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Books, graphic novels, and comics that are written primarily from the perspective of a character who would normally be a villain, stories that present their villains in highly sympathetic ways, revisionist retellings of stories from the villain's perspective, and retellings of stories that depict heroes as antagonists.

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1	Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 35,240 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy, #1) by Ruthanna Emrys (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 3,704 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Circe by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,436,539 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) by Gregory Maguire 3.50 avg rating — 695,500 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle 3.82 avg rating — 36,978 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys 3.59 avg rating — 111,389 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Last Ringbearer by Kirill Yeskov 3.45 avg rating — 1,677 ratings score: 263, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Grendel by John Gardner 3.69 avg rating — 43,347 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg 3.67 avg rating — 10,210 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.87 avg rating — 972,349 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Paradise Lost by John Milton 3.86 avg rating — 187,214 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Three by Kieron Gillen (Writer) 3.76 avg rating — 558 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain 4.17 avg rating — 9,902 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Third Witch by Rebecca Reisert 3.71 avg rating — 704 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 15,359 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4,875 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Sundering (The Sundering, #1-2) by Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Fairest of All (Villains, #1) by Serena Valentino (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 56,175 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Winter Prince (The Lion Hunters, #1) by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,698 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Silver: My Own Tale as Written by Me with a Goodly Amount of Murder by Edward Chupack 3.25 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Poor Unfortunate Soul (Villains, #3) by Serena Valentino (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 31,183 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Medea by Christa Wolf 3.92 avg rating — 5,332 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Joker by Brian Azzarello 4.01 avg rating — 37,052 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Disney Frozen: A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick 3.85 avg rating — 2,604 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Reimagining Lovecraft: Four Tor.com Novellas: by Tor Books 4.06 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Heartless by Marissa Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 277,517 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #8: Shredder by Dan Duncan (Writer/Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Jack Maggs by Peter Carey 3.69 avg rating — 4,495 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 5,740 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Villains Micro-Series #1: Krang by Joshua Williamson (Writer) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Tarkin by James Luceno 3.76 avg rating — 21,507 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 1: Vader by Kieron Gillen (Writer) 4.22 avg rating — 22,239 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 1,932 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Star Wars: Death Star by Michael Reaves 3.85 avg rating — 4,642 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Star Wars: Tales from Jabba's Palace by Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 6,956 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters by Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 8,446 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Black Swan (Fairy Tales, #2) by Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 8,885 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 40, January 2010 by Neil Clarke (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 188 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Fagin the Jew by Will Eisner 3.67 avg rating — 961 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Fagin's Boy (Oliver & Jack, #1) by Christina E. Pilz (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Finn by Jon Clinch (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 2,912 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Lex Luthor: Man of Steel by Brian Azzarello 3.85 avg rating — 5,079 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps by Geoff Johns 3.79 avg rating — 1,234 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Getting the Band Back Together by Nick Spencer (Writer) 4.16 avg rating — 2,046 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Vol. 2: The Crime of the Century by Nick Spencer (Writer) 3.87 avg rating — 876 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Superior Foes of Spider-Man, Vol. 3: Game Over by Nick Spencer (Writer) 4.20 avg rating — 704 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire (Ravenloft: strahd, #1) by P.N. Elrod 3.97 avg rating — 4,635 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Rise of Nagash (3) (Time of Legends) by Mike Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 433 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Return of Nagash by Joshua Reynolds (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 746 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Nagash the Sorcerer (Time of Legends: Rise of Nagash #1) by Mike Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 935 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Nagash The Unbroken by lee-mike 3.87 avg rating — 619 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Nagash Immortal by Mike Lee (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Batman: Joker's Asylum by Jason Aaron 3.89 avg rating — 1,590 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Batman: Joker's Asylum, Vol. 2 by Landry Q. Walker (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 626 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Punisher Presents: Barracuda by Garth Ennis 3.72 avg rating — 670 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Teppū 1 by Moare Oota 4.02 avg rating — 246 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire 3.55 avg rating — 62,846 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4.29 avg rating — 1,141,366 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Grunts by Mary Gentle 3.51 avg rating — 1,697 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars