With both science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as the script of several graphic novels to his credit, author Robert L. Asprin commands a loyal following of both teen and adult readers. Getting his start as an author of science fiction during the mid-1970s, Asprin quickly began a move toward the fantasy genre with such novels as Another Fine Myth, Myth Conceptions, and 1985's Little Myth Marker. As the titles alone should make clear to a reader unfamiliar with his work, Asprin liberally garnishes his writing with a full dose of farce, deliberately leaden puns, and blatant parody. Comparing his work to that of author L. Sprague de Camp, Richard A. Lupoff comments in the St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers on the "typical Asprin characteristics of rapid pace, slapstick action, and broad humor."

The Cold Cash War was Asprin's first published novel. Drawing from...