Vicious

書封改版上市！維克多和艾略特是大學的室友，兩人都絕頂聰明、野心勃勃，並且對研究人類的腎上腺素、瀕死經驗都很有興趣，最終持續的努力讓兩人找到激發人類潛能，開發出超能力的方法。獲得激發超能力方法的兩人，卻因故有了不同的結局，維克多被控訴了許多犯罪，關進了監獄了，變成了兩人中的「壞人」；艾略特加入警方，協助打擊犯罪，成為了「好人」。然而，維克多其實根本沒有犯下那些罪行，而艾略特則是為了自己的野心，不停追捕有超能力的人，維克多的良知告訴自己要阻止艾略特，於是他逃獄，和成為艾略特追捕目標的十二歲女孩結盟，和艾略特對戰。昔日的好友，現在的敵人，兩人下場會是如何？V. E. Schwab二零一三年出版本書後，即受到讀者和媒體的好評，讓她聲名大噪，成為新生代的科幻小說作家，本書續集將於二零一八年出版。A trade paperback repackage of New York Times bestseller V.E. Schwab's Vicious, a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers which will include:●A new cover by Wil Staehle, cover artist of the iconic Shades of Magic trilogy covers●Schwab's Tor.com short story set within the Vicious universe, "Warm Up"●A teaser for the upcoming sequel, VengefulVictor 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 conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find―aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge―but who will be left alive at the end?In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question."A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page one…highly recommended!" ―Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Universe vs The Avengers and Patient Zero