Vicious -- V. E. Schwab

<p><b>A repackage of <i>New York Times</i> bestseller V.E. Schwab's <i>Vicious</i>, a masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, and superpowers which will include: </b> <p/><b>*A n</b><b>ew cover by Will Staehle, cover artist of the iconic Shades of Magic trilogy covers</b><br><b>*Schwab's Tor.com short story set within the <i>Vicious</i> universe, Warm Up</b><br><b>*A teaser for the upcoming sequel, <i>Vengeful</i></b> <p/>Victor 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. <p/>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? <p/>In <i>Vicious</i>, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid