Django Wexler.
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying.
Orbit. 2024
From bestselling author Django Wexler comes
a laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a young woman who,
tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord,
decides maybe the Dark Lord is onto something after all.
Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times she’s rallied humanity and made the final charge. But the time loop always gets her in the end. Sometimes she’s killed quickly. Sometimes it takes a while. But she’s been defeated every time.
This time? She’s done being the hero and done being stuck in this endless time loop. If the Dark Lord always wins, then maybe that’s who she needs to be. It’s Davi’s turn to play on the winning side.