{"product_id":"vicious-villains-9780765335357","title":"Vicious (Villains)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterful tale of ambition  jealousy  desire  and superpowers. Victor and Eli started out as college roommatesbrilliant  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 findaside 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 archnemeses have set a course for revengebut who will be left alive at the end? In Vicious  V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesnt automatically lead to heroism  and a time when allegiances are called into question. \"A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page onehighly recommended!\" Jonathan Maberry  New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Universe vs The Avengers and Patient Zero  One of Publishers Weeklys Best Fantasy Books of 2013\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279581634613,"sku":"ByrdShop_0765335352","price":33.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780765335357.jpg?v=1780602677","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/vicious-villains-9780765335357","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}