Book Recommendation: If I Were An Evil Overlord....

[thewayne]

Paperback, edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Russell Davis, it was released earlier this year IIRC. Contains several short stories on the subject, including stories by Esther Friesner and Tanya Huff (Tanya's a new fav of mine, and her story is cool). Some stories that I particularly liked were The Life and Death of Fortune Cookie Tyrant, by Dean Wesley Smith, Gordie Culligan vs Doctor Longbeach and the HVAC of Doom, by J. Steven York (yes, HVAC = heating/ventilation/air conditioning), and Art Therapy, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman.


Anyway, definitely recommended.

Comments

[maegwin-of-hern.livejournal.com]

Do they also have this list that is going on, "100 Things to Do in Order to Rule the World" or something? Because that would totally fit to the title.

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Those are what these stories are based upon, or at least some of them. They've been on the web for a long time, the one that I prefer is Peter's at http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html.

But I don't think the two things are connected, aside from a mutual love of evil.

Glad you enjoyed it

[j-steven-york.livejournal.com]

Hi, theWayne. Happy to hear you enjoyed the book (and my story). (What am I don't here? Google knows-all, tells all.)

Per the comment, yes, I'd say the internet evil-overlord list was definitely an inspiration for the anthology, though it takes off in all sorts of directions.

Folks reading this are encouraged to drop by my occasionally updated blog:
http://york-multiplex.blogspot.com/

and my weekly web-comic, "Minions at Work," which has an obvious thematic connection to the anthology.
http://www.minionsatwork.com/
You can also find a video trailer for the comic at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDpDiP_LB20
(I'm pushing to get the word out about the comic, so if you check it out and like it, links and plugs are gratefully accepted.)

Keep reading,

-Steve

Re: Glad you enjoyed it

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

Very nice hearing from you, Steve! Yes, I quite enjoyed the story and would love to see more Culligan stories: my dad is a retired industrial plumber, so I knew immediately what HVAC was.

I'll definitely be checking out your sites: I read 20-30 web comics a day, so adding another is no big deal. ;-)