{"product_id":"starter-villain-by-john-scalzi","title":"Starter Villain by John Scalzi","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNow in trade paperback,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarter Villain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis John Scalzi's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling standalone novel about inheriting your uncle's supervillain business.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNow a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing an exclusive short story from the perspective of your favorite feline!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a dog-eat-dog world...be a cat.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45918095278253,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/3364\/4461\/files\/9781250879394_2a64c.jpg?v=1776469597","url":"https:\/\/underbrushbooks.com\/products\/starter-villain-by-john-scalzi","provider":"Underbrush Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}