Anti Hero

Protagonists or main supporting characters who are not traditionally moral, law-abiding, or on the 'good side'. This may or may not change during the book. Anti-hero stories are usually driven by revenge or some other strong motivation. Anti-hero protagonists examples are thieves, assassins, etc.

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Vicious (Villains, #1)
Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1)
Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
The Darkest Temptation (Made, #3)
Ruthless King (Mount Trilogy, #1)
Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade
The Bad Guy
The Maddest Obsession (Made, #2)
Corrupt (Devil's Night, #1)
Sparrow
King (King, #1)
Twist Me (Twist Me, #1)
Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #11)
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëGone Girl by Gillian FlynnMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Anti-Heroines
374 books — 206 voters
Jane Doe by Victoria Helen StoneForging Hephaestus by Drew  HayesWretched by Emily McIntireIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoNever Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian
Badass Female Anti-Villains
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A Demon Bound by Debra DunbarSandman Slim by Richard KadreyGod Touched by John ConroeDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningUnholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Best Anti-hero, Urban Fantasy Series
91 books — 76 voters
The Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl by Janet E. MorrisThe Kyanite Alliance by Nora HalliwellBeyond Wizardwall by Janet E. MorrisThe Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
Dark Heroic Fantasy
66 books — 110 voters

D.M. Raver
A grim expression came over Syah’s face. “The colt you speak of lost its mother during a storm. If this stallion was that colt, it is not just wild, it is insane. That horse will break your bones.” “And that will be a worthy end, a prince struck down by such a noble steed.” Fasime pushed himself off the support of the fence, but Oman grabbed his arm. “It’s not worth it, Brother.” “I can tame him.” “What will we tell Mother and Father if he kills you?” Oman questioned. “Tell them I gave ...more
Danielle Raver, Brother Betrayed

Criss Jami
I'm often painted as the bad guy, and the artistic part of me wants to hand out the brush. ...more
Criss Jami, Killosophy

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