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    Villains

    Villains is a beloved storytelling pattern that readers search for because it promises a specific feeling. Books with this trope deliver a recognizable emotional payoff you can count on.

    6 books in archive 1 community verified 5 catalogue Reader favourite

    Books mapped to Villains6 in view

    Starter Villain

    John Scalzi

    1

    Starter Villain

    John Scalzi

    A Fire Upon the Deep

    Vernor Vinge

    A Fire Upon the Deep

    Vernor Vinge

    1992

    Emily Eternal

    M. G. Wheaton

    Emily Eternal

    M. G. Wheaton

    2020

    Ghost Frequency

    Tade Thompson

    Ghost Frequency

    Tade Thompson

    2025

    The Last Algorithm

    Hannu Rajaniemi

    The Last Algorithm

    Hannu Rajaniemi

    2025

    The Robots of Dawn

    Isaac Asimov

    The Robots of Dawn

    Isaac Asimov

    1983

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