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The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
Austin Grossman, Alan Dean Foster, Genevieve Valentine, Theodora Goss, Diana Gabaldon, Carrie Vaughn, Laird Barron, Naomi Novik, Mary Robinette Kowal, Marjorie M. Liu, Harry Turtledove, Jeffrey Ford, Grady Hendrix, Ben H. Winters, Seanan McGuire, David D. Levine, Jeremiah Tolbert, Daniel H. Wilson, · back to the book
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A collection of Alan Moore's super-hero comics from the 1980s and 1990s.
Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling
Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales—evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's new anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"), Rumplestiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Gar
Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
A. Lee Martinez · 293 pages
Emperor Mollusk, ex-warlord of Earth, comes out of retirement to save the planet from the sinister brain's control.
Urban Enemies
Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, Kelley Armstrong, Jonathan Maberry, Jeff Somers, Steven Savile, Caitlin Kittredge, Sam Witt, Craig Schaefer, Jon F. Merz, Faith Hunter, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Lilith Saintcrow, Carrie Vaughn, Domino Finn · 449 pages
The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells · 156 pages
This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.
Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
Renee Ahdieh, Soman Chainani, Susan Dennard, Sarah Enni, Marissa Meyer, Cindy Pon, Victoria Schwab, Samantha Shannon, Adam Silvera, Andrew Smith, April Genevieve Tucholke, Nicola Yoon, Sasha Alsberg, Whitney Atkinson, Tina Burke, Catriona Feeney, Jesse George, Zoe Herdt, Samantha Lane, Sophia Lee, R · 353 pages
**LEAVE IT TO THE HEROES TO SAVE THE WORLD--VILLAINS JUST WANT TO *RULE* THE WORLD.** In this unique anthology, thirteen acclaimed, bestselling authors team up with thirteen influential booktubers to reimagine the origin stories of the villains we love to hate--infamous foes from fairy tales, mythology, and brand-new worlds. Based on comic book-inspired enemies in pop culture and classics su
Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up the Moon
Richard Roberts · 352 pages
Batman: Joker's Asylum
Jason Aaron, Joe Harris, David Hine · 122 pages
Take a twisted journey with Batman's deranged enemy, the Joker, to explore the psychosis of several of the Dark Knight's famous foes.
The Monster's Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes
David Moody, John M. McIlveen, Nate Kenyon, Dana Stabenow, Tom Piccirilli, Sarah Pinborough, Heather Graham, Jeff Strand, Tananarive Due, Michael Marshall Smith, Gary A. Braunbeck, Lauren Groff, Chelsea Cain, Simon R. Green, Sharyn McCrumb, Kelley Armstrong, David Liss, Kevin J. Anderson, Jonathan M · 388 pages
A collection of monster themed short stories with the monster being the protagonist of the tale.
The Arctic Incident
Eoin Colfer · 304 pages
Auf geheimen Wegen gelangt Meisterverbrecher Artemis Fowl in das eisige Murmansk, wo er seinen Vater vermutet, der sich in der Gewalt einer skrupellosen Erpresserbande befinden soll. Doch Artemis hat ungewöhnliche Verbündete auf seiner Seite und natürlich auch schon einen Plan im Kopf. Einen gefährlichen Plan.
Soon I Will Be Invincible
Austin Grossman · 287 pages
When Doctor Impossible, an evil genius and ambitious wannabe world dominator, launches a new plot to seize control of the world, Fatale, a woman built by the NSA to be the next generation of weaponry, joins a group of misfit superheroes in their quest to destroy Doctor Impossible.
Vicious
V.E. Schwab, Victoria Schwab · 367 pages
**A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.** 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 conditi
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
Robert Louis Stevenson · 303 pages
Dr. Jekyll invented a drug that would change him into the ominous Mr. Hyde. His evil nature, however, became the stronger part of him and to his horror, he no longer needed the formula to transform his appearance.
The Thanos Quest: Book Two: Games and Prizes
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The Batman Adventures: Mad Love and Other Stories
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Don't Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear
Ellen Guon, Anne McCaffrey, George Alec Effinger, Laura Anne Gilman, Christopher Stasheff, Terri Beckett, Chris Power, Josepha Sherman, Elizabeth Moon, Mike Resnick, Michael Scott, Diane Duane, Robert Lynn Asprin, Morgan Llywelyn, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, William R. Forstchen, Esther M. Friesner, · 313 pages
The Secrets of Supervillainy
C.T. Phipps · 220 pages
Batman: Joker's Asylum Vol. 2
Landry Q. Walker, Peter Calloway, Mike Raicht, James Patrick, Kevin Shinick
The Joker shares five stories from his cell at Arkham Asylum, including tales about the Mad Hatter, The Riddler, Killer Croc, Clayface, and Harley Quinn.
Secrets of a D-List Supervillain
Jim Bernheimer · 206 pages