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From Victor Frankenstein to Lex Luthor, from Dr. Moreau to Dr. Doom, readers have long been fascinated by insane plans for world domination and the madmen who devise them. Typically, we see these villains through the eyes of good guys. This anthology, however, explores the world of mad scientists and evil geniuses--from their own wonderfully twisted point of view.

An all-star roster of bestselling authors--including Diana Gabaldon, Daniel Wilson, Austin Grossman, Naomi Novik, and Seanan McGuire... twenty-two great storytellers all told--have produced a fabulous assortment of stories guaranteed to provide readers with hour after hour of high-octane entertainment born of the most megalomaniacal mayhem imaginable.

Everybody loves villains. They're bad; they always stir the pot; they're much more fun than the good guys, even if we want to see the good guys win. Their fiendish schemes, maniacal laughter, and limitless ambition are legendary, but what lies behind those crazy eyes and wicked grins? How--and why--do they commit these nefarious deeds? And why are they so set on taking over the world?

If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, you're in luck: It's finally time for the madmen's side of the story.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword - 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 - short story by Austin Grossman
• Unexpected Cryptozoological Ramifications: Spoiled Brides are No Match for Science - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Father of the Groom - short story by 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) - short story by Seanan McGuire
• Vectors and Properties in Nemesis Relationships: Every Genius Needs a Good Publicist - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Letter to the Editor - short story by 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) - short story by Jeremiah Tolbert
• Experiments in Inorganic Intelligence: Families Can Drive You Crazy - essay by John Joseph Adams
• The Executor - short story by 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 - short story by Heather Lindsley
• Biochemical Deterministic Happenstances: You Might Not Like Drugs, But They Will Like You - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Homo Perfectus - short story by David Farland
• Promethean Origination and Impacts: Weird Science is No Substitute for Love - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Ancient Equations - short story by L. A. Banks
• Unmapped Variables in Multiple Intelligences: Touch Nothing in the Secret Lab - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Rural Singularity - short story by 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 - short story by Genevieve Valentine
• Promethean Origination and Impacts: These Things Run in the Family - essay by John Joseph Adams
• The Mad Scientist's Daughter - (2010) - novelette by Theodora Goss
• Alchemical Explorations: Mad Science is Stranger Than Magic - essay by John Joseph Adams
• The Space Between - (2012) - novella by 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 - short story by 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 - short story by 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 - short story by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
• Secret Identity Management Variables: It's Lonely at the Top - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Rocks Fall - short story by Naomi Novik
• Mathematical Destruction Scenarios: Always Double-Check the Calculations - essay by John Joseph Adams
• We Interrupt this Broadcast - short story by Mary Robinette Kowal
• Unexpected Cryptozoological Ramifications: Pick Your Supervillain Name with Care - essay by John Joseph Adams
• The Last Dignity of Man - novelette by 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 - short story by Jeffrey Ford
• Vectors and Properties in Nemesis Relationships: Pick a Good Partner and an Even Better Nemesis - essay by John Joseph Adams
• Mofongo Knows - short story by 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 - short story by Ben H. Winters

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