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$2.99 | Starter Villain by John Scalzi (Kindle ebook)

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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.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9KVXCQ6
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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.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9KVXCQ6

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xraycatToday 7:10 PM
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This is a great, easy and fun read. Definitely a good palate cleanser.
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Today 9:25 PM
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rangerxenosToday 9:25 PM
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Great book, I've yet to read anything bad by Scalzi.
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iLoveCerealToday 9:25 PM
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Quote from xraycat View quoted comment :
This is a great, easy and fun read. Definitely a good palate cleanser.
Agreed - it's a nice, quick read that's plenty silly. Standalone too so no longterm commitment to an entire series.
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FuschiaJuice666Today 10:25 PM
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Good book. I'm sure you can rent it from the library first before committing to it. The audiobook is also good. Narrator is Wil Wheaton.

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