Robert Asprin
Robert Asprin
Author • Editor28 June 1946 – 22 May 2008 · From United States- Books
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Robert Lynn Asprin (1946–2008) was an American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for the humorous MythAdventures series, featuring the magician's apprentice Skeeve and his demon mentor Aahz, and for the comic military science fiction of Phule's Company.
Born in St. Johns, Michigan, he studied at the University of Michigan and served in the US Army before publishing his first novel, The Cold Cash War, in 1977.
With Lynn Abbey he created and edited the Thieves' World shared-world anthologies, and he wrote many collaborative books, including the Time Scout series with Linda Evans and later MythAdventures and Phule's Company novels with Jody Lynn Nye. He was also an early member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. He died in New Orleans.
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The MythAdventures series is best read in publication order to follow the continuous development of Skeeve and Aahz's magical misadventures. While each book often presents a self-contained plot, recurring characters and evolving relationships benefit from sequential reading.
Robert Asprin frequently collaborated with other authors, most notably with Lynn Abbey on the Thieves' World anthology series, which he also edited. He also co-wrote several books in his MythAdventures series with Jody Lynn Nye.
Robert Asprin is widely recognized for his humorous fantasy series, MythAdventures, which features a demon named Aahz and his apprentice Skeeve. He also gained significant acclaim for creating and editing the shared-world Thieves' World anthology series.