The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination

Publisher Marketing: Mad scientists have never had it so tough. In super-hero comics, graphic novels, films, TV series, video games, and even works of what may be fiction, they are besieged by those who stand against them, devoid of sympathy for their irrational, megalomaniacal impulses to rule, destroy, or otherwise dominate the world as we know it. Dr. Frankenstein was the first truly mad scientist of the modern era. And what did it get him? Destroyed by his own creation. And Jules Verne s Captain Nemo, a man ahead of his time as well as out of his head what did he do to deserve persecution? Even Lex Luthor, by all accounts a genius, has been hindered not once, not twice, but so many times that it has taken hundreds of comic books, a few films, and no fewer than ten full seasons of a television series to keep him properly thwarted. It s just not fair. So those of us who are so twisted and sick that we love mad scientists have created this guide. Some of the names have been changed to protect the guilty, but you ll recognize them. It doesn t matter, though. This guide is not for you. It s for them: the underhanded, over-brained paranoiacs who so desperately need our help. What lies behind those unfocused, restless eyes and drooling, wicked grins? Why and how do they concoct their nefarious plots? Why are they so set on taking over the world? If you ve ever asked yourself any of these questions, you re in luck, because we are exposing their secrets, aiding and abetting their evil. It all awaits, within. Watch out, world!" Contributor Bio:  Adams, John Joseph JOHN JOSEPH ADAMS is the bestselling editor of "Wastelands", "Under the Moons of Mars", "Seeds of Change", "The Living Dead", "The Way of the Wizard, By Blood We Live, "and" The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". He's a two-time finalist for the Hugo and a three-time finalist for the World Fantasy Award. He is also the publisher and editor of "Lightspeed Magazine", and the cohost of Wired.com's "The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy" podcast. He lives in Coastal Central California. Contributor Bio:  Rudnicki, Stefan Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than two thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014 and was named one of "AudioFile" s Golden Voices in 2012. Contributor Bio:  Kowal, Mary Robinette Mary Robinette Kowal was the 2008 recipient of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer and a Hugo winner for her story For Want of a Nail. A professional puppeteer and voice actor, she spent five years touring nationally with puppet theaters. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Rob, and nine manual typewriters. www.maryrobinettekowal.comContributor Bio:  Eyre, Justine Justine Eyre is a classically trained actress who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks. With a prestigious Audie Award and four "AudioFile" Earphones Awards under her belt, Justine is multilingual and is known for her great facility with accents. Her recent television credits include "Two and a Half Men" and "Mad Men".