Vicious (Villains, #1)

V.E. Schwab
Tor Books • 2013

A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each ...h 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.
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2017 5/5 Argo Victoria Schwabová

Autor – V.E. Schwab Originálny názov – Vicious Séria – NeObyčejní Diel – 1/3? Vydavateľstvo – Argo Rok vydania – 2017 Počet strán - 363 Hodnotenie na Goodreads – 4,25/ 27 290Anotácia Skvělý příběh o ctižádosti, žárlivosti, touze a nadpřirozené moci… Victor a Eli, dva samotáři, kteří se poznali na studiích, brzy zjistí, že je pojí společná vášeň k nebezpečí a zážitkům blízkým smrti[...]

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ANOTACE: Skvělý příběh o ctižádosti, žárlivosti, touze a nadpřirozené moci… Victor a Eli, dva samotáři, kteří se poznali na studiích, brzy zjistí, že je pojí společná vášeň k nebezpečí a zážitkům blízkým smrti a také že při vhodných příležitostech dokážou dobře rozvíjet své mimořádné schopnosti, dokud se jim jejich odvaha nevymkne z rukou. Victor po [...]

Argo Neobyčejní recenze sci-fi V. E. Schwab Vicious

(čteno v originále, překlad vydán nakladatelstvím Argo v březnu 2017) You can also read my mini-review in English on Goodreads (soon)      Stojím si za přesvědčením, že způsob, jakým jsem se do Vicious (Neobyčejných) od V. E. Schwab ponořila já, tedy bez konkrétních obrysů v představě, do čeho jdu, je ten nejlepší. Ale pro ty, kteří potřebují k přečtení tohoto úžasného příběhu, kde jsou[...]

A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers.

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.

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.