Myth-Chief

I really enjoyed reading Myth-Chief. It was fun, fast moving and, as usual, I couldn't put it down until I finished it. I have read all the Myth books and I was not disappointed.

Skeeve has found he dislikes retirement so decides to return to work. He expects to get his old job as the head of M.Y.T.H. Inc. once he crosses the office threshold. Thus Skeeve is shocked when Aahz refuses to give up the top gun position he took over after Skeeve left. Everyone including the two combatants agree that they should compete for the position of boss. Skeeve and Aahz will work diametrically opposite on whatever case walks through the door next. Their mutual friends and allies fear the end of a long friendship and legendary in several dimensions partnership as only one can be MYTH-CHIEF. This is an engaging entry in the long running saga as fans will rejoice that Skeeve has returned to Myth Inc. after he personally walked away. The story line as always is filled with wit and amusing sidebars as Aahz and Skeeve trade barbs in a sort of "Anything you can do, I can do better" duet. However, when Skeeve turns reflective, his musings lack the intelligent jocularity of his debates with Aahz . Still fans of the Asprin-Nye myth saga will welcome the hero's return to the fold. Harriet Klausner

I really enjoy the Myth series and this title was no exception. I usually devour these books when I get my hands on them. If you are looking for a light hearted read with a good dose of humor then the Myth Series is for you. While it is not required that you read all the other stories in the series first, I think it helps a little bit. The characters do develop over the series. I did like how there were footnotes all throughout this novel pointing out which stories passages were related or referring to.

This book I think is steering back to the origins of what made this series fun to read in the first place. Several of the past few books were (dare I say) "cute" but really were off the mark a bit in the humor this book gets back into what made the series fun, hopefully Asprin/Nye are going to get back in stride and keep this series back into the 4-5 star range again.

The latest volume in the MYTH series sees the crew working to get back together. Skeeve is coming out of retirement. Aazh and he get into a little competition to see who will run the business. Of course, nothing will go as planned. Although I've enjoyed all the MYTH books, I do think this is the best effort in recent memory and makes look forward to all future volumes with even grater anticipation. If one likes humorous fantasy, you can't go wrong with this one.