{"product_id":"the-demon-overlord-s-retirement-plan-7823","title":"The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Demon Overlord retires to farm turnips in peace, only to find life in a small village far more chaotic than he ever could have anticipated in this laugh-out-loud debut cozy fantasy with teeth. Now with an exclusive bonus adventure!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonderful romp with a Dark Lord who gets a taste for Pratchett-esque small town living, assisted (kind of) by a floofy hellhound and a devious goat. Lots of fun!\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eDjango Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen destroying the world and killing the hero grows boring, what's a Demon Overlord to do but quit while he's ahead?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalornus Prime was the Scourge of Nations, Ender of Hope, and Master of the Cardinal Sins. He had done everything worth doing. Some of it more than once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis retirement plan was simple: get a goat, farm quietly, and avoid accidentally conquering anything. The plan didn't include soul-crushing town halls, after-school combat lessons with children, and a war with perhaps his most worthy nemesis yet: the rose-growing, seventy-three year-old widow next door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEven in retirement, evil never sleeps...but it does plant turnips.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen corrupt officials and greedy merchants threaten his infuriatingly loveable neighbors, Galornus faces a new kind of challenge: saving the village without revealing he is the monster parents invoke to make children eat their vegetables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan\u003c\/i\u003e is a cozy fantasy with teeth, where the hardest battle isn't defeating heroes--it's staying retired and learning how to live after 444 lifetimes of villainy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM.H. Foster\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Gentle Apocalypse \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eJanissary\u003c\/i\u003e series. Foster writes across the spectrum of fantasy, from quiet villages and retired villains to battlefields where ideals clash under banners and steel. Whether absurd or austere, every story explores what it means to fight, fail, and find purpose when the world refuses to make sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more from M.H., please visit patreon.com\/cw\/mhfoster\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M H Foster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52829843849501,"sku":"9781538787823","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/9095\/8877\/files\/9781538787823.jpg?v=1787945559","url":"https:\/\/www.anovelideaphilly.com\/products\/the-demon-overlord-s-retirement-plan-7823","provider":"A Novel Idea on Passyunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}