

It’s up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. His uncle might have been a standup, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital. Jake had enemies, and now they’re coming after Charlie. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.īut becoming a supervillain isn’t all giant laser death rays and lava pits. 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. Particularly when you discover who’s running the place.Ĭharlie’s life is going nowhere fast. Inheriting your uncle’s supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. We haven’t firmed up his signing date yet, but expect it to be sometime close to the novel’s publication in September, 2023. Otherwise, we’ll assume you want the copy signed, but not inscribed. If you would like your copy inscribed, please mention to who in the comments section when checking out. Our pal, John Scalzi plans once again to come to our warehouse this summer to sign copies of his new novel, Starter Villain.
