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10 Great Fantasy Books/Series Where the Protagonist Is the Villain

By Eidhne Gallagher - "The literature of the fantasy genre has evolved in recent years and has seen the release of many books that offer stories from the villain's point of view. A story where the villain is the main protagonist offers the opportunity to see their origins, the motivations behind their twisted schemes and allows readers the chance to question the true boundaries between good and evil. Villain protagonists have been as rare as fantasy stories with happy endings, so it's interesting to find a book that offers a darker view into the genre."
I changed the title from 10... BOOKS to 10... BOOKS/SERIES becuz she provides some books and some series. I gave an icon for it you read the entire series and also the separate books so you get credit if you only read part of the series.
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Malice (Heather Walter)
Malice (Heather Walter)
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Misrule (Heather Walter)
Misrule (Heather Walter)
3
Heartless (Marissa Meyer)
Heartless (Marissa Meyer)
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The Poppy War Trilogy (R.F. Kuang)
The Poppy War Trilogy (R.F. Kuang)
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The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
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The Dragon Republic (R.F. Kuang)
The Dragon Republic (R.F. Kuang)
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The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
8
The Young Elites Series (Marie Lu)
The Young Elites Series (Marie Lu)
9
The Young Elites (Marie Lu)
The Young Elites (Marie Lu)
10
The Rose Society (Marie Lu)
The Rose Society (Marie Lu)
11
Midnight Star (Marie Lu)
Midnight Star (Marie Lu)
12
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
13
The Broken Empire Trilogy (Mark Lawrence)
The Broken Empire Trilogy (Mark Lawrence)
14
Prince of Thorns
Prince of Thorns
15
King of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
King of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
16
Emperor of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Emperor of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
17
Assistant to the Villain (Hannah Nicole Maehrer)
Assistant to the Villain (Hannah Nicole Maehrer)
18
Vicious (V.E.Schwab)
Vicious (V.E.Schwab)
19
Vengeful (V.E. Schwab)
Vengeful (V.E. Schwab)
20
Artemis Fowl Series (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl Series (Eoin Colfer)
21
Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl
22
The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer)
The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer)
23
The Eternity Code (Eoin Colfer)
The Eternity Code (Eoin Colfer)
24
The Opal Deception (Eoin Colfer)
The Opal Deception (Eoin Colfer)
25
The Lost Colony (Eoin Colfer)
The Lost Colony (Eoin Colfer)
26
The Time Paradox (Eoin Colfer)
The Time Paradox (Eoin Colfer)
27
The Atlantis Complex (Eoin Colfer)
The Atlantis Complex (Eoin Colfer)
28
The Last Guardian (Eoin Colfer)
The Last Guardian (Eoin Colfer)
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Long Live Evil (Sarah Rees Brennan)
Long Live Evil (Sarah Rees Brennan)
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