Vicious (The Villains, #1)

by V.E. Schwab

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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 arch nemeses have set a course for revenge-but who will be left alive at the end?
  • ISBN10 0765335344
  • ISBN13 9780765335340
  • Publish Date 24 September 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 19 January 2017
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Tor Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Language English