Vengeful

By: V. E. Schwab

Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur

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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Critic reviews

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

Great story, great narration

A fantastic follow-up to Vicious that continues the exploits of the characters from the first book while introducing new compelling characters as well. The narration was excellent; easy to understand, well-paced, with distinct voices for all the characters that made dialogue easy to follow without being distracting.

Sooooo good

If you liked the first you’ll love this one too. It doesn’t disappoint and is able to follow up the previous one and is equal in quality. Stop wasting your time reading reviews and start listening before you get spoiled lol

Great book

Great characters, terrific story line. The first book was good but this book was better and I hope she makes a third.

Good change of narrators

I'm enjoying this series more than the shades of magic series. I'm curious on if this is just a duology or if the author plans to write more books set in this world, it seems like there could be quite a few more stories to tell.

The change of narrators from the first book to this book was much appreciated. Jeremy Arthur was a much better narrator then the one used for the first book.

Great Sequel, Maybe Better than the First

This story is so well thought out, and told very uniquely. The tension builds with every new chapter. The Narrator is great, and has a different, yet unique voice for every character. Highly recommend if you enjoyed the first book!