Female... PERVECTS!? A dimension full of Wuhses? The Deveels cheated them out of their last dime, and the Pervects got it back for them? And now they want us to throw the Pervects out? Mmm, mmm." He slammed his mug down. I recoiled slightly at the violence of the gesture. His lips twisted. His shoulders started to heave. "Mmm mmm mmm. Ha ha ha ha. HAWHAWHAWHAWHAW! HAWHAWHAWHAWHAW!" He laughed until the building rang with the sound of his voice. The other patrons watched him nervously as he slapped me on the back, stood up, slipped to his knees, and slid down the trestle of the table until he was sitting on the floor laughing. Soon, he recovered and climbed up to his feet again. He took my hand in a crushing grip. "Aw, part-Skeeve," he said, wiping tears from his yellow eyes. "I've missed you, kid. That is one of the best jokes I've heard in months. Really did me good. Fraulein!" He held up a hand and snapped his fingers. "A round for my friends!" "But I'm serious," I stated.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the last Robert Asprin book I bought! I definately felt cheated when I got my few cheap copies glued together which they called a "book". I am not sure which part was written by Robert and which by Lynn but the style seemed to me like a poor attempt to read like Robert Asprin.
The stories are flat, with no real climax and not the humor I was used to and that I loved when reading the Myth series.
I'd rather wait for three years for a new release but Robert than having to read stuff that could as well have been written by a word processing computer fed with all Myth book ever written.
The stories are flat, with no real climax and not the humor I was used to and that I loved when reading the Myth series.
I'd rather wait for three years for a new release but Robert than having to read stuff that could as well have been written by a word processing computer fed with all Myth book ever written.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
MYTH-taken Idendity was/is a disappointment.
I hope the next book will be a return to old fashion with laughing out loud when reading a book.
I will continue buying the books by Robert Asprin because he has given me many good laughs through time.
Maybe this book was only a prelude to a new big MYTH-adventure - I sure hope it was.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
10 reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
<sigh> Postmodern Gobley gook
9 Jun 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The bad guys aren't really bad; the good guys aren't really good. There is none of the humor, sensibilities, or character of his first three books in the series.
Mr. Asprin can be a fine, funny writer but has a tendency to lose both control and track of his characters. What started out as a fine funny romp in 'Another Fine Myth' has settled down into formulaic nonsense in which the characters don't have character, they have stereotypes. The characters aren't flawed, they are plot points. No exploration of the humor of the human condition, just something else to resolve to extend the text a few pages.
What could be interesting interplay between a not quite mature or worldly boy wizard and a way too worldly Businesswoman Bunny is completely... well... nothing. There is no there there. Tananda has been relegated to a set piece (where is the fiery whimsical assassin who said "Bark at the moon, Istavon"?). The rest of the guys remind me of Michael York's Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers movies. They are simply there to inject or resolve plot points that Rob didn't have the imagination to deal with properly. Also, when did Ahaz become Yoda?
The whole series died somewhere during `Little Myth Marker' and perhaps should have stayed dead.
Let the flames wars begin!
Mr. Asprin can be a fine, funny writer but has a tendency to lose both control and track of his characters. What started out as a fine funny romp in 'Another Fine Myth' has settled down into formulaic nonsense in which the characters don't have character, they have stereotypes. The characters aren't flawed, they are plot points. No exploration of the humor of the human condition, just something else to resolve to extend the text a few pages.
What could be interesting interplay between a not quite mature or worldly boy wizard and a way too worldly Businesswoman Bunny is completely... well... nothing. There is no there there. Tananda has been relegated to a set piece (where is the fiery whimsical assassin who said "Bark at the moon, Istavon"?). The rest of the guys remind me of Michael York's Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers movies. They are simply there to inject or resolve plot points that Rob didn't have the imagination to deal with properly. Also, when did Ahaz become Yoda?
The whole series died somewhere during `Little Myth Marker' and perhaps should have stayed dead.
Let the flames wars begin!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Did it really need to take 29 chapters?
3 Aug 2005
Format:Hardcover
As a long time MYTH-series lover, I was so excited to have a new MYTH book to read. I was terribly enthusiastic through MYTH-ION Improbable but my reading pace slowed to a crawl through MYTH Alliances. The plot was predictable, the puns came across as merely a substitute for imagination, and I really didn't feel as if I were getting to know the characters any better. You could see where the plot was headed from chapter 1. Three weeks on my desk and 29 chapters later, it went exactly where I thought it would and took an inordinate amount of time to get there. In addition, Asprin and Nye have taken to making Skeeve's character just plain uninteresting. Before he had his faults, but he was still endearing. Now, he's matured into a standard, boring adult. Bring back the orginal creativity and spark!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The old Myth is mything
9 Oct 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Since Robert Asprin teamed up with Jodie Lynn Nye, the stories have really taken a hit. Asprin's stuff was light-hearted and fast-moving - these are drawn out and plodding. Asprin included modern concepts like credit cards, computers, and novelty items (Rubber Doggie Doodle with Realistic Life-Like Aroma That Actually Sticks to Your Hands!) as props, just enough to get some fun and a bit of satire out of them; Nye appears to want to build an entire story around them and milk them for every nuance - in this case, computers and televisions. C'mon, a recitation of the exact win/loss ratio of someone playing computer solitaire? Boring! Sadly, I got a third of the way into this book and found myself wishing that they'd hurry up and just get it over with.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
