{"product_id":"starter-villain-9781250879394","title":"Starter Villain by Scalzi, John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing an exclusive short story from the perspective of your favorite feline! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eInheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who's running the place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a dog-eat-dog world...be a cat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Scalzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250879394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular SF authors of his generation. His debut, \u003ci\u003eOld Man's War\u003c\/i\u003e, won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, Redshirts\u003c\/i\u003e (which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Emperox\u003c\/i\u003e, and 2022's \u003ci\u003eThe Kaiju Preservation Society\u003c\/i\u003e. Material from his blog, Whatever, has earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45022393204889,"sku":"9781250879394","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_0e0735f9-2b68-4eaa-8b7e-7ceafc714593.jpg?v=1734653997","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/starter-villain-9781250879394","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}