John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut, Old Man's War, won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, The End of All Things and Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel. Material from his widely read blog Whatever has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.
Scalzi's latest is a light-hearted story with a likeable
fish-out-of-water protagonist and a lot of very smart cats. There's
also a dolphin labor dispute, some truly awful techbros, and a
volcano island lair . . . Who could resist?
*Rebecca Roanhorse, author of Black Sun*
Laugh-out-loud funny, intricately plotted and big-hearted enough to
touch even the grumpiest cynic, Starter Villain establishes Scalzi
as SF's leading humourist
*SFX*
Prepare to be delighted and surprised
*Daily Mail*
Satire aplenty . . . Charlie has to handle the lethal machinations
of rival villains and also a pod of talking dolphins with militant
trade union tendencies in a novel that gleefully skewers the vanity
and inanity of a certain kind of plutocrat
*The Financial Times*
In this clever, fast-paced thriller, Hugo Award winner subverts
classic supervillain tropes with equal measures of tongue-in-cheek
humor and common sense . . . The result is a breezy and highly
entertaining genre send-up
*Publishers Weekly*
Scalzi again examines tropes in a tale of an ordinary individual
being cast into an extraordinary situation with his trademark quick
pacing, clever banter, and ability to find humor in desperate
situations . . . With a large print run and a clever premise,
Scalzi’s latest will appeal to his legion of fans and draw in new
ones
*Booklist, starred review*
This story of snark with a heart reminds readers that the logical
conclusion of “dogs have owners, cats have staff” is that cats are
management and never let anyone forget it . . . Readers of humorous
fantasy are sure to love Scalzi’s latest as much as those cats;
it’s also for those who enjoy seeing superhero stories folded,
twisted, and mutilated and anyone wishing for a righteous villain
lair surrounded by intelligent sharks. Highly recommended
*Library Journal, starred review*
Fun, short and tightly plotted
*New Scientist*
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