Hit or Myth [Paperback]

Robert Asprin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1985

The apprentice Skeeve is just getting used to his duties as Court Magician of Possiltum. Then King Roderick decides to take a powder, leaving Skeeve in his place to marry his homicidal fiancée and face the Mob's fairy godfather-who makes him an offer he can't refuse.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

All the Myth books are hysterically funny. -- Analog

Stuffed with rowdy fun. -- Philadelphia Inquirer --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ace (1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441338534
• ISBN-13: 978-0441338535
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,270,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warning! This book will make you laugh!, November 3, 2003

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Madelyn Pryor "Goblyn Queen" (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hit or Myth (Fourth Book of Myth Adventure Series / Robert Asprin) (Paperback)

This was my first Robert Asprin book, and it will not be my last. With a quirky cast of characters including a murderous princess, a kidnapped mentor, a silly pet dragon, a war unicorn, an absent king, and the mafia, not to mention the apprentice this story revolves around, this is truly an enjoyable read.

It goes quickly enough to be a great vacation book, but don't wait to pick it up! Run out to your nearest bookstore, grab a copy and start enjoying, and laughing. You'll be glad that you did!

And for those that won't trust me and want a preview of the plot, Skeeve, an apprentice magician, is tricked into assuming the kings likeness and place on the throne, by King Rodrick himself! The king then runs away. Why? Because he's about to be married to an infinitely rich princess! Right about then the mob shows up and things really get bad from there, but if you want to know what happens next, buy the book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Skeeve on his own, well... sorta, June 22, 2005

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Katherine M. Meadows "Computer Geek" (Manhattn, Kansas, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hit or Myth (M.Y.T.H., Bk. 4) (Paperback)

This is the fourth book in Asprin's Myth series and it's just as good if not better. Aahz is transported back to his home dimension, Perv, and Skeeve is left to handle his job as court magician on his own. He soon ends up with a homicidal queen, Hemlock, and the Mob's fairy godfather, Bruce, after him.

Hit or Myth is just as entertaining as the previous books in this series. Even though Aahz was out of the story for most of the book, the storyline continued to work. It allowed the reader and Aahz to realize how far Skeeve has come in his apprenticeship. It was nice to see Skeeve develop throughout the book from an apprentice to a magician in his own rite.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really entertaining -- don't myth this !, June 10, 2000

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Paul J. Moade (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hit or Myth (Fourth Book of Myth Adventure Series / Robert Asprin) (Paperback)

Hit or Myth and it's sequels are a turn from the norm when it comes to sword and sorcery.

The tales hinge on a young lad, a magician's apprentice, who is suddenly on his own when his master disappears while calling up a demon.

Humor and satire are the norm in the series. The demon turns out to be a magician in his own dimentional world from which he was summoned but now can't get back to. He takes a grudging liking to the lad and assists him as the boy continues to try to learn/develop his skill in the magic arts.

The most facinating area of the fantasy world is the dimentional bazaar -- where literally anything and everything is for sale. Our heroes get into one scrape after another, always coming out ahead by a narrow margin.

If you only like 'serious' fantasy, this is not a book for you. However, if you enjoy puns, satire and humor with a fantasy/magic setting, you'll treasure this book and its companions as long as you live -- no mythtake about it.

~P~