Phil Foglio è un creatore con una ricca storia nell'arte e nei fumetti. Riconosciuto inizialmente come un popolare fan artist di fantascienza negli anni '70, è passato alla scrittura e al disegno professionali negli anni '80. Il suo lavoro, spesso caratterizzato da umorismo e avventura, presenta uno stile artistico distintivo e una dedizione alla creazione di mondi intricati. Insieme a sua moglie, Kaja Foglio, è il co-creatore di un'acclamata serie di fumetti e romanzi.
Two classic Myth books are together in one volume. In M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link, former magician's apprentice Skeeve tumbles up the corporate ladder, but that doesn't keep him from sleuthing around some dangerous dimensions. And in Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections, Skeeve's demon cohort, Ahaz, leaves in a huff, and Skeeve finds him in the worst neighborhood in the galaxy.
An alien task force searching for test subjects for their experiments meets their match in a tough New York City street gang
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare and Europe is ruled by dynasties of mad scientists, terrorizing the population with their bizarre inventions. At Transylvania Polygnostic University, student Agatha Clay seems destined for a boring career as a lab assistant, until the University is overthrown by a ruthless tyrant, and Agatha finds herself a prisoner aboard his massive airship
Foreword§Introduction§Part the First: Before We Begin§Chapter 1: What Is Steampunk?§Chapter 2: Tools of the Modern Mad Scientist...and Materials, Too§Chapter 3: You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!§Part the Second: The Story§Chapter 4: Decoder Armguard: Wherein our heroes get the message§Chapter 5: Signaling Periscope: Wherein our heroes pass the message along§Chapter 6: Goggles: Wherein our heroes prepare for a trip§Chapter 7: Grappling Hook Launcher: Wherein our heroes get a lift§Chapter 8: Airship Harness: Wherein our heroes fly by night§Chapter 9: Glider Wings: Wherein our heroes get separated§Chapter 10: Rivet Gun: Wherein our heroes get stranded§Chapter 11: Power Armor and Magnetic Amplification Gauntlet: Wherein our heroes are reunited§Chapter 12: Rocket Pack: Wherein our heroes visit their uncle§Chapter 13: Epilogue: Wherein our heroes escape§Part the Third: Hastily Scribbled Laboratory Notes§A. This Way Lies Madness§B. Dramatis Personae§C. For the Brilliant but Mathematically Challenged Mad Scientist§Final Thoughts§
Myth Conceptions
Books One and Two of Asprin's bestselling Myth series are now together in this two-in-one omnibus. In Another Fine Myth, Skeeve's master is murdered, and now this apprentice magician must deal with Aahz, a powerless demon summoned by the old magician as a joke. And in Myth Conceptions, Skeeve auditions for court magician at the court of Rodrick and, unfortunately, gets the job.