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Engineer.Survivor.Supervillain. When a down on his luck engineer ends up coming into possession of a rundown suit of power-armor, he sees an opportunity to make some quick cash by selling it off to the nearest supervillain. Unfortunately for him, what should have been a quick and easy sale to pay…

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1 author picked Supervillainy and Other Poor Career Choices as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a comedic take on being a supervillain.

The main character finds some power armor and wants to sell it but ends up becoming a supervillain for hire, while trying to fend off the affections of his boss’s daughter.

The author does an excellent job of balancing the action with the comedy. I couldn’t put this book down.

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