These are the stories that take on the point of view of the villain – the tales that turn what we think we know about the bad guy on their head and give us a whole new insight.

Poems

• Faery Tales by Wendy Froud

Series

• Descendants by Melissa de la Cruz
• Fairest of All by Serena Valentino (Villains #1)

Short story collections

• Troll’s-Eye View edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
• Urban Enemies edited by Joseph Nassise

Standalones – Short stories

• The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Holly Black
• ‘Skin by Michael Cadnum
• The Root of the Matter by Gregory Frost
• Troll Bridge by Neil Gaiman
• Rags and Riches by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• I Shall Do Thee Mischief in the Wood by Kathe Koja
• Stalking Beans by Nancy Kress
• Snow-Drop by Tanith Lee
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• Wizard’s Apprentice by Delia Sherman
• Molly by Midori Snyder
• A Delicate Architecture by Catherynne M. Valente
• Little Red by Wendy Wheeler
• Troll by Jane Yolen

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