The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination

The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination, edited by John Joseph Adams, is a very nice selection of short fiction from the point of view of the mad scientist. As with any collection, some of the stories are foolish, but quite a few are well worth the time. David Levine's "Letter to the Editor," has a supervillian delivering his monologue in the form of a newpaper op-ed and turning out to actually have the world's best interests at heart. "The Executor" by Daniel Wilson features an artificial intelligence administering the estate of a billionaire who wanted to cause trouble for his descendants. Mary Robinette Kowal, as usual, has a lovely character study in "We Interrupt This Broadcast," which takes place in the aftermath of the Manhattan Project.