This collection of short stories started a whole series of collections that all reflect an era not unlike the AD&D novels. These stories are written mostly by up and coming authors with a few ringers in each collection

The best capturing of what youd expect a fantasy city to be like.A handful of authors writing about people that live in a seedy city named 'Sanctuary'

Theres Warlocks,Thieves,Warriors,gods,hookers and politics hanging out in a shady tavern.Few authors attempt needlessly over worded stories.A plague of which most fantasy series suffer from.

If more authors focused on writing good stories instead of trying to be the next Shakespeare impressing us with their huge vocabulary,this would be the result.

sorry folks but this was Asprin's worst work to date. He came off a long hiatis and wrote what appeared to me to be woman hating drivel. Im left asking what happened? and if that wasn't bad enough he went back on hiatis right after publishing this one. well one can only hope that the next one will redeem him.

Not as much action in this one in that it all takes place in the bazaar as opposed to Skeeve being chased through alternate dimensions. It wasn't as funny as the others but it was still good. For it's length it was worth it. I don't think I would have enjoyed it if it was a lot longer.

Asprin has created the most unforgettable set of characters I can think of. I feel like I have lived with these characters all my life (but I guess I almost have considering I started reading them years ago).

Even now (years after my first reading of this book), I still pick it up every once in a while for fun. I love the "Myth" series (I still futilely hope Asprin will write another one!), and I think this one is the best of them all. I appear to be in the minority, but I like "Little Myth Marker". It reveals an interesting depth to the characters, particularly Aahz and Massha. And its take on parenthood is alternately funny and touching.

It's unfortunate that this, the only full-length Catwoman novel I know of, had to take place so shortly after the dismal Frank Miller Year One reboot. This Catwoman is a far cry from the smart, sexy, classy villainess-hero so many Cat-fans (not to mention Bat-fans) fell for.

If you're expecting Julie Newmar, think again--this Selina Kyle is based more on Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One" in which Selina was a dirt-poor East End hooker who had just about all she could take and became a jewel thief to get herself out of a life of pain and degradation.

Borrowing from both the "Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper" miniseries, a stint in "Action Comics Weekly", this Selina is a fascinating young woman who is at war with herself, her desires, and her world. But she's strong, capable, and a surprisingly warm protagonist capable of heroism--despite experiencing confusion about her feelings for Batman. She also gets a bit of female bonding with a fresh-off-the-bus animal activist, which helps blunt some of her sharpest edges and make Selina a 3-dimensional character that readers will take great delight in getting to know.

Especially recommended to fans of the 1980s and early 1990s comics, and animated television series.

This book is a collection of short stories set in the World of Two Moons. The main characters of the stories are mostly chiefs of an elf tribe. Each chief is a decendant of an earlier chief. This book started out so bad, I almost put it down, but I hate starting a book and not finishing it, so I struggled through to the end. A few of the stories were actually pretty good, but they didn't make up for the ones that weren't.

I was fascinated by this book and the others in the Blood of Ten Chiefs series, even though I hadn't (and still haven't) read any of the Elfquest comics. The stories, by various fantasy writers, are mostly complex and absorbing.

I was even inspired to go on a lengthy search for an unavailable title in the series (this was several years ago).

A good read.

Wings of Omen, the sixth in the Thieves' World series, brings more of what one expects from the series. Featuring 8 stories from talented authors (including Asprin, Lynn Abbey, Diana Paxson, and C.J. Cherryh), Wings moves the town of Sanctuary into an open guerilla conflict on the street. Like the other Thieves' World books, the format of different stories occurring in the same location has strengths and weaknesses. On the one hand, it is intersting to see the different perspectives each writer brings. On the other hand, interesting ideas generated by one writer or poorly followed up, or not at all. Too, there have been so many authors writing about so many characters that a glossary has become a must to keep track of who is whom. Nevertheless, Wings of Omen is an enjoyable, if somewhat dark and depressing at times, read.

After so much time, to write such a brief standalone book which is to be concurrent with Sweet Myth-tery of Life was a mistake. The story here should've been included in that volume. It wasn't a bad story; it just doesn't belong as a separate entity. And the proofreading/editing was horrific! On the other hand, after the jibes I've taken regarding my own self-edited novel, this mess makes me feel better in a left-handed way. I hope Mr. Asprin and his publisher get their acts together for M.Y.T.H. Inc.'s future.

The Myth series, of course, never takes itself too seriously. This one was even more light-hearted than most, and I can see why many reviewers were disappointed.

Still, I wasn't disappointed at all. This book, like the others in the series with M.Y.T.H. in the title, is mostly written from the perspective of Skeeve's friends. In this case, Guido has most of the spotlight. He gets wind that some of Possiltum's populace thinks Skeeve has ensorcelled the queen to gain control, instead of offering aid at her request. Not wanting to trouble Skeeve, he informs the rest of M.Y.T.H. and they start an investigation.

Hilarity ensues, of course. A lot of major story arcs come to a close - I almost thought that Asprin was ending the series completely. Apparently he isn't, though, since Amazon lists a new Myth Series with Asprin and Jody Lynn Nye as the authors, coming out later this year.

If if wasn't for the ending, I'd have given this three stars. There are setups with no payoffs, and this story isn't as well written as the recent "Myth-ion Improbable".

Specifically, they have abandoned Klah as a mideval society once and for all, and I'd have been happier if RLA had explained it as Deveels, now knowing Skeeve as they do, had revised their opinion of the dimension and started trading there and most of the changes had come over the past few years... but.. anyway...

The last quarter of the book is a return to form, and pays off the whole six book arc as well as it can, and I liked the ending. Not recommended as an intro to the series, but for long-time fans, it was cool.

I read about the first 30 pages and could go no further. The Myth series and the Phule series are both excellent, and hopefully Mr. Asprin's next book will be equal to his past works. Unfortunately "License Invoked" falls far short of expectations.

I'm glad to see Asprin back to writing on a regular schedule.

These two authors 'invoke' a good story with personable chemistry between the protagonists. So why only two stars?

The beginning, so important to hooking a reader, is a jumble of mixed messages, and doesn't do justice to the plot or characters assembled.

Never confuse a reader as to whether you are going to "romp" or deliver careful characters. When the material starts out slyly poking fun with odd government agencies like "O.O.P.S.I.E.", you expect you are going to read "screwball comedy", which is a place the authors have creative gifts.

But this is actually a murder and black magic story -- a pretty good one.

If you can roll past the first thirty pages of mixed signals, you might find a nice story here.

Having been a fan of Robert Asprin for a number of years, and having been impressed with prior collaborations of Jody Lynn Nye, I found "License Invoked" a disappointment. Little about this book has the ring of truth necessary for a good fantasy. The characters have an unpleasant, one-dimensional feel to them: a perpetually annoyed, insecure, English government agent; an upper-class Englishwoman masquerading as an Irish 'acid-folk' singer; a French Quarter denizen on the government payroll. Combined with goverment agencies specialising in the paranormal (X-Files anyone), a Satanic version of tele-evangelism, and you are left with a mixture that doesn't jell. There is a certain disconnected air to the story, as if neither Asprin or Nye had any real interest in the tale.