Аннотация
Robert Asprin
Little Myth Marker
Chapter One:
"The difference between an inside straight and a blamed fool is callin' the last bet!"
-B. MAVERICK
"CALL!"
"Bump."
"Bump again."
"Who're you trying to kid? You got elf-high nothing!"
"Try me!"
"All right! Raise you limit."
"Call."
"Call."
"Elf-high nothing bumps you back limit."
"Fold."
"Call."
For those of you starting this book at the beginning (Bless you! I hate it when readers cheat by reading ahead!), this may be a little confusing. The above is the dialogue during a game of dragon poker. What is dragon poker, you ask? Well, it's reputed to be the most complicated card game ever invented ... and here at the Bazaar at Deva, they should know.
The Bazaar is the biggest shopping maze and haggling spot in all the dimensions, and consequently gets a lot of dimension travelers (demons) passing through. In addition to the shops, stalls, an...
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