{"product_id":"the-baddies-victor-tango-kilo-9798999004109","title":"The Baddies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe joined the enemy to take them down from the inside. It's not going great. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Imperium of Greater Scorpius is brutal, relentless, and bent on galactic conquest. Their massive interstellar army, the Scorpion Horde, uses overwhelming force, bureaucratic ruthlessness, and a complete disregard for ergonomics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOgden \"OK\" Kevitch meant to join the rebellion and fight Imperial tyranny. Really, he did. But due to some bad decisions and misunderstandings, he joined the Imperial Horde instead. Assigned to food service, he's slinging tuber-tots in the mess hall of a Scorpion Horde battle cruiser.\u003cp\u003eStill a rebel at heart (but an engineer by nature), OK tries to sabotage the Horde from underneath a hairnet. Unfortunately, his efforts have a tendency to backfire-and accidentally make things better for the Horde and worse for the rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis latest scheme involves smuggling out the stolen brain of a dead rebel scientist. It's risky, it's stupid, and it just might be exactly what the Horde wants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Baddies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a darkly satirical military science fiction novel about failure, rebellion, and the quiet horror of being employee-of-the-month for the bad guys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Baddies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and its companion novel, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHell Yeah! We're the Baddies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, explore the light side of the dark side-where one hapless food tech and one disgraced intelligence officer try to outmaneuver an empire built on cruelty, incompetence, and performance reviews. Together, they tell two distinct stories wrapped around the same set of events: a Rashomon-style exploration of different perspectives inside the Scorpion Imperium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Tango Kilo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999004109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vtk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Victor Tango Kilo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931052916991,"sku":"9798999004109","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9dc5aa4-a263-4c49-b4f7-e2b55cc490b8.jpg?v=1766346122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-baddies-victor-tango-kilo-9798999004109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}