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The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
Author: John Joseph Adams (Editor)

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. Frankenstei... more »n 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!

Contents:

Foreword (The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius) • essay by Chris Claremont

Secret Identity Management Variables: Managing Your Love Life is No Easier for Geniuses • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Professor Incognito Apologizes: An Itemized List / Austin Grossman;
Unexpected Cryptozoological Ramifications: Spoiled Brides are No Match for Science • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Father of the Groom / Harry Turtledove;
Observations in Psychological Cataclysms: Doctor, Heal Thyself • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Laughter at the Academy: A Field Study in the Genesis of Schizotypal Creative Genius Personality Disorder (SCGPD) / Seanan McGuire;
Vectors and Properties in Nemesis Relationships: Every Genius Needs a Good Publicist • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Letter to the Editor / David D. Levine;
Experiments in Inorganic Intelligence: The Only Thing Worse Than Obsolescence is Knowing You're Obsolete • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Instead of a Loving Heart (2004) / Jeremiah Tolbert;
Experiments in Inorganic Intelligence: Families Can Drive You Crazy • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Executor / Daniel H. Lewis;
Vectors and Properties in Nemesis Relationships: Everybody Needs Help with Their Evil Monologue • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Angel of Death Has a Business Plan / Heather Lindsley;
Biochemical Deterministic Happenstances: You Might Not Like Drugs, But They Will Like You • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Homo Perfectus / Dave Wolverton [as by David Farland];
Promethean Origination and Impacts: Weird Science is No Substitute for Love • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Ancient Equations / L. A. Banks;
Unmapped Variables in Multiple Intelligences: Touch Nothing in the Secret Lab • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Rural Singularity / Alan Dean Foster;
Logistics and Support of Evil Programmatics: Never Trust a Job Posting on Craigslist • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Captain Justice Saves the Day / Genevieve Valentine;
Promethean Origination and Impacts: These Things Run in the Family • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Mad Scientist's Daughter (2010) / Theodora Goss;
Alchemical Explorations: Mad Science is Stranger Than Magic • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Space Between [Outlander] (2012) / Diana Gabaldon;
Unexpected Cryptozoological Ramifications: It's Not Easy Being Tentacled • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Harry and Marlowe Meet the Founder of the Aetherian Revolution [Harry and Marlowe] / Carrie Vaughn;
Promethean Origination and Impacts: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap (or Even Geniuses Get What They Deserve) • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Blood & Stardust / Laird Barron;
Power Strategies and Fact Management: A Real Genius Can Fool All the People, All the Time • essay by John Joseph Adams;
A More Perfect Union / L. E. Modesitt, Jr.;
Secret Identity Management Variables: It's Lonely at the Top • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Rocks Fall / Naomi Novik;
Mathematical Destruction Scenarios: Always Double-Check the Calculations • essay by John Joseph Adams;
We Interrupt this Broadcast / Mary Robinette Kowal;
Unexpected Cryptozoological Ramifications: Pick Your Supervillain Name with Care • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Last Dignity of Man / Marjorie M. Liu;
Observations in Pathological Cataclysms: If it Sounds Too Good to Be True, It's Crazy • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Pittsburgh Technology / Jeffrey Ford;
Vectors and Properties in Nemesis Relationships: Pick a Good Partner and an Even Better Nemesis • essay by John Joseph Adams;
Mofongo Knows / Grady Hendrix;
Absolute World Domination Successes: When You Can Get Anything You Want, Be Careful What You Wish For • essay by John Joseph Adams;
The Food Taster's Boy / Ben H. Winters.

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ISBN-13: 9780765326447
ISBN-10: 0765326442
Publication Date: 2/19/2013
Pages: 336
Edition: First Edition
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Publisher: Tor Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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