{"product_id":"starter-villain-library-binding","title":"Starter Villain - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Scalzi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.5 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alex Awards (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726599786559,"sku":"9798885791489","price":71.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e965fa2b4c9b8fd6f33941811f52dd87.webp?v=1765111583","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/starter-villain-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}