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A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers from the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.

Includes a short story set in the Villains universe, “Warm up”, and a teaser of the next book in the series, Vengeful.

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates―brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.

Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find―aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge―but who will be left alive at the end?

In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn’t automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question.

“A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page one…highly recommended!” ―Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Universe vs The Avengers and Patient Zero

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Enter the Bestselling Worlds of V. E. Schwab
In the thrilling follow-up to Vicious, a super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions leads to a terrible reckoning. The triumphant conclusion to the bestselling Villains series. Against all the years, the betrayals, and the odds—the arch-rivals and their allies will meet for a final time, on a chess board laid out by an enemy they never saw coming. The first two installments in V. E. Schwab’s bestselling Villains series, a gritty, comic-book-style world in vivid prose The instant #1 bestselling genre-blending novel of the lives of three very different women. This is a story about life—how it ends, and how it starts. In a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever—and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 29, 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250183502
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250183507
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 1.2 x 8.2 inches
Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Villains
Best Sellers Rank: #12,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3 in Superhero Science Fiction #25 in Contemporary Fantasy (Books) #148 in Fantasy Action & Adventure
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