Robert Asprin

Robert Asprin died on May 22, 2008 at home due to myocardial infarction at an age of 61. His glasses and a Terry Pratchett novel were found next to his body. The following weekend, he was to receive Guest of Honor at the Marcon.

The best place to start is the Combat Command series, the earliest of Robert Asprin's multi-book series: it opens with The Cold Cash War (1977) and runs to 10 books across 1977–1989, ending with Cold Cash Warrior (1989). Robert Asprin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Robert Asprin has 113 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1977 and 2016. 101 of them belong to 14 named series — the largest being the Myth Adventures series with 20 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert Asprin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Combat Command (1977–1989, 10 books), Myth Adventures (1978–2016, 20 books) and Myth Adventures Graphic Novels (1978–2007, 3 books), plus 9 more.

This guide splits Robert Asprin's 113 books into 14 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Myth Adventures (20 books, 1978–2016); Combat Command (10 books, 1977–1989); Role Aids (9 books, 1983–1994); Merovingen Nights (8 books, 1985–1991); Thieves' World Graphic Novels (7 books, 1985–1987), plus 9 further series.