Starter Villain by John Scalzi

Discussion question posted the day of our meeting, about the book:
4.11 Goodreads
264 pages

The satire science fiction novel won the 2024 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and was a finalist for the 2024 Hugo and Locus Awards.

Starter Villain follows Charlie Fitzer, a down-on-his-luck substitute teacher who unexpectedly inherits his estranged billionaire uncle’s supervillain empire. The story blends absurdist humor with action, dubbed as a James Bond book through the eyes of the villain.