Some of the early 'Myth' novels were later adapted as comic books by Foglio and others. Originally illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas, and later by Phil Foglio, the highly pun-driven books follow a 'demon' magician who has lost his powers and his inexperienced human apprentice as they travel through a variety of worlds in pursuit of finding their place in life, though under the guise of seeking wealth and glory. In 1978, Asprin began the ' MythAdventures' series, chronicling the comic adventures of Skeeve and Aahz, with the book Another Fine Myth. In 2002, Lynn Abbey resurrected the series with the novel Sanctuary. Offutt and David Drake, published novels about their characters. A series of graphic novels followed in the mid-1980s, and several other authors, including Andrew J. Janet Morris and Chris Morris went on to produce two more authorized Thieves' World 'Beyond' novels and a series of related novels about their immortalized character, Tempus, and the Sacred Band of Stepsons. Soon after the series hit its stride, many of the authors produced novels and stories outside the anthologies, beginning with Beyond Sanctuary by Janet Morris, the first 'authorized' Thieves World novel, published in 1985. Over the next few years, he created and edited (with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey) the Thieves' World series of shared world anthologies, credited as the first project of its type. Early writing Īsprin's first novel, The Cold Cash War, an expansion of an earlier short story of the same title, was published in 1977. In 1976, he was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for The Capture, a cartoon slide show written by Asprin and drawn by Phil Foglio.

He was also the founder and an influential member of the Dorsai Irregulars. He was active in science fiction fandom and in the early years of the Society for Creative Anachronism under the name 'Yang the Nauseating', and co-founded the Great Dark Horde in 1971. He was married (twice) and had two children. From 1965 through 1966 he served in the United States Army. Johns, Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1964 through 1965.

No Quarter by Robert Lynn Asprin