The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 2 books · 2013 to 2018 · Set in Merit

Villains Books in Order

The Villains books follow Victor Vale and Eli Ever, former college friends who gain extraordinary powers and become bitter enemies.

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Series facts

Books
2
Published
2013 to 2018
First book
Vicious
Latest
Vengeful (2018)
Setting
Set in Merit

The reading order

Every Villains book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

2 books · Set in Merit
  1. 1Vicious2013With Victor Vale and Eli EverVictor and Eli, college roommates, discover a way to gain extraordinary powers.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Vengeful2018With Victor Vale and Eli EverMarcella, the wife of a gangster, gains a dangerous power of her own and sets out to take the city.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Vicious first, then Vengeful.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Villains book
BookVictor ValeEli Ever
1 ViciousLLeadLLead
2 VengefulLLeadLLead

Characters in the Villains books

2 characters from V. E. Schwab’s chart, with the number of Villains books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Victor ValeEO with power over pain2Vicious 2013
Eli EverVictor's former friend2Vicious 2013