Reading Myth-Gotten Gains, one of the later books Robert Asprin wrote with Jody Lynn Nye, I wondered what Terry Pratchett thought of him. We know that Asprin died while reading a Pratchett novel in 2008. As far as I know, they never got together to share a pun or two. Asprin started publishing a few years before Pratchett but had a fallow period in the nineties when Pratchett was reaching his stride. Their fictional worlds share the idea that our muggle dimension bleeds over into the livelier realms of fantasy. Both had fun with interdimensional puns. Discworld had a fad called Music with Rocks In. Asprin gives you a groaner from an old TV ad. When the Shaor Ming nuns tell Aahz that their good works and prayers exempted them from taxes and fees, Aahz quips, “So nobody is supposed to squeeze the Shaor Ming?” The nuns, of course, don’t get it. Pratchett’s humor has depths that Asprin seldom reaches, but as a Catskill comic might say, funny is funny. So enjoy. ( )

Aahz and Tananda's quest to help a talented young woman save her beloved grandfather involves collecting some obnoxious talking magical items. Aahz thinks of many things during this adventure. Alas, buying a roll of duct tape wasn't one of them. It was fun. ( )

Starring: Aahz, with guest appearances by Tanda and a few others.
The series has deteriorated as the square of each volume's distance from the first book.
Note: reading dates approximate. ( )