Skeeve is feeling rather restless and suddenly remembers the treasure map he bought on his last adventure. Knowing Aahz's lust for money, he shows him the map. Quicker than a Deveel at the Bazaar of Deva can take your possessions, they were off to find the Golden Cow! There were a few problems, aren't there always. Tanda decides that she is in on the hunt; for a share, of course. Since Aahz is not too up on vortexes, just dimensions, they have to visit a Shifter at the Bazaar for directions-he/she/it gets a 5% cut of the treasure for each time they have to visit him/her/it. (Want to guess how many times our heroes are led astray?)
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About the Author
Robert (Lynn) Asprin was born in 1946. While he has written some stand alone novels such as Cold Cash War, Tambu, The Bug Wars and also the Duncan and Mallory Illustrated stories, Bob is best known for his series: The Myth Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve; the Phule novels; and, more recently, the Time Scout novels written with Linda Evans. He also edited the groundbreaking Thieves World anthologies with Lynn Abbey. His most recent collaboration is License Invoked written with Jody Lynn Nye. It is set in the French Quarter, New Orleans where he currently lives.
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When my teacher/mentor Aahz grumbles or rants about my being stupid or having done something stupid, I make a big show of being apologetic, but it really doesn't bother me all that much. Read the first page
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By Parksy
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Yes, it really IS that bad! It's a total aberration amongst a group of great books that I really love.
By jrmspnc
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It's been many, many years since I finished the last page of the last Myth book, reeling from the cliffhanger ending. As the years went by, the whole series faded into dim memory. So, when I began to read Myth-Ion Improbable I found myself trying to compare it to . . . what? Was the Myth series really as good as I remember it being? Ultimately, I gave up trying to fit this one into the rest of the series and decided to evaluate it on its own merits, such as they are.
Asprin gives us an interesting, if poorly developed, plot involving cow vampires in a Western-style universe (sort of a spoiler there, but it's fairly obvious well before Skeeve figures it out). There are some amusing bits here, but only a few rise to the level of actual knee-slapping. What we end up with is a short novel that can be read in a couple of hours without in any way energizing or taxing the brain cells. Pure, mindless, harmless fluff.
If you haven't read any of the Myth books, don't start with this one as you'll be left wondering what the big deal is. If you're a huge Myth fan, avoid this one, too; you will no doubt end up enraged like so many other reviewers. If, however, you remember the Myth series fondly but not passionately you could do much worse than this one.
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Myth-ion Improbable is the weakest of the Myth books. That's not saying much though, since the series as a whole is such a great collection of books. This is the only one that I give four stars to. I think it is because it had been so long since Asprin had written a Myth book, and he had to refind his rhythm. And this book interrupts the sequence (it is book 11, but it takes place between 3 & 4). Asprin seems to have to stretch a little with this episode, which he hasn't had to do in any of the others. But don't let me give you the impression that this is a substandard book, because it isn't. It's a great book too. And I'm glad he wrote it.
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Silly and fun
Sure, it's not a literary masterpiece, but it is a good, quick, and fun read.
Published on Nov 4 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
Whatta funny book!
I don't get theez folks who cut down on RLA and his new book...if I could, I'd ask them what drew them to the MYTH series in the first place--if they can't see the originality and... Read more
Published on Sep 5 2003 by "slcfan"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Myth-Ion Improbable Just as good as any other myth book!
If you are a fan of the myth books than read this newer adventure. It is just as good as the first few myth books that Asprin wrote, if not better. Read more
Published on July 21 2003
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A return to the heart of the series
Although this book is #11 in the Myth Adventures series, the story is set in time between books #3 and #4 (Myth Directions and Hit or Myth). Read more
Published on Jun 24 2003 by Gary Hatch
1.0 out of 5 stars
??What happened??
I found this book by accident while browsing, I've read and enjoyed the whole Myth series so far but it's been a long time since Asprin has written a new Myth book so I was... Read more
Published on May 9 2003 by ali
4.0 out of 5 stars
Return to the World of MYTH
MYTH-ion Improbable marks Robert Asprin's long-awaited return to the worlds of his popular MYTH series. Read more
Published on May 4 2003 by Eric S. Terrell
2.0 out of 5 stars
For a Myth book, it's not much...
Don't get me wrong, please; I'm a HUGE fan of Asprin's Myth series, and I was happier than anyone else to see a new Myth book! Unfortunately, though, it's not MUCH of a Myth book. Read more
Published on April 25 2003 by Elaine Kellner
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hate to say it
I love Robert Asprin. In fact he's the one that started my reading addiction. So when I saw a new myth book i could hardly contain my delight. Read more
Published on Jan 15 2003 by Fiona Godfrey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Have you been following the series?
...then this is a great "pick-me-up"! This book does as it promises, backing up (in time and in process) to earlier days within the series to give the author a "running start" at... Read more
Published on Jan 12 2003 by Big Jim
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Return
No, this book isn't nearly as good as the first (have any been?), and the whole plot seems a little contrived. But what was great to see was Skeeve's personality come back to life. Read more
Published on Nov 1 2002 by Powa B.
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