Customer Reviews

Myth-Told Tales (Myth Adventures)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

8 dollars for 96 pages and three short stories? C'mon, guys! ...and only one of the three stories was at all satisfying. The first (Skeeve) story didn't need Skeeve to be there. The last (Aazh) Story didn't have a satisfactory ending - it was almost like the first chapter in a much longer story, rather than being complete. Only the one in the middle (Chumly, Tananda, and Guido) had not only a good plot, but tied the ends up. If I wasn't a completist, this would have been a waste of money, and as it was it was about 5 dollars more than it's worth.

Skeeve and friends are back! After Skeeve retired in the previous Myth book, I was a little worried that the Myth books might be at and end. I am overjoyed to find I was mistaken. Moreover, these three short stories, which set the stage for the upcoming novel, show that the our old friends can work just as well, perhaps even better, without the M.Y.T.H. Inc troubleshooters plot device. These stories are as funny and heartfelt as any of the Myth books. Despite its brevity, this book is well worth the price.

The first four books contained a solid, workable formula. Two characters we genuinely cared about. I miss them, and I want more of them. Everyone I've ever talked to about the MYTH books feels the same. Secondary characters like Guido, Nunzio and Spyder, while they get a lot of play these days, just aren't grabbing us the way Aahz and Skeeve used to. They're one trick ponies, and the trick's been drilled to death, whereas I don't think the possibilities of the original characters have begun to exhaust themselves yet.

There's still potential here, but I can't help wishing a really decent editor would analyze this and come to the same conclusions the fans have.

With this induction into the Myth series, the author/s have changed into a short story compilation rather than a long story. There's really not much difference between the short story format and the longer single story format style of book except the short stories are "the-quick-story-to-solve-the-mystery" rather than the longer "could-have-been-30-pages-but-here's-some-fluff-filler-material-that-really-has-no-importance-or-bearing-on-the-actual-story". Asprin started doing this in the later Myth books and it was discouraging to read them for that reason. However, being a fairly loyal reader, I still read them. I missed getting the "Class Dis-mythed" book but this one is definitely better than the two-books-ago one I read. While I am a fan of the series, maybe I'm just getting too old for them to fully enjoy them. As short stories, certainly worth checking out for stories from different characters. As always, the stories are told from first person. Here's the rundown:
1. Bunny has to enter a beauty contest and needs Skeeve's help.
2. Massha and General Badaxe wedding with trouble amiss.
3. Side adventure starring Pookie and Spyder.
4. Chumley, Tananda, and Guido must stop some racketeering at the Bazaar of Deva.
5. Aahz, Nunzio, and Gleep have to help out a princess-fox hunt.
6. Gleep's first person story of ongoing robberies at the King-Mart.
7. Aahz & Skeeve are whisked to Dreamland.
8. Tananda is actually on an assassination contract.
9. And Skeeve considers coming out of retirement when his unicorn Buttercup gets depressed. (pretty blatant political commentary here)

Overall, enjoyable but forced. Again, maybe I'm just getting too old to fully enjoy them anymore. Worth reading for the loyal fan and if you prefer short stories. These were all more direct and to the point mysteries ranging from 15-30 pages a chapter.

In the style of the previous Myth Link stories, this book offers other points of view besides that of the primary character, Skeeve. For anyone who has followed the adventures of Skeeve, Tananda, Aahz, Guido, and the rest, it is a must have. To those new to the series, it is a easy introduction.

I've enjoyed Robert Asprin's 'Myth' books for years... much more than his other endeavors (although the Phule Series is well-written).

This Myth book is similar to others in that you follow the adventures of Skeeve but it departs from the norm because you are also allowed to glimpse the world through the eyes of several different characters including Skeeve's partner (Aahz) as well as his cohorts (Chumly, Tananda, and Guido).

Unfortunately, the book is too short (the only reason I didn't rate it 5 stars).

Bottom Line: If you enjoy this Myth series you'll definitely like this one!

How can you go wrong reading these tales. I started reading them years ago and the bookstore I got them from closed and I never got to read all of them. So glad I found them here. Will have to get all of the ones I have missed reading.

Each story was written from the perspective of a different character which made for some interesting reading.

This series used to be lots of fun. But the last few books have been TERRIBLE. I'm done.

Aahz and Skeeve have been favorites of mine since my cousin gave me the first 4 books for my 12th or 13th birthday, anytime I could find a new book I was happy