The Games of Supervillainy by C.T. Phipps
Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer
Series: The Supervillainy Saga #2
Published by Indie
Published on: January 14, 2016
Genres: Fantasy
Pages: 252
Length: 6 hours and 55 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: Purchased
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Get ready for the action-packed follow up to The Rules of Supervillainy. This time with zombies, zombified heroes and villains, cults, magic, superscience, a dragon, a Greek demigod, and so much more!
Gary and Cloak have returned from the supervillain prison on the moon only to discover the city he plans to conquer and rule with an iron fist has been overrun with the living dead. Once again taking up the mantle of Merciless, the villain without mercy, Gary will have to pull it together quickly, find his wife, his gang, and a whole lot of help to stop the Brotherhood of Infamy from slaughtering the population of Falconcrest City and opening a portal to summon a Primal force of creation.
But Gary has a plan, or at least he's sure he'll have one soon. Just give him a second.
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So, this book starts out right where the last book ends. Gary Karkofsky and Cloak (which gives him his supervillain powers), aka Merciless, The Supervillain without Merci (yes, he is aware of the redundancy) returns to Falconcrest City to find it vacant of people. Or well, of at least living people? The city is overrun with zombies. Again, Gary finds himself working with heroes to save the day.
I really enjoyed spending more time with the characters. Mandy, Gary’s wife, is one of my favorite characters. While she is tolerant of Gary’s idea to be a supervillain, it is not her favorite thing. She wants to be a hero, but she allows Garry him villainous ways, but with some rules. I still enjoy Cindy, Gary’s ex-girlfriend and henchwoman. Diabloman continues to be a fun character, as a former A level villain, who has moved to a low D level with age and ramifications of his powers have caused on his health.
This series is really fun. It is full of dry humor and stock full of pop culture references.
“I would’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids”
“I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?”
The author even fits in a reference to the song, Walk the Dinosaur by Was Not Was, how can you go wrong with that?
I will say that I thought book one was better. I gave The Rules of Supervillainy 4.5 stars and I’m giving this one 4 stars. It is still a very enjoyable story. I still had a ton of laughs. I just think that the first book was a bit better. I enjoyed the plot of that story better. I will still be continuing the series. I can’t wait to see what else is in store for Gary.
Narration
I think this is a book that you really need to listen to. I just think that Jeffrey really brings out the humor in this book. I love the voices he’s picked for each character. I think he does the deadpan humor perfectly. There are just not enough great things for me to say about the narration of this book.
Try a sample of the audio here.
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
This sounds hilarious! I’m adding this series to my TBR. I don’t think I’ve listened to this narrator before. This will be my next go to when I need something with some humor.
This series is hilarious. I’ve had a great time with this series. I plan to listen to book three soon.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I’m glad you liked this one! I enjoyed the first book but the second wasn’t out yet and I haven’t gone back yet. Sounds like I need to. I was afraid with zombies mentioned and all.
Molly Mortensen recently posted…Hello world!
That has happened to me a few times. This is a great series. I hope you will pick it back up soon. The zombies aren’t scary. I think you will enjoy it.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
This really does look like it would be so much fun, I can see why you picked them up!
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I’m having a great time with this series. I’m excited to pick up book three.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
Glad you liked this one!
I’m having a great time with this series. I’m hoping to listen to Agent G soon.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
LOl, weird, I like it
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It is a bit weird, but in a good way. 😀
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
That sounds like a lot of fun.
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This series has been so far. I’m excited to go farther into the series.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
Yep, I keep seeing your reviews and I listened to the sample and I know I’ll have a blast with these.
Enjoyed your review, Melanie!
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I’ve got two hilarious villain series right now, both with the same narrator. They are both a lot of fun. They are different, but the same. I’m enjoying both a lot.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I’ll have to try this series someday… but I’ve hit my limit with protagonist villains for now. This one sounds a bit more light-hearted than Shadowmaster.
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Yeah, it is a bit more lighthearted. After seeing how the second book was for you in Shadowmaster series, I should’ve let you stay with this series.
Melanie recently posted…Review: When A Lioness Growls by Eve Langlais (@mlsimmons, @EveLanglais)
I love these kind of books and really have been looking for more humor laced books. Will have to give these a go!
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This is such a funny series. I’ve really enjoyed it.
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Nice this one takes off right were the first one ended. That sounds fun how the villain has to work with the superheroes to save the day. Mandy sounds like a great character. Sounds like a good read when you’re in the mood for a fun book.
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Mandy is a great character. She is my favorite in this series.
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