11 of the Most Compelling Villains from Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

These book characters are bad to the bone.

By Jena Brown | Published May 27, 2021

compelling villains The Darkling — Photo Credit: Netflix

The Jackal

Buy Red Rising at Amazon

Red Rising

By Pierce Brown

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Charlie Manx

Buy NOS4A2 at Amazon

NOS4A2

By Joe Hill

Nashira Sargas

Buy The Bone Season at Amazon

The Bone Season

By Samantha Shannon

Nolan Sorrento

Buy Ready Player One at Amazon

Ready Player One

By Ernest Cline

Cersei Lannister

Buy A Game of Thrones at Amazon

A Game of Thrones

By George R.R. Martin

Eli Cardale

Buy Vicious at Amazon

Vicious

By V.E. Schwab

The Darkling

Buy Shadow and Bone at Amazon

Shadow and Bone

By Leigh Bardugo

Hill House

Buy The Haunting of Hill House at Amazon

The Haunting of Hill House

Grand Admiral Thrawn

Buy Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy at Amazon

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy

By Timothy Zahn

Howard Doyle

Buy Mexican Gothic at Amazon

Mexican Gothic

By Silvia Moreno Garcia

Su Daji

Buy The Poppy War at Amazon

The Poppy War

By R.F. Kuang

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