Robert Lynn Asprin

2 universes Last reviewed 2026-08-31

Robert Lynn Asprin was born on June 28, 1946, in St. Johns, Michigan, and died on May 22, 2008, in New Orleans of heart failure; he was found lying on a sofa with a Terry Pratchett novel still open in his hands. He attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor from 1964 to 1965 and served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1966. A prominent figure in science fiction fandom, he was active in the Society for Creative Anachronism under the persona "Yang the Nauseating," co-initiated the Great Dark Horde group in 1971, and helped establish the Dorsai Irregulars fan organization. His first novel, The Cold Cash War, appeared in 1977, but he became best known for the humorous MythAdventures series, beginning with Another Fine Myth (1978) and following the demon Aahz and apprentice magician Skeeve. He also created and edited, with Lynn Abbey, the influential shared-world fantasy anthology series Thieves' World, and wrote the Phule's Company military science fiction comedy series in the 1990s, later collaborating with Jody Lynn Nye and other authors. He received a Hugo Award nomination in 1976 for Best Dramatic Presentation for The Capture, a cartoon slide show. His archive was donated to Northern Illinois University's Rare Books and Special Collections in 2008.

Universe(s)

Books

• Another Fine Myth (1978) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Thieves' World (1979) · Thieves' World Core Canon
• Myth Conceptions (1980) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn (1981) · Thieves' World Core Canon
• Myth Directions (1982) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Hit or Myth (1983) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Myth-ing Persons (1984) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Little Myth Marker (1985) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link (1986) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (1987) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• M.Y.T.H. Inc. in Action (1990) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Sweet Myth-Tery of Life (1993) · Myth Adventures Core Canon
• Myth-Ion Improbable (2001) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Something M.Y.T.H. Inc. (2002) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Myth Alliances (2003) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Myth-Told Tales (2003) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Myth-Taken Identity (2004) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Class Dis-Mythed (2005) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Myth-Gotten Gains (2006) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Myth-Chief (2008) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon
• Myth-Fortunes (2008) · Myth Adventures Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

These are separate, unrelated universes; the totals below are plain sums of already-published per-universe facts, never a blended or averaged score across them. See each universe's own figures above.

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 12 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (2 nomination)

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