Starter Villain Review at Publishers Weekly
Posted on June 1, 2023 Posted by John Scalzi 6 Comments
And it’s a pretty damn good one, too. An excerpt:
“In this clever, fast-paced thriller, Hugo Award winner Scalzi (The Kaiju Preservation Society) subverts classic supervillain tropes with equal measures of tongue-in-cheek humor and common sense. Scalzi balances all the double-crosses and assassination attempts with ethical quandaries, explorations of economic inequality, and humor… The result is a breezy and highly entertaining genre send-up.”
The review is up at the PW site, but be warned that it has mild spoilers for the book content.
I know of another trade review that will be up soon, and I’ll post about that when I can. In the meantime, a nice way to start the official review season for the book!
— JS
Awesome, I can’t wait to get my copy!
Thanks for the snippet. I won’t read the full review as I’d like to avoid spoilers. But congrats on this “fresh out of the gate” review.
Only wish they hadn’t pushed out the release date.
I just finished the e-arc (Thanks Tor!). It was really fun. Especially the cats.
Will you have autographed copies for sale at conventions? If yes, I will be buying a dead tree version at Norman Oklahoma.
I’m with @Louis Sivo inasmuch as I don’t want spoilers before I read the book. But from what I have read, this is gonna be fun!