Vengeful

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

From the author of A Darker Shade of Magic comes Vengeful, the highly-anticipated sequel to V. E. Schwab’s debut adult novel Vicious, a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers.


A super-powered battle of genius, cruelty, and the lengths one will go for vengeance—V. E. Schwab returns with the end to the Villains duology.

Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever.

Sydney Clarke once had Serena—beloved sister, betrayed enemy, powerful ally. But now she’s alone, except for her thrice-dead dog, Dol. And then there’s Victor, who thinks Sydney doesn’t know about his most recent act of vengeance.

Victor himself is under the radar these days—being buried and re-animated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers. But despite his own worries, his anger remains.

And Eli Ever still has yet to pay for the evil he has done.

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“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 brilliant exploration of the superhero mythos and a riveting revenge thriller.” —The Guardian on Vicious

＂V.E.Schwab’s Vicious is the superhero novel I’ve been waiting for: fresh, merciless, and yes, vicious. Wow.＂ —Mira Grant, NYT bestselling author of Blackout

＂Vicious is dark and intricate and daring...you can’t turn the pages fast enough. I loved it.＂—Dan Wells, NYT bestselling author of Savages