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Starter Villain

Written by: John Scalzi
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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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, 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.

©2023 John Scalzi (P)2023 Audible, Inc. Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Superhero
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The story was fun, funny and well written but Will Wheaton’s performance truly elevated the story.

Good story. Wheaton brought it to life.

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pacy story with anough absurdity but neat tie ins, and the narrator does a good job!

rambunctious, fun listen

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typical scalzi! its a fun light read, never a dull moment. if you're a fan scalzis work and you wanted some James bond thrown in the mix along with some cats this book is for you. and of course, wil Wheaton it's fantastic as usual!

there are villains and super intelligent cats! nuff said.

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A good light read with twists and turns. All in all would recommend, especially as a palate cleanser between books.

A lovely light read

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