Starter Villain
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Featuring an exclusive short story from the perspective of your favorite feline Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place. Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they're coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital. It's up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyper-intelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good. In a dog-eat-dog world...be a cat.Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1250879396
ISBN13:9781250879394
Release Date:October 2024
Publisher:Tor Books
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"
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Fun, fast paced, quirky and bizarre...
Published by Olivier Pratt , 8 months ago
Fun, fast paced, quirky and bizarre. This is SciFi with a comical, Carlinesque attitude. Brilliant light hearted faire... If you need a break from King, or love Hitchhiker's Guide, this romp will make you giggle and come back for more.
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