Myth Directions

by Robert Lynn Asprin

Book Overview

The Trophy was unique, no question. It was easily the ugliest object Skeeve had ever seen in any dimension. And before landing his job as Court Magician, young Skeeve had seen a thing or two.But Tanda... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441555292
• ISBN13: 9780441555291
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.5" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Are we coming? Or going?

Myth Directions is a Skeeve and Aahz story in the Myth series. Those who know about this series can appreciate that this is a new adventure for the demon and his human apprentice. This time, Skeeve is drafted to assist Tanda (a voluptous female assassin) in searching out a special "something". The "something" turns out to be a gift for Aahz. Tanda and Skeeve endure various adventures as they look through the various dimensions until they get to a special place with a very ugly statue which catches their fancy. Well, it's not that the statue catches their fancy so much as what it symbolizes. You see, on this planet, there is a contest waged annually in which the winner gets to keep the trophy and by having it are deemed to be the rulers of the planet. This has been their system of government for over five hundred years! This works extremely well since there are only two cities on the planet (Ta-Hoe and Veygas). In typical Myth fashion, the experienced Tanda and Aahz manage to get into all kinds of scrapes while Skeeve, the apprentice, manages to bail them both out as well as keep the rest of the menagerie intact through his warmth and common sense. The major part of this slim book is devoted to the various misadventures of the crew as they discover how to steal the statue, and then extricate each other from the uncommon messes they manage to get into. The repartee between Skeeve, the medieval yokel with common sense and a warm heart, and Aahz, the cynical, 20th century sounding demon is funny as usual. Asprin brings back some of the characters we have grown to love in previous books like Gleep, Hugh Battleaxe and Gus; He also resurrects Quigley for a command appearance; and introduces us to some new characters that will likely become regulars. Of particular note is Chumley the troll who is Tanda's big brother. You see, Tanda is a Trollop (of course!!!) The madcap adventures are completely unbelievable and the situations our heroes find themselves in seem terminal, but all's well that ends well and I put down the book with a satisfied grin on my face. The only two negative comments I can make is that the cover illustration has nothing whatsoever to do with the story, and that the book is very short (or, is that a comment on how much I liked it?) so that I read the whole thing in what seemed like no time at all.

pretty dang good

not as cool as some of the others in the series but I did like it.

A Hilarious Read

The entire Myth series is very entertaining! I got pulled into this one, and ended up finishing it the same day I started it. The books are a moderately quick read and very easy to enjoy.

One big ha-ha

I read this book in one week. My progress is ussually much faster, but its hard to read when one is shaking with hysterical laughter. this was the first Myth book I read, and will forever be my favorite. It conjures up some strang mentel images of Skeeve astride Gleep.(Gleep is my favorite character.) I would recommend it to anyone with a goofy sense of humor. P.S. I had no idea so many people read myth!

Happy Birthday Aahz!

This was the first Myth I ever read, and will forever be my favorite. It conjures up many a strange image of Skeeve astride Gleep. (Gleep is my favorite character.) Please read this one! P.S. I had no idea there were so many Myth-lovers out there!