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Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Audiobook)

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Audible has Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Audiobook) on sale for $1.99.

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About this Audible Audiobook:
  • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
  • Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
  • 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, hyperintelligent 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.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • This book is rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on over 9,100 customer reviews.
  • This sale ends today at 11:59 PM PT (9/4).
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Audible has Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Audiobook) on sale for $1.99.

Thanks to community member pippypoppy for sharing this deal.

About this Audible Audiobook:
  • Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
  • Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
  • 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, hyperintelligent 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.

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • This book is rated 4.6 out of 5 stars based on over 9,100 customer reviews.
  • This sale ends today at 11:59 PM PT (9/4).
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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aktif8
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Absolutely terrific book. Scalzi never disappoints, but this one is especially excellent (ffo: soon I will be invincible) (my 13 y/O son tore through this one in 2 days as well!)
Jmercy2k
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Just bought! Saw the low price and great reviews. Also Wil Weathon is an excellent narrator.

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Sep 04, 2024 04:32 PM
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aktif8Sep 04, 2024 04:32 PM
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Absolutely terrific book. Scalzi never disappoints, but this one is especially excellent (ffo: soon I will be invincible) (my 13 y/O son tore through this one in 2 days as well!)
Sep 04, 2024 04:56 PM
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Sep 04, 2024 04:56 PM
Jmercy2kSep 04, 2024 04:56 PM
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Just bought! Saw the low price and great reviews. Also Wil Weathon is an excellent narrator.
Sep 04, 2024 04:59 PM
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muffin30082Sep 04, 2024 04:59 PM
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As others have mentioned, great story, wil Weaton did a great job on the narration. Highly reccomend. For $2 it's a no brainer.
Sep 04, 2024 04:59 PM
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zeetesSep 04, 2024 04:59 PM
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great book
Sep 04, 2024 05:13 PM
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WDEagleSep 04, 2024 05:13 PM
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Thanks OP. Ordered. Repped.
Sep 04, 2024 05:33 PM
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WasserSep 04, 2024 05:33 PM
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Quote from aktif8 :
Absolutely terrific book. Scalzi never disappoints, but this one is especially excellent (ffo: soon I will be invincible) (my 13 y/O son tore through this one in 2 days as well!)
The successors to the original Old Man's War installment were going from mediocre to terrible quickly. Maybe he contracted them out, not sure.
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Sep 04, 2024 05:39 PM
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AntoniusSep 04, 2024 05:39 PM
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Quote from Wasser :
The successors to the original Old Man's War installment were going from mediocre to terrible quickly. Maybe he contracted them out, not sure.
Yeah, some of his earlier stuff was good but over the years it's gotten a little too ideologically preachy and less entertaining. Naturally, like so much other media now, if you fall into the ideological category he's in and love an echo chamber, everything he writes is glorious and awesome and you pump your fist in the air reading it, and if you don't fall into that category, you find a lot of it tiring and obnoxious... particularly because the actual bottom line in my opinion is that the QUALITY of the writing, ideological bent notwithstanding, really just isn't that good anymore.
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Sep 04, 2024 08:04 PM
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KommanderSkullSep 04, 2024 08:04 PM
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The cat is looking deep into your soul. He is not pleased.
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Sep 05, 2024 02:03 AM
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zealeusSep 05, 2024 02:03 AM
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I don't see a way to purchase this book on the main page - while the sale price of $1.99 is listed, only the Subscribe option is available. Other books, I see the purchase option. This seems to be the sale book where the "Buy" button isn't there. Sign out, see the button. Try to "buy", signs in, but no button.

But if I go to my (empty) cart, Audible's "You might also like" section has the book at $1.99 with the "add to cart" link and works. Weird.
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diveborg
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Sep 05, 2024 02:19 AM
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Well, I guess I'm firmly ensconced in his echo chamber because I've enjoyed every book he's ever written. I've read this book. My only complaint is that I finished it way too quickly.
Sep 05, 2024 02:23 AM
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bleuikoSep 05, 2024 02:23 AM
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I love his stuff. Read almost everything including this one. I'd say it's not the best writing but perfect for mindless commute. I like that it's lighthearted and not too hard to go through.
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lsabbann41Sep 06, 2024 12:38 AM
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Dead?
Showing as $20.96 for me (and I have an active membership)

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