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A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentions—#1 New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious.

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine.

But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she’s finally gained the control she’s always sought—and will use her new-found power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She’ll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other once more.

With Marcella's rise, new enmities create opportunity--and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.

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Praise for Vicious

"As epic and gripping as any classic comic...will resonate with superhero fans as well as readers who have never heard of Charles Xavier or Victor von Doom." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The writing and storycraft is Schwab's own superpower as this tale leaps of the page in all its dark, four-color comic-book glory." —Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author of Aftermath

"Schwab's artful chronology-bending plotting rivals that of any Iain Banks novel, and her writing is a sly, cynical treat." —Financial Times (UK)

“A fun, morally-flexible revenge tale that pits two mad scientists against each other.” —Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse

“V.E. Schwab demonstrates real literary super powers with Vicious –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 Extinction Machine and Marvel Universe Vs The Avengers

"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
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This book, to me, is perfection.
I very rarely give five stars, but V.E. Schwab's second installment of the Villains saga certainly deserves each and every one. Intricate plots that work out like clockwork, driven by a very-dark-grey kind of hero and an equally compelling cast of thoroughly fleshed out characters, are exactly my cup of tea. V.E. Schwab's style is maturely polished and well balanced, yet it sounds fresh, immediate. Her voice is sharp and clear. This story drags you in and quickly becomes an addiction. Please, Ms. Schwab... show us more about this cruel, breathtaking universe. We need more of your Villains.

Simply amazing

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Narration- why did they change the narrator from the first one?!?! Considering this book is very female character lead, why wasn’t a narrator who could either do a good female read or even a female chosen… every time he put on female voice, the character would sound like they’re on helium but still have a dull deep voice! Or “she” would sound like an old lady with someone holding their hands round her neck! For the main male voices, he was ok.

The story… There was a lot going on. I feel the story about Marcella and June was put in to pad the book out for Eli and Victor… I felt the book wasn’t about either sets of characters… however i still kept listening, I still kind of liked it and I wanted to know what would happen next…

The big finale scene was written well and so easy to picture! I just don’t understand all the hate between the characters….

Not as good as the first… but if you read Vicious you will read this…

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give me more! love the characters and story telling style. Who's the villain, who's the hero?

thrilling

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The sequel of this series has a different narrator. Unfortunately this one adopts a whiny, breathy tone for every single female character (of whom there are more of now) and muddles the accents he puts on between lines.

The story itself is still enjoyable. The characters from the first book remain, joined by some interesting additions. Lots of build up in this book without any real pay off or conclusion though.

Note: Change of narrator

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brilliant stroy line following on from book 1 love this
author looking for the next book

brilliant

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