PRINT HISTORY: The Donning Company Starblaze editions / October 1990
Ace mass market edition / October 2002
Thorndike Press / June 2003
Print Pages: 236
Robert Asprin’s classic fantasy series, now available in eBook! With cover and interior illustrations by Phil Foglio!
War Is Heck!
Guido and Nunzio may not be the brightest bodyguards in the world - but they certainly are faithful. When Skeeve "the Great" asks them to join the army of Possiltum, the two thugs volunteer without question...
Except: Whose side are they on?
Queen Hemlock's? The Mob's Fairy Godfather's? Skeeve's? The two baffled bodyguards barely have time to figure it all out - they've been handed government-issue crossbows, armored with leather skirts, and given combat orders by the dreaded drill sergeant Smiley!
With war heroes like these...who needs enemies?
Combat Orders ...
“ ... to deal with an ARMED opponent, however, is a different matter entirely! Fortunately, we have an EXPERT with us to demonstrate how that is done! GUIDO! Front and center!"
"Me, Sergeant?" I blinks, as I had not expected to be called upon.
"That's right," the sergeant sez, showin' some extra teeth in his smile. "At the firing range you made a big point that only jerks have to kill people. Well, here's your chance to show everybody how to 'gentle' an enemy into submission when he's trying to kill you."
Needless to say, I don't care for the sounds of this, but as I have been summoned, I have little choice but to step forward into the clear space bein' used for the demonstrations. My discomfort grows as the sergeant gestures to Corporal Whittle, who tosses him a short sword. That's right, a real short sword … with a point and sharpened edges.
"What's with the sword, Sergeant?" I sez.
"I said this was going to be a demonstration against an armed opponent," he grins. "What we're going to do is I'm going to try to kill you, and you're going to try to stop me without killing me."
“ … And if I don't?"
“Then I guess we'll have us a little ‘training accident’ ...”
Review Quotes:
“Give yourself the pleasure of working through the series. But not all at once; you’ll wear out your funny bone.” –The Washington Times
“Asprin’s major achievement as a writer—brisk pacing, wit, and a keen satirical eye.” –Booklist
“All the MYTH books are hysterically funny.” –Analog
“Breezy, pun-filled fantasy in the vein of Piers Anthony’s Xanth series … A hilarious bit of froth and frolic.”
“Tension getting to you? Take an Asprin! … His humor is broad and grows out of thefantasy world or dimensions in which his characters operate.” –Fantasy Review
“One of the finest blends of fantasy and humor ever written.” –Baryon Online
Bio:
Robert (Lynn) Asprin was the legendary creator of the long-running Myth series in which fantasy adventure meets comedy in a delightful pandemonium of magic and adventure. Asprin’s Phule's Company saga, with its similarly irreverent look at military science fiction, was a New York Times bestseller. And with Lynn Abbey, he created the landmark, hugely-popular and long-running Thieves’ World fantasy series. A fan favorite at SF conventions and an active participant in Society for Creative Anachronism mayhem, Asprin passed away in 2008
Description:
M.Y.T.H. Inc. In Action: Myth Adventures Book Nine
By Robert Asprin
Cover and Illustrations by Phil Foglio
Ebook Price: $5.99
eISBN: 1230000309890
Published: May 1, 2014 05/01/2014
Imprint: Event Horizon EBooks/ Event Horizon Publishing Group
Catalog # EHE-109
Copyright © 2014 Bill Fawcett and Associates
Cover Art: © Phil Foglio
Original Copyright © 1990 by Robert L. Asprin
PRINT HISTORY: The Donning Company Starblaze editions / October 1990
Ace mass market edition / October 2002
Thorndike Press / June 2003
Print Pages: 236
Robert Asprin’s classic fantasy series, now available in eBook! With cover and interior illustrations by Phil Foglio!
War Is Heck!
Guido and Nunzio may not be the brightest bodyguards in the world - but they certainly are faithful. When Skeeve "the Great" asks them to join the army of Possiltum, the two thugs volunteer without question...
Except: Whose side are they on?
Queen Hemlock's? The Mob's Fairy Godfather's? Skeeve's? The two baffled bodyguards barely have time to figure it all out - they've been handed government-issue crossbows, armored with leather skirts, and given combat orders by the dreaded drill sergeant Smiley!
With war heroes like these...who needs enemies?
Combat Orders ...
“ ... to deal with an ARMED opponent, however, is a different matter entirely! Fortunately, we have an EXPERT with us to demonstrate how that is done! GUIDO! Front and center!"
"Me, Sergeant?" I blinks, as I had not expected to be called upon.
"That's right," the sergeant sez, showin' some extra teeth in his smile. "At the firing range you made a big point that only jerks have to kill people. Well, here's your chance to show everybody how to 'gentle' an enemy into submission when he's trying to kill you."
Needless to say, I don't care for the sounds of this, but as I have been summoned, I have little choice but to step forward into the clear space bein' used for the demonstrations. My discomfort grows as the sergeant gestures to Corporal Whittle, who tosses him a short sword. That's right, a real short sword … with a point and sharpened edges.
"What's with the sword, Sergeant?" I sez.
"I said this was going to be a demonstration against an armed opponent," he grins. "What we're going to do is I'm going to try to kill you, and you're going to try to stop me without killing me."
“ … And if I don't?"
“Then I guess we'll have us a little ‘training accident’ ...”
Review Quotes:
“Give yourself the pleasure of working through the series. But not all at once; you’ll wear out your funny bone.” –The Washington Times
“Asprin’s major achievement as a writer—brisk pacing, wit, and a keen satirical eye.” –Booklist
“All the MYTH books are hysterically funny.” –Analog
“Breezy, pun-filled fantasy in the vein of Piers Anthony’s Xanth series … A hilarious bit of froth and frolic.”
“Tension getting to you? Take an Asprin! … His humor is broad and grows out of thefantasy world or dimensions in which his characters operate.” –Fantasy Review
“One of the finest blends of fantasy and humor ever written.” –Baryon Online
Bio:
Robert (Lynn) Asprin was the legendary creator of the long-running Myth series in which fantasy adventure meets comedy in a delightful pandemonium of magic and adventure. Asprin’s Phule's Company saga, with its similarly irreverent look at military science fiction, was a New York Times bestseller. And with Lynn Abbey, he created the landmark, hugely-popular and long-running Thieves’ World fantasy series. A fan favorite at SF conventions and an active participant in Society for Creative Anachronism mayhem, Asprin passed away in 2008