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Villains In Training By Julia S. Mandala & Linda L. Donahue. Cover art by Brad Foster. Perfect-bound Trade Paperback - 252 pages $14.00 + Shipping Also available in e-book format: Amazon: Kindle

Bad Guys Need Schools, Too

After six books and seven movies, we know where good wizards go to learn their craft. But what about the bad guys? They attend the prestigious University of Dark Arts and Arcane Sciences, where they enjoy such classes as Escaping From Angry Mobs, Monster Husbandry and Vivisection.

But when Dex, a student mad scientist, and Drake, an evil sorcerer in training, arrive at the university for their junior year, they discover that the Transdimensional Supreme Court has ordered the university to integrate–i.e. it must establish a college for heroes and superheroes.

Determined to drive the nosy do-gooders from their campus, Dex and Drake instigate a series of vicious pranks. “Cooperation” isn’t a recommended course for villains, though, so their ventures don’t turn out quite as planned. Meanwhile, a determined villain has hatched a plot that only Dex and Drake can stop. But how can they work together when cooperation isn’t in their evil natures? As usual, the devil is in the details…