Starter Villain

Locus and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi brings us a turbo-charged tale of a family business with a difference - as Charlie discovers when he inherits it. This one comes with a hidden headquarters, minions, talking cats and James Bond-like supervillain rivals. 'Starter Villain establishes Scalzi as SF's leading humourist' - SFX Warning: supervillain in training. Risk of world domination. Inheriting his late uncles business proves complicated. Its also way more dangerous than Charlie could ever have imagined. Because his uncle had kept his supervillain status a secret until now. Divorced and emotionally dependent on his cat, Charlie wasnt loving life. Although they werent close, news of his Uncle Jake's death didnt help. And that was before Jakes rivals (seriously vengeful ones) ambushed his funeral. Now Charlie must decide if he should stay stuck in his rut, or step up to take on the business, the enemies, the minions, the hidden volcano lair . . . Even harder to get used to are the language-using, computer-savvy cats and the fact that in the organizations hierarchy, theyre management. If Charlie does say yes, this lifeline could become a death wish. Because theres much more to being an Evil Mastermind than he suspected. Yet could this also, finally, be his chance to shine? Praise for John Scalzi: Hugely enjoyable, intelligent and good-humoured fun - The Guardian Sheer geeky pleasure from start to finish - Financial Times An escapist delight - The Times