<p><b>From the author of the Gods Are Bastards<i> </i>series: The wickedly funny action-adventure portal fantasy continues-and things can only get worse . . .</b></p><p>Not long ago, Seiji was an ill-tempered, misanthropic man at war with the world. But then he was transported to a strange, savage realm for the purpose of literally <i>making war on the world</i>. In this reality, he's an extremely reluctant evil overlord with a temperamental goddess patron to please.</p><p>So in spite of his own natural unpleasantness, Seiji has tried to be the best bad guy he can be: providing for the downtrodden, offering healthcare to hookers, that sort of thing. Which has won him some staunch (but still diabolical) allies and a hell of a lot of enemies. Especially his main competitor in chaos and crime, Lady Gray, who really didn't appreciate being displaced by him.</p><p>But Seiji's coming to realize that despite his brash, bold exterior, his very human psyche is taking a serious beating from the extreme brutality he's committed and witnessed. In fact, he's starting to wonder if being such a big bad dude is all it's cracked up to be-or if there's any way out of all this . . .</p><p>