Robert Lynn Asprin (born St. Johns, Michigan, June 28, 1946) is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his humorous series. St. ... State nickname: The Wolverine State, The Great Lakes State Official languages English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 41. ... (Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The definition of a fantasy author is somewhat diffuse, and a matter of opinion - Jules Verne considered H. G. Wells to be a fantasy author - and there is considerable overlap with science fiction authors and horror fiction authors. ...

Biographical Timeline

• 1964--1965 - attended University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan
• 1965--1966 - served in United States Army

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Over the next few years, he created and edited (with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey) the Thieves World series of shared world anthologies, perhaps one of the first projects of its type. As this series progressed, the Asprins lost control over many of the authors and the series ended in anarchy. In 2002, Lynn Abbey resurrected the series with the novel Sanctuary. A series of graphic novels was published in the mid 1980s, and several of the authors, notably Andrew J. Offutt, Janet Morris and David Drake published novels about their characters. Lynn Abbey (born 1948) is an American author. ... Thieves World was a shared world fantasy series created by Robert Lynn Asprin in 1978. ... A Shared universe is a literary technique in which several different authors share settings and characters which appear in their respective works of fiction, often referring to events taking place in the other writers stories. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Graphic novel (sometimes abbreviated GN) is a term for a kind of book, usually telling an extended story with sequential art ( comics). ... The 1980s, in its most obvious sense, was the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... Andrew J. Offutt (born August 16, 1934) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is a successful author of science fiction and fantasy literature. ...

Also in 1979, Asprin began to chronicle the comic adventures of Skeeve and Aahz in the "MythAdventures" series. These follow a demon who has lost his powers and his inept human apprentice as they travel through a variety of worlds in pursuit of wealth and glory. The Myth series is highly pun-driven. This page refers to the year 1979. ... MythAdventures is the collective name for a series of humorous fantasy novels written by Robert Lynn Asprin that are popular for their whimsical nature, myriad characters, and great use of puns. ... A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ...

Some of the early "Myth" novels were adapted as comic books by Phil Foglio and others. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Phil Foglio (born 1956) is a cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work. ...

In the 1990s, the "Phule's" novels followed a ragtag space military unit in its own adventures which were reminiscent, in some ways, of Skeeve and Aahz.

Due to a series of personal and financial problems, Asprin stopped publishing in the 1990s. Eventually, these problems were somewhat resolved, and in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he has published several novels in collaboration with authors Peter Heck, Jody Lynn Nye, and Linda Evans: as a result of the conditions of his agreement with the IRS, they receive all income earned from books for which he is credited as sole author, and therefore it is in his own best interest to reduce his role to co-author. These novels include continuations of the "Myth" series and the "Phule" series as well as works in original series. The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the September 11 attacks in 2001. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... Peter J. Heck is a science fiction and mystery author. ... Jody Lynn Nye (July 5, 1957- ) is an American science fiction author. ... IRS is short for U.S. Internal Revenue Service short for Indian Revenue Service short for Independent rear suspension, used in automobiles. ...

Bibliography

• Tambu (1979)
• The Bug Wars (1979)
• Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe (1979) (with George Takei)
• Catwoman (1992) (with Lynn Abbey)

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Series

• Myth

1. Another Fine Myth (1978)
2. Myth Conceptions (1980)
3. Myth Directions (1982)
4. Hit or Myth (1983)
5. Myth-ing Persons (1984)
6. Little Myth Marker (1985)
7. M.Y.T.H. inc. Link (1986)
8. Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (1987)
9. M.Y.T.H. inc. in Action (1990)
10. Sweet Myth-tery of Life (1993)
11. Myth-Ion Improbable (2001)
12. Something M. Y. T. H. Inc. (2002)
13. Myth-told Tales (2003) with Jody Lynn Nye
14. Myth Alliances (2003) with Jody Lynn Nye
15. Myth-taken Identity (2004) with Jody Lynn Nye
16. Class Dis-Mythed (2005) with Jody Lynn Nye

• Omnibus editions
  1. MYTH Adventures (1984)
  2. Myth Adventures One (1985)
  3. The MYTH-ing Omnibus (1992)
  4. The Second MYTH-ing Omnibus (1992)
  5. M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action / Sweet Myth-Tery of Life (2002)
  6. M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link / Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (2002)
  7. Myth Adventures Three (2002)
  8. Myth-ing Persons / Little Myth Marker (2002)

• Duncan and Mallory (with Mel White)

1. Duncan and Mallory (1986)
2. The Bar None Ranch (1987)
3. The Raiders (1988)

• Phule's Company

1. Phule's Company (1990)
2. Phule's Paradise (1992)
3. 'A Phule and His Money (1999) with Peter J. Heck.
4. Phule Me Twice (2000) with Peter J. Heck.
5. No Phule Like an Old Phule (2004) with Peter J. Heck.

• Time Scout (with Linda Evans)

1. Time Scout (1995)
2. Wagers of Sin (1995)
3. Ripping Time (2000)
4. The House that Jack Built (2000)

• Cold Cash

1. The Cold Cash War (1977)
2. Cold Cash Warrior (1989) (with Bill Fawcett)

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Editor

• Thieves' World

1. Thieves' World (1979)
2. Tales of the Vulgar Unicorn (1980)
3. Shadows of Sanctuary (1981)
4. Storm Season (1982)
5. The Face of Chaos (1983)
6. Wings of Omen (1984)
7. The Dead of Winter (1985)
8. Soul of the City (1986)
9. Blood Ties (1986)
10. Aftermath (1987)
11. Uneasy Alliances (1988)
12. Stealers' Sky (1989)

See also

• Science fiction
  • authors
  • novels
  • short stories
  • television shows

Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. ... Some notable science fiction novels, in alphabetical order by title: // # 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 334 by Thomas M. Disch A Acidity (Novelette), by Nadeem F. Paracha An Age by Brian Aldiss Alien Tongue by Stephen Leigh, Essay... This is a non-comprehensive list of short stories with significant science fiction elements. ... List of television shows with significant science fiction elements. ...

External links

• Bibliography on SciFan