👹 Villain Father

The shadow of a monstrous parent looms large, as protagonists grapple with the legacy of a father whose cruelty or ambition shaped everything they are.

Assistant to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer • 2023

Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.

3.93

355k+

❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal

Assistant to the Villain 88%

Desperate for coin, a woman takes a job as the realm's most feared villain's assistant.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2023

3.93

355k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Villain Romance 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2015

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

3.80

28k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

The Isle of the Lost 88%

Four villain kids hunt a cursed scepter across a prison island to win their parents' respect.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015

3.80

28k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦹 Villain Perspective 💚 Found Family 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🗺️ Quest Adventure

The Wicked Day

by Mary Stewart • 1983

Arthur's hidden son is summoned to court, where prophecy marks him as the king's doom.

4.10

12k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Villain Origin Story 🔮 Prophecy And Fate ⚔️ Father-Son Conflict 💔 Family Betrayal

The Wicked Day 87%

Arthur's hidden son is summoned to court, where prophecy marks him as the king's doom.

by Mary Stewart 1983

4.10

12k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👑 Villain Origin Story 🔮 Prophecy And Fate ⚔️ Father-Son Conflict 💔 Family Betrayal

Path of Destruction

by Drew Karpyshyn • 2006

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

4.35

38k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Path of Destruction 87%

Cast out and broken, a Sith apprentice studies forbidden secrets to destroy his own order.

by Drew Karpyshyn 2006

4.35

38k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 📈 Underdog Ascension 🗡️ Secret Training 🐍 Treacherous Alliance ⚫ Dark Power Fantasy

Fairest

by Marissa Meyer • 2015

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

3.94

156k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Fairest 87%

Masking her scars with glamour, a Lunar princess schemes to possess the guard she obsesses over.

by Marissa Meyer 2015

3.94

156k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🌑 Dark Fairytale ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💔 Obsessive Love 💍 Forced Marriage

Never, Never

by Serena Valentino • 2022

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

4.00

8k+

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

Never, Never 87%

The boy who fell into Neverland grows into the pirate the witches always meant him to be.

by Serena Valentino 2022

4.00

8k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin 🧙‍♀️ Deal With A Witch 🏝️ Neverland Reimagined 📜 Doomed By The Narrative 🌑 Gothic Fairy Tale

A Dance of Ghosts

by David Dalglish • 2014

When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.

4.16

2k+

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Decaying City

A Dance of Ghosts 87%

When an elven conqueror takes the underworld, a vigilante must face the father who forged him.

by David Dalglish 2014

4.16

2k+ ratings

🌃 Criminal Underworld 💔 Father-Son Conflict 🦹 Vigilante Justice 🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🏚️ Decaying City

Evil Thing

by Serena Valentino • 2020

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

3.97

12k+

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Evil Thing 87%

Before the puppies, Cruella De Vil was just a girl who wanted her mother's love.

by Serena Valentino 2020

3.97

12k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Origin Story 📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 💔 Toxic Mother Wound 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Daddy Issues

by Katherine Angel • 2019

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

3.36

1k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Daddy Issues 87%

Behind every sentimentalized father is a story of possession that feminism forgot to tell.

by Katherine Angel 2019

3.36

1k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Dynamics 📺 Cultural Criticism 🏠 Patriarchal Family 🪞 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Trauma

Long Live Evil

by Sarah Rees Brennan • 2024

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

3.84

22k+

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Long Live Evil 87%

A dying woman wakes as a fantasy villainess, hunting a magical cure before the plot executes her.

by Sarah Rees Brennan 2024

3.84

22k+ ratings

🎭 Villainess Isekai 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Villain Protagonist 💔 Found Family 👭 Sibling Bond

Fairest of All

by Serena Valentino • 2009

Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.

3.81

56k+

🎭 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🕯️ Trapped Soul 🥀 Tragic Descent

Fairest of All 86%

Her stepdaughter's beauty haunts her. So does the voice inside her father's old mirror.

by Serena Valentino 2009

3.81

56k+ ratings

🎭 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👑 Wicked Stepmother 🕯️ Trapped Soul 🥀 Tragic Descent

Ambessa

by C.L. Clark • 2025

A vision of death promises Ambessa a throne. Her family's civil war will collect the price.

3.80

2k+

🗡️ Military Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict ⚔️ Family Civil War 🖤 Villain Origin Story

Ambessa 86%

A vision of death promises Ambessa a throne. Her family's civil war will collect the price.

by C.L. Clark 2025

3.80

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Military Fantasy 💀 Grimdark Fantasy 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict ⚔️ Family Civil War 🖤 Villain Origin Story

Destroy Me

by Tahereh Mafi • 2012

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

3.94

364k+

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Destroy Me 86%

Shot by the girl he craves, Warner pores over her journal as his father hunts her down.

by Tahereh Mafi 2012

3.94

364k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Point Of View 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🪖 Military Dystopia 🔥 Obsessive Devotion

Kill the Beast

by Serena Valentino • 2024

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

3.94

4k+

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Kill the Beast 86%

Gaston cannot remember that the beast he hunts was once his blood brother.

by Serena Valentino 2024

3.94

4k+ ratings

🌑 Twisted Fairy Tale 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💔 Friends To Enemies 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🐺 Cursed Transformation

Return to the Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2016

Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.

3.90

11k+

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🖤 Found Family 💔 Villain Redemption ✨ Fairy Tale Crossover 🗡️ Quest For Artifacts

Return to the Isle of the Lost 86%

Four villain kids race scheming parents to cursed talismans hidden beneath a prison island.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2016

3.90

11k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Boarding School 🖤 Found Family 💔 Villain Redemption ✨ Fairy Tale Crossover 🗡️ Quest For Artifacts

Hench

by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

4.00

27k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Hench 86%

After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.

by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020

4.00

27k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🦸 Superhero Satire 🌑 Villain Origin Story 🕸️ Corrupting Mentorship 📋 Office Satire

Mistress of All Evil

by Serena Valentino • 2017

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

3.97

20k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Mistress of All Evil 86%

The dark fairy's curse was not evil. It was a mother's last act of protection.

by Serena Valentino 2017

3.97

20k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 💔 Tragic Villain 🧝 Magical Outcast 🫂 Found Family

Catwoman

by Sarah J. Maas • 2018

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

4.06

27k+

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

Catwoman 86%

Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.

by Sarah J. Maas 2018

4.06

27k+ ratings

🐈‍⬛ Supervillain Origin Story 🗡️ Assassin Training ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👯‍♀️ Sisterly Bond 🖤 Found Family

The Young Elites

by Marie Lu • 2014

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

3.86

143k+

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

The Young Elites 86%

To save her sister, a girl with deadly illusions infiltrates the rebel group that rescued her.

by Marie Lu 2014

3.86

143k+ ratings

🖤 Antiheroine Fantasy 🦹 Villain Origin Story 🤝 Found Family 💀 Corrupting Power 👭 Sisterly Bond

Cold Hearted

by Serena Valentino • 2021

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

4.03

10k+

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Cold Hearted 86%

A loving widow crosses into a fairy tale kingdom and watches herself become its villain.

by Serena Valentino 2021

4.03

10k+ ratings

🏰 Cinderella Retelling 🖤 Villain Origin Story 😔 Sympathetic Villain 📖 Fairy Tale Subversion 🏚️ Domestic Gothic

Lady Tremaine

by Rachel Hochhauser • 2026

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

4.17

52k+

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

Lady Tremaine 86%

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

by Rachel Hochhauser 2026

4.17

52k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

The Eyes of the Dragon

by Stephen King • 1993

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

3.94

148k+

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

The Eyes of the Dragon 86%

Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.

by Stephen King 1993

3.94

148k+ ratings

🌲 Dark Fairy Tale 🔓 Prison Escape 🐍 Evil Advisor 🎭 Puppet Ruler ⚔️ Brothers In Conflict

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

by Meg Meeker • 2006

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

4.16

7k+

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Summary

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 86%

A pediatrician's guide to protecting your daughter's mind and future in a culture set against her.

by Meg Meeker 2006

4.16

7k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond ✝️ Christian Parenting 👧 Raising Girls 🧔 Paternal Influence 🧱 Character Formation

Heartbroken

by Serena Valentino • 2025

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

3.76

2k+

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Heartbroken 86%

A queen awakens in broken Wonderland: no past, no peace, only a rage she never chose.

by Serena Valentino 2025

3.76

2k+ ratings

👑 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Reimagining 🖤 Dark Fairytale 🕰️ Loyal Companion 🔮 Magical Curse

Mother Knows Best

by Serena Valentino • 2018

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

3.97

18k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale 💀 Necromancy 🩸 Generational Curse

Mother Knows Best 86%

To claim her necromancer mother's magic, a young witch sacrifices her sisters and her humanity.

by Serena Valentino 2018

3.97

18k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🥀 Gothic Fairy Tale 💀 Necromancy 🩸 Generational Curse

Ruthless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

3.50

5k+

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Ruthless Villains 86%

As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

3.50

5k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonists 🖤 Dark Magic 💋 Villain Romance ⚔️ Battle Couple 🏠 Found Family

Critical Role

by Madeleine Roux • 2022

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

4.01

3k+

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Critical Role 86%

A gutter tiefling steals a journal leading to a sentient city hungry for a new vessel.

by Madeleine Roux 2022

4.01

3k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Origin Story 💜 Found Family 🌀 Descent Into Madness 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Antihero 🏙️ Sentient City

Hooked

by Emily McIntire • 2021

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

3.77

520k+

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

Hooked 86%

His enemy's daughter was his revenge, then the only thing that quieted his nightmares.

by Emily McIntire 2021

3.77

520k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Romance 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale ⛓️ Captor Captive ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Revenge Obsession

A Dance of Chaos

by David Dalglish • 2015

Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.

4.23

2k+

🔥 Gritty Fantasy 🖤 Criminal Underworld ⚔️ Father Son Conflict 🗡️ Dark Vigilante 🏰 City Under Siege

A Dance of Chaos 86%

Returning home, a vigilante finds his city rigged with magical bombs by a merciless elf.

by David Dalglish 2015

4.23

2k+ ratings

🔥 Gritty Fantasy 🖤 Criminal Underworld ⚔️ Father Son Conflict 🗡️ Dark Vigilante 🏰 City Under Siege

Poor Unfortunate Soul

by Serena Valentino • 2016

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

3.57

30k+

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Poor Unfortunate Soul 86%

A sea witch, three grieving sisters, and a pact of hate that will drown them all.

by Serena Valentino 2016

3.57

30k+ ratings

🦑 Villain Origin Story 💔 Sibling Betrayal 🌊 Magical Bargains 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisterhood 🖤 Gothic Atmosphere

Suddenly Super

by Jen Calonita • 2023

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

3.86

1k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Suddenly Super 86%

Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.

by Jen Calonita 2023

3.86

1k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Of Supers 😰 Anxious Superhero 💥 Powers Tied To Emotion 🎭 Betrayed By Mentor 🔄 Villain Redemption

Heartless

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

4.08

277k+

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

Heartless 86%

Cath bakes magic into tarts, but a king wants her hand, a joker her heart.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.08

277k+ ratings

📖 Villain Origin Story 🐇 Wonderland Retelling 🌹 Dark Fairytale 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 🎪 Dark Whimsy

A Descent Into Darkness

by T.S. Kinley • 2024

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

3.88

2k+

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

A Descent Into Darkness 86%

Exiled from Neverland, a boy turns pirate, loves a condemned alchemist, and surrenders to revenge.

by T.S. Kinley 2024

3.88

2k+ ratings

👹 Villain Origin Story 🌑 Dark Fairytale Retelling 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Fantasy 💔 Love Triangle 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Scarred

by Emily McIntire • 2022

A bride with a grudge marries the king but burns for the brother plotting his downfall.

3.85

217k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Forbidden Romance 👑 Villain Gets The Girl 🔥 Revenge Quest

Scarred 86%

A bride with a grudge marries the king but burns for the brother plotting his downfall.

by Emily McIntire 2022

3.85

217k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Forbidden Romance 👑 Villain Gets The Girl 🔥 Revenge Quest

Steelheart

by Brandon Sanderson • 2013

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

4.14

197k+

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

Steelheart 86%

After seeing Steelheart bleed, David joins rebel assassins to find his one weakness and kill him.

by Brandon Sanderson 2013

4.14

197k+ ratings

🦹 Supervillain Dystopia 🗡️ Revenge Quest 🫂 Found Family ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎓 Mentor With A Secret

The Ringmaster

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

A woman. A living circus. A murderous choice. And the puppeteer who claims her dark heart.

4.15

3k+

🎪 Dark Circus 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💀 Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

The Ringmaster 86%

A woman. A living circus. A murderous choice. And the puppeteer who claims her dark heart.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.15

3k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Circus 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💀 Touch Her And Die 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎭 Morally Grey Hero

A Dance of Cloaks

by David Dalglish • 2010

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

3.75

13k+

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

A Dance of Cloaks 86%

His father's test: kill his brother. A thief lord's son inherits a city that demands blood.

by David Dalglish 2010

3.75

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Guilds 🔪 Reluctant Assassin ⚔️ Assassin Training 🎭 Masked Vigilante 👤 Toxic Patriarch

Invincible, Vol. 1

by Robert Kirkman • 2003

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

4.04

13k+

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy 👨‍👦 Father-Son Conflict 🎭 Secret Identity

Invincible, Vol. 1 85%

A teen inherits superpowers from his father, Earth's greatest hero, whose legacy hides an atrocity.

by Robert Kirkman 2003

4.04

13k+ ratings

🦸 Superhero Origin Story 🧒 Teen Superhero 🧬 Heroic Legacy 👨‍👦 Father-Son Conflict 🎭 Secret Identity

Tarkin

by James Luceno • 2014

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

3.76

21k+

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Tarkin 85%

Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.

by James Luceno 2014

3.76

21k+ ratings

🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚀 Military Sci-Fi ⚔️ Uneasy Allies 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🔥 Rebel Insurgency

Invincible

by Robert Kirkman • 2005

A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.

4.32

11k+

🦸‍♂️ Superhero Coming Of Age 🦸 Superhero Deconstruction ⚔️ Father Vs Son 💔 Parental Betrayal 👽 Alien Invasion

Invincible 85%

A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.

by Robert Kirkman 2005

4.32

11k+ ratings

🦸‍♂️ Superhero Coming Of Age 🦸 Superhero Deconstruction ⚔️ Father Vs Son 💔 Parental Betrayal 👽 Alien Invasion

Darth Plagueis

by James Luceno • 2012

A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.

4.2

37k+

🖤 Sith Origins 🌌 Galactic Politics ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💀 Immortality Quest

Darth Plagueis 85%

A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.

by James Luceno 2012

4.2

37k+ ratings

🖤 Sith Origins 🌌 Galactic Politics ⚔️ Master And Apprentice 🦹 Villain Origin Story 💀 Immortality Quest

Arthas

by Christie Golden • 2009

A paladin purges his city, then hunts the plague's demonic source into the frozen wastes.

4.14

12k+

📖 Game Tie-In Novel 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🩸 Corruption Arc 💔 Doomed Love ⚔️ Mentor-Student Rift

Arthas 85%

A paladin purges his city, then hunts the plague's demonic source into the frozen wastes.

by Christie Golden 2009

4.14

12k+ ratings

📖 Game Tie-In Novel 🖤 Villain Origin Story 🩸 Corruption Arc 💔 Doomed Love ⚔️ Mentor-Student Rift

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories

by Holly Black • 2020

A fae prince raised on cruelty learns to rewrite the story that has always defined him.

4.13

280k+

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🖤 Gothic Fae Atmosphere 💘 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Origin Story 👑 Cruel Prince Archetype

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories Summary

How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories 85%

A fae prince raised on cruelty learns to rewrite the story that has always defined him.

by Holly Black 2020

4.13

280k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🖤 Gothic Fae Atmosphere 💘 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Villain Origin Story 👑 Cruel Prince Archetype

The Midnight Star

by Marie Lu • 2016

Her magic poisons the world. She enters the Underworld to stop it and lose her power.

4.10

49k+

👑 Villain Protagonist 🔮 Corrupting Magic 💕 Sibling Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🖤 Tragic Redemption

The Midnight Star 85%

Her magic poisons the world. She enters the Underworld to stop it and lose her power.

by Marie Lu 2016

4.10

49k+ ratings

👑 Villain Protagonist 🔮 Corrupting Magic 💕 Sibling Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Allies 🖤 Tragic Redemption

Père Goriot

by Honoré de Balzac • 1997

In a Paris boarding house, a student learns ambition's cost from a ruined father and criminal.

3.85

69k+

🎭 Realist Novel 🇫🇷 19th Century Paris 😈 Corrupt Mentor 📈 Social Climbing 💔 Ungrateful Children

Père Goriot 85%

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by Honoré de Balzac 1997

3.85

69k+ ratings

🎭 Realist Novel 🇫🇷 19th Century Paris 😈 Corrupt Mentor 📈 Social Climbing 💔 Ungrateful Children

Ajaya

by Anand Neelakantan • 2013

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

4.05

5k+

🏛️ Revisionist Mythology 👑 Villain's Perspective ⚔️ Tragic Antihero 🌫️ Morally Gray 🕌 Ancient India

Ajaya 85%

A prince branded villain fights a caste-rigged empire for a world where merit decides worth.

by Anand Neelakantan 2013

4.05

5k+ ratings

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Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay • 2006

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

3.57

41k+

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

Dexter in the Dark 85%

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

by Jeff Lindsay 2006

3.57

41k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

No More Mr. Nice Guy

by Remington Kane • 2017

His father faked his death and kidnapped his family. The rescue demands a darkness he buried.

4.55

526

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚨 Family Abduction 🚁 Rescue Mission 🕶️ Black Ops 💀 Cartel Violence

No More Mr. Nice Guy 85%

His father faked his death and kidnapped his family. The rescue demands a darkness he buried.

by Remington Kane 2017

4.55

526 ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🚨 Family Abduction 🚁 Rescue Mission 🕶️ Black Ops 💀 Cartel Violence

Ser feliz era esto

by Eduardo Sacheri • 2014

A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.

4.08

5k+

🥀 Grieving Teen 🖤 Estranged Father 🍼 Unexpected Parenthood 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🧊 Emotional Repression

Ser feliz era esto 85%

A fourteen-year-old orphan shows up unannounced at her father's door, demanding a place in his life.

by Eduardo Sacheri 2014

4.08

5k+ ratings

🥀 Grieving Teen 🖤 Estranged Father 🍼 Unexpected Parenthood 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🧊 Emotional Repression

Hidden Huntress

by Danielle L. Jensen • 2015

Bound by magic to a prince underground, a singer hunts the witch who cursed his people.

3.83

14k+

🗡️ Curse Breaking Quest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Bound By Magic 🖤 Mother As Villain 🎭 Secret Identity

Hidden Huntress 85%

Bound by magic to a prince underground, a singer hunts the witch who cursed his people.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2015

3.83

14k+ ratings

🗡️ Curse Breaking Quest 👑 Fae Court Intrigue ✨ Bound By Magic 🖤 Mother As Villain 🎭 Secret Identity

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