Starter Villain is by John Scalzi. A bizarre science fiction tale with super villains and intelligent cats. Charlie is a divorced substitute teacher barely making it. He is living in the house his father left him in trust when he died and his two step-siblings, who are also part of the trust, are desperate to get Charlie to agree to let them sell the house. If he can't get his life together, they just might get their wish. Then his uncle dies, a rich uncle he hasn't seen since he was a child, and leaves Charlie control of his super villain empire - complete with a volcano lair, talking cats with enhanced intelligence, a giant laser death ray, talking dolphins who want to unionize, and a super-secret multinational collection of villains who want him dead. So what can possibly go wrong? Scalzi is a delight! The twist at the end is typical of his wonderfully weird mind.
Ratings: 9th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (mature thematic content).
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