Description: "Skeeve was a magician's apprentice, until an assassin hired by
an ancient enemy struck and his master was dead. Skeeve suddenly found
himself alone with Aahz, a purple-tongued demon the old magician had summoned
from another dimension as a practical joke just before he was killed.
"Aahz had lost his powers. Skeeve had lost his job. So together, they set
out through a universe populated by Deveels (or devils), Imps, dragons,
unicorns and more, looking for a way to get even..."
Little Myth Marker
Description: "Skeeve's dealt himself a fine mess of trouble this time. First
he bluffs his way into a high-stakes game of dragon poker and, by some
miracle, wins. Then, still flush with luck, Skeeve heads straight for the
king of dragon poker, the Sen-Sen Ante Kid. And with a pot of half a million,
there'd better not be any myth-deals.
"But even if Skeeve can hold his own in a high-stakes game, there's still
Markie. Left as a pint-sized IOU by a player who went broke, she conjures a
house full of trouble every time she tries to cast a spell. And to top it
off, jealous magicians have hired the notorious assassin, The Axe, to cut more
than the deck..."
Myth Conceptions
Description: "A demon who had lost his powers, Aahz still managed to keep his
apprentice, Skeeve, out of most kinds of trouble. Then Skeeve was summoned to
the court of Rodrick the Fifth of Possiltum to audition for the position of
Court Magician. Unfortunately for everyone, he got the job.
"How was Aahz going to help Skeeve defend a kingdom against the mightiest
invading army in the world? With his pet dragon Gleep and bewitching
green-haired Tanda standing by, Skeeve waited for Aahz to come up with a
solution. The problem was, if they won they would be executed - and if they
lost they would be killed. What kind of magik could beat those odds?"
Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections
Description: "How could such a thick-headed demon be so thin-skinned? But
Aahz, Skeeve's friend and mentor, has taken exception to something his partner
has said, and left in a huff. It was just a myth-understanding, but now it's
Skeeve's job to apologize for his thoughtless behavior and convince his scaly
cohort to rejoin the firm.
"So Skeeve finds himself in the missing Pervect's home dimension, the worst
neighborhood in the multiverse, where jokes are a felony...and courtesy a
myth-demeanor!"
Thieves' World
Description: "Lynn Abbey, Poul Anderson, Robert Asprin, John Brunner, Joe
Haldeman, and Andrew J. Offutt have created Sanctuary, and people it with
wonders: One-Thumb (the crooked bartender at the Vulgar Unicorn); Enas Yorl,
magician and involuntary shape changer (he lost a duel with another magician);
Jubal, ex-gladiator and slave who is now a pillar of the community (he made
his money selling slaves); Lythande the Star-browed (his magic is in question,
his sword-play is not); Cappen Varra the Minstral (the only honest man in
Sanctuary). These are just some of the unforgettable players you will meet on
a stage where murder, mayhem, and skullduggery - with always a bit of magic -
are the order of the day."
