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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
1
Heather Walter
Misrule (Heather Walter)
Misrule
2
Heather Walter
Heartless (Marissa Meyer)
Heartless
3
Marissa Meyer
The Poppy War Trilogy (R.F. Kuang)
The Poppy War Trilogy
4
R.F. Kuang
The Poppy War (R.F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
5
R.F. Kuang
The Dragon Republic (R.F. Kuang)
The Dragon Republic
6
R.F. Kuang
The Burning God (R.F. Kuang)
The Burning God
7
R.F. Kuang
The Young Elites Series (Marie Lu)
The Young Elites Series
8
Marie Lu
The Young Elites (Marie Lu)
The Young Elites
9
Marie Lu
The Rose Society (Marie Lu)
The Rose Society
10
Marie Lu
Midnight Star (Marie Lu)
Midnight Star
11
Marie Lu
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona
12
Noelle Stevenson
The Broken Empire Trilogy (Mark Lawrence)
The Broken Empire Trilogy
13
Mark Lawrence
Prince of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Prince of Thorns
14
Mark Lawrence
King of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
King of Thorns
15
Mark Lawrence
Emperor of Thorns (Mark Lawrence)
Emperor of Thorns
16
Mark Lawrence
Assistant to the Villain (Hannah Nicole Maehrer)
Assistant to the Villain
17
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
Vicious (V.E.Schwab)
Vicious
18
V.E.Schwab
Vengeful (V.E. Schwab)
Vengeful
19
V.E. Schwab
Artemis Fowl Series (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl Series
20
Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
21
Eoin Colfer
The Arctic Incident (Eoin Colfer)
The Arctic Incident
22
Eoin Colfer
The Eternity Code (Eoin Colfer)
The Eternity Code
23
Eoin Colfer
The Opal Deception (Eoin Colfer)
The Opal Deception
24
Eoin Colfer
The Lost Colony (Eoin Colfer)
The Lost Colony
25
Eoin Colfer
The Time Paradox (Eoin Colfer)
The Time Paradox
26
Eoin Colfer
The Atlantis Complex (Eoin Colfer)
The Atlantis Complex
27
Eoin Colfer
The Last Guardian (Eoin Colfer)
The Last Guardian
28
Eoin Colfer
Long Live Evil (Sarah Rees Brennan)
Long Live Evil
29
Sarah Rees Brennan
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