Little Myth Marker

by Robert Lynn Asprin

Book Overview

Skeeve bluffs his way into a high-stakes game of dragon poker-and wins! But now he's left with Markie, a pint-sized IOU left by a player who went broke. She conjures up a house full of trouble every... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441484999
• ISBN13: 9780441484997
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Skeeve Plays Dragon Poker

Little Myth Marker (1985) is the sixth Fantasy novel in the Myth series, following Myth-Ing Persons. In the previous volume, Aahz disappears out the back door into an unknown dimension searching for three people. After several days, Luanna knocks on the door to say that Aazh is in the local jail charged with murder. Skeeve and his friends go looking for him. In this novel, Skeeve is the representative for Mob on Deva. He is also receiving a retainer from the Devan Merchants Association to keep the Mob out of the Great Bazaar. Skeeve still doesn't know how to travel between dimensions without a D-hopper. Aahz is a Pervect from the Perv dimension. He had been a master magician, but lost his magical powers due to a practical joke. Now he is Skeeve's partner and mentor. Massha is a mechanic from an unknown dimension. She uses devices to produce her magic. Now she is learning real magic from Skeeve as his apprentice. Chumley is a Troll from the Trollia dimension. He is also the big brother of Tananda. He uses the Crunch persona to hide his shyness. Tananda is a Trollop from the Trollia dimension. She has green skin and hair and a very voluptuous body. She is Chumley's little sister and an assassin. Don Bruce is a fairy Godfather, a senior member of the Mob on Klah. He is responsible for the Deva operation. Guido is a senior gangster in the Mob. He is now the personal bodyguard of the Great Skeeve. Nunzio is Guido's cousin and also a senior gangster. He is now another personal bodyguard of Skeeve. Bunny is a top-heavy little redhead. She is also the niece of Don Bruce. The Geek is a Deveel from the Deva dimension. He is also a bookie, of which Deva has many. Pidge is a human living on Deva. He likes to play dragon poker. His name comes from "pigeon" because he loses so often. Markie is the daughter of Pidge. IF he loses, Pidge leaves Markie as his marker. In this story, Skeeve is playing dragon poker in a game run by the Geek. He is winning big, although he doesn't really understand the game. Instead, he bets against the players, based on their observed patterns. At one point, Pidge runs out of cash. He asks the Geek to take his marker. When another player objects, Skeeve offers to take his marker. When Skeeve wins the hand, everybody else cashes in their chips and leaves. Then the Geek brings over Markie and gives her to Skeeve. He is confused, so the geek explains that she is collateral for Pidge's debt. She asks if Skeeve is her pretend daddy. On the way back to the tent, Markie asks Skeeve if they will be living alone or does he have a girlfriend. He answers "No". Then he explains about Tananda, Chumley, Guido, Nunzio, Buttercup, Gleep, Massha, and Aahz. Markie is impressed by the bodyguards, but not much else. Before reaching home, Skeeve warns Markie about Aahz. He tells her to stay behind him. Then he walks into the lion's den. Naturally, the inside of the tent is much larger than the outside.

my favorite myth book

I have been a fan of Skeeve and Aahz since the "Another Fine Myth". Some of the books are better than the others, but this is my favorite. The novice magician Skeeve is finally coming into his own. The MYTH family is all there and in fine comic form, though some real growth occurs in the character interaction. The book is funny and heart-warming. There are some great surprise twists in the story. The final big dragon poker game with the Sen-Sen Ante Kid is wonderful.

My favorite of the Myth series!

Even now (years after my first reading of this book), I still pick it up every once in a while for fun. I love the "Myth" series (I still futilely hope Asprin will write another one!), and I think this one is the best of them all. I appear to be in the minority, but I like "Little Myth Marker". It reveals an interesting depth to the characters, particularly Aahz and Massha. And its take on parenthood is alternately funny and touching.

Awesome!

This book is really terrific. It's not quite as good as the previous books in the series, but that's still pretty good.

Not exactly there.

I love Robert Asprin's Myth series. Little Myth Marker was not exactly with his usual Myth stuff. I loved it, it was a good turn for the series.