Vicious (Villains, 1)
Brand: Tor Books
Categories: Books, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy



ISBN-13: 978-1250183507
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250183502
Print length: 400 pages
Publication date: May 29, 2018
Book 1 of 2: Villains
Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.2 x 8.2 inches
subtitle: Paperback – May 29, 2018
author: V E SCHWAB
review: Editorial Reviews Review Entertainment Weekly 's 27 Female Authors Who Rule Sci-Fi and Fantasy Right Now " Fresh, merciless, and, yes, vicious. Wow. " ―Mira Grant, New York Times bestselling author of the Newsflesh Trilogy “Schwab's characters feel vital and real, never reduced to simple archetypes... In a genre that tends toward the flippant or pretentious, this is a rare superhero novel as epic and gripping as any classic comic. Schwab's tale of betrayal, self-hatred, and survival will resonate with superhero fans as well as readers who have never heard of Charles Xavier or Victor von Doom.” ― Publishers Weekly, starred review “A fun, morally-flexible revenge tale... Vicious methodically ratchets up the tension as Victor and Eli circle each other for the inevitable kill.” ― Daniel H. Wilson, NYT bestselling author of Robopocalypse “Schwab gathers all the superhero/supervillain tropes and turns them on their sundry heads.... I could not put it down.” ― F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series “ Vicious is dark and intricate and daring, twisting back and forth through time and morality and life and death until you can't turn the pages fast enough. I loved it.” ― Dan Wells, author of I Am Not a Serial Killer “An epic collision of super-powered nemeses. The writing and storycraft is Schwab's own superpower as this tale leaps off the page in all its dark, four-color comic-book glory.” ― Chuck Wendig, author of Blackbirds “Utterly brilliant. Schwab takes the notion of superhero fiction and bashes it on its head...prepare to be thoroughly entertained.” ― Jackie Kessler, coauthor of Black and White “A noirish cross between the X-Men and 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' You won't be able to stop turning the pages.” ― Alex Bledsoe, author of The Hum and the Shiver “V.E. Schwab writes with the fiendish ingenuity, sardonic wit, and twisted imagination of a true supervillain.” ― Greg Cox, New York Times bestselling author About the Author VICTORIA “V.E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including the acclaimed novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, the Shades of Magic series, Villains series, This Savage Song , and Our Dark Duet . Her work has received critical acclaim, been featured in the New York Times , Entertainment Weekly , Washington Post and more, translated into more than a dozen languages, and has been optioned for television and film. When she’s not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.