In Robert Asprin's, Something M.Y.T.H. Inc., the fantasy genre is present with many distinctive traits of fantasy fiction. The qualities of fantasy fiction that are present in this novel are friendship to achieve a common goal, a larger than life protagonist, and a quest. All these forms of characteristics prove the genre of the book to be fantasy fiction.

The characteristics of friendship to achieve a common goal are present throughout the whole book. The main character, Guido, is part of an elite team called "M.Y.T.H. Inc.." This group is the best of the best in the entire kingdom. The main duty of this squad is to protect the Great Skeeve and to solve any major problems that might arise in the kingdom. They all work together making up each other's weaknesses by using their strengths. For the beginning half of the...