Vicious: V.E. Schwab: 1 (The Villains Series)

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Victoria Elizabeth (V. E.) Schwab (born July 7, 1987) is an American writer. She is known for the 2013 novel Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, which was nominated for the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel . [1] She publishes children's and young adult fiction books published under the name Victoria Schwab. She is the creator [2] of the supernatural teen drama series First Kill, based on her short story of the same name originally published in the 2020 anthology Vampires Never Get Old: Tales With Fresh Bite. Early life and education [ edit ]

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He wanted to care, he wanted to care so badly, but there was this gap between what he felt and what he wanted to feel, a space where something important had been carved out.” 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 story about superpowers, community, and finding a purpose in life. Language: English Words: 10,603 Chapters: 10/10 Comments: 2 Kudos: 2 Hits: 58 Victor is sent to a church camp in Idaho for the summer. Language: English Words: 31,794 Chapters: 4/13 Comments: 10 Kudos: 23 Bookmarks: 2 Hits: 657It has always been a chase between Victor and Eli. It was only fair that they were doing it in a traditional sense now. Series Obeso, Dionne (September 20, 2013). "The Art of the Future". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved January 19, 2015. Rhea, Ryan (June 21, 2021). "Author V. E. Schwab adds some magic to everyday life". The Source . Retrieved June 23, 2021. They won't," cooed Victor. "Just focus on this grave. Besides…" He looked up from his work. "Since when are you afraid of bodies?" The Guardian called Vicious "a brilliant exploration of the superhero mythos, and a riveting revenge thriller". [6] Additionally, it received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, [7] which also named the novel one of its best books of 2013 for Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror. [8] The American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association likewise awarded it the top fantasy book in their 2014 Reading List. [9] In late 2013, the rights for a film adaptation of Vicious were bought jointly by Story Mining & Supply Co and Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions. [10] [11]

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See the starry cover for V.E. Schwab's 'The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue' ". EW.com . Retrieved June 19, 2021. Or, five times Mitch and Victor share a bed—but with just a touch more angst. Language: English Words: 11,408 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 16 Kudos: 51 Bookmarks: 11 Hits: 332 AU: Victor Vale is in the business of pain relief. Eli Ever is in the business of killing EOs. Tonight, specifically, he's quite intent on killing Victor. Language: English Words: 26,393 Chapters: 6/7 Comments: 120 Kudos: 274 Bookmarks: 67 Hits: 3,758Eli finds Victor in the bathroom, except this time, he doesn't leave. Things escalate instead. Language: English Words: 1,530 Chapters: 1/1 Kudos: 7 Hits: 143 Victor and Eli begin as college roommates and discover that near-death experiences, under the right conditions, can create superhuman abilities. When Victor tries to create his abilities, things go wrong and people take a fall. Victor ends up getting put in jail. 10 years later, Eli has started a crusade to kill every other super-powered person and Victor has broken out of jail. [2] Reception [ edit ] The man's lips stretched in a smile that could only be described as dangerous. “Now that, I can believe,” he said, the flirtation like the edge of a knife. “But I don’t think you’re the type to care much for pretty things.” lovers to enemies timber au but inspired from vicios by v. e. schwab Language: English Words: 17,690 Chapters: 6/8 Comments: 6 Kudos: 44 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 1,027 Look at it this way," he teased, dumping a pile of dirt onto the grass. "If you do wake them up, they can't go anywhere. Now dig."

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In late 2013 the rights for a film adaptation of Vicious were bought jointly by Story Mining & Supply Co and Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions. [7] In May 2014, Alexander Felix was hired to write the screenplay. [8] Sequel [ edit ]

a b c Charaipotra, Sona (August 8, 2020). "The Book of V.E. Schwab's Heart". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved June 24, 2021. In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question. Auretta was killed by someone close to her. Exposed as an EO in the city of Merit, most are not on her side. Will she finally find people she can trust, or will she be fooled again? A Conjuring of Light is the Third Book in V.E. Schwab's Darker Shade of Magic Series". Tor.com. April 20, 2016.

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OR: Victor's no good horrible very bad day(s) Language: English Words: 28,482 Chapters: 18/22 Comments: 131 Kudos: 94 Bookmarks: 17 Hits: 1,730The author gathers her favorite blond/white? haired characters from various media and forces them to interact with each other) Maybe I just think you’re pretty,” Eli replied. It was, in part, an attempt at regaining control of the situation, of making his cover believable — lust made people allow all kinds of bad manners, or so Eli had heard — but he was also curious to see how Victor would react. 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. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was published by Tor Books on October 6, 2020. [16] It was heavily praised and nominated for the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel . [1] Schwab grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and has lived in St. Louis, Brooklyn, Liverpool, and Edinburgh. She first came out as gay at age 28. [5] Bibliography [ edit ] As Victoria Schwab [ edit ] The Dark Vault series [ edit ]