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Book Cover |
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Excerpt |
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He
was big. I mean really big!
”Hightail it outta here,
kid,: my mentor ordered. “I’ll try to keep the dragon
busy.”
An image flashed in my mind.
It was a view of me, Skeeve, court magician, bolting for safety
while Aahz faced the dragon alone. Something snapped in my mind.
”You go!”
”Kid, are you—“
”It’s my war and
my job,” I shouted. “Now get going.”
With that I turned to face
the oncoming dragon, not knowing or caring if Aahz followed my
orders. I was Skeeve!
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Synopsis |
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Almost a year has past since
Skeeve became Aahz’s apprentice. They have spent their time
in the inn that they inherited from Isstvan. A messenger from
the kingdom of Possiltum arrives and requests that the great
magician Skeeve appear before the King, Roderick the Fifth, for
the position of Court Magician. Aahz’s sees this as a great
opportunity to get paid for doing relatively nothing and to increase
Skeeve’s reputation as a magician.
After attaining the position, Skeeve learns that his first job is to stop and approaching army
that threatens to swallow Possiltum. After viewing the incredible
size of the Empire’s army, Skeeve and Aahz, are joined by
Tanda, who originally suggested to Roderick the Fifth to call
for Skeeve in the first place. They travel to Deva to gather
supplies and to recruit and army to battle the Empire’s
army. Unfortunately, Skeeve only hires a Gargoyle, an Imp, and
an Archer, while Aahz cannot find anybody to hire.
They return
to Klah and face the army. Things actually go well in the first
battle. But then a huge dragon is sent to take on Skeeve and
his band. The only problem is…Skeeve has no idea how to
beat it.
Myth Conceptions is the second
book of the Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin. These books are incredibly funny fantasy tales that revolve
around the lives of Skeeve and Aahz. The story moves along at
a very fast pace with almost all of it written as dialog between
the characters . . . and the dialog is quick and witty. Tanda
and Brockhurst return in this story and the adventurers are joined
by some new faces. Most of the story takes place on Skeeve’s
world of Klah.
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Review |
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If you pick up a Myth book, you
know that you are in for a fun, good time.
As Robert Asprin becomes
more familiar with his characters, the banter between the becomes
even more funny. Asprin states that he is trying to capture the
feel of Bob and Bing’s dialog in the Road movies . . . and
he does a great job of it. Personally, I love the quick, witty
dialog and enjoy the way that the story moves along at a fast
pace, with no slow spots. I can’t tell you how many times
authors get bogged down trying to be so darned descriptive to
set the mood.
Asprin does is perfectly in this tale. I actually
like this book a little more that the first book in the series,
Another Fine Myth.
So, if you want a funny,
fantasy tale that you can sit down to for a couple of night and enjoy
thoroughly, pick up Myth Conceptions and get
ready to smile.
I rated this book a 9 out of
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