D and I just found out that Robert Asprin passed away six days ago, and we’re crushed. The last time we saw him was the last time we were at Fahy’s, during Jazzfest, when he asked how my re-read of the M.Y.T.H. series was coming (had just finished Hit Or Myth). And I didn’t get to razz him about the awful puns.
Obituaries from the Times-Picayune and Hip Hop Elements (the latter of whom swiped the following picture of Asprin from my Flickr and didn’t bother with the whole attribution thing).
If one has to go earlier than expected, it had might as well be while reading Terry Pratchett. Catch you in another dimension, sir.
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Goodbye, Frak: My silly feedreader only now picked up on the fact that R’s cat, Frak, passed away earlier this month, while living at John’s. Frak, the rest of the farm and I were housemates for six months after Katrina and the Flood. Crap. WTF. Crap.
Maitri,
I’ve never read any of his stuff. Where should I start?
All of his work is fantasy. If you’re into humor (bad puns, mostly) and magic, I would suggest reading the MYTH series. On the other hand, if your tastes are more along the lines of alternate mythologies, his shared-world collaboration series called Thieves’ World is the way to go.
It doesnt matter what series you start with… They are all excellent. I just hope Mr. Asprin left us knowing how happy he made a lot of us.