Starter Villain

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272 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 2023 by Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom.

ISBN:
9780765389220
Goodreads:
61885029

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4 stars (4 reviews)

Inheriting your mysterious uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might imagine.

Sure, there are the things you'd expect. The undersea volcano lairs. The minions. The plots to take over the world. The international networks of rivals who want you dead.

Much harder to get used to...are the the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats.

And the fact that in the overall organization, they're management...

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reviewed Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Starter Villain

4 stars

A classic Scalzi one-shot novel--a fluffy snack with some good twists.

The basic setup is that down-on-his-luck Charlie Fitzer unexpectedly inherits his estranged billionaire uncle's villainous empire and now has to fend with other villains who were pissed at his uncle.

Key features:

  • volcano lair
  • jerk dolphins who want to unionize
  • zoom call power plays
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Subjects

  • Fiction
  • Science Fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Adult
  • Humor

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