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Starter Villain

John Scalzi

Year read: 2024

About the book

Charlie is a divorced substitute teacher whose modest ambition is to buy a neighborhood pub. Instead, an estranged uncle leaves him a supervillain enterprise, an island headquarters, and a collection of dangerous enemies. Thrown into a world of corporate predators and improbable employees, including unusually capable cats, Charlie must figure out the business quickly enough to survive the people who want his inheritance.

Synopsis source: Tor Books / Macmillan (opens in a new tab)