Starter VillainNew · Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
Starter Villain
2023 · 264 pages · Fiction
56
New
★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 113K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (2024). 4.10★ from 113K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Critics27 out of 100 · counts 35%+11
- Readers64 out of 100 · counts 50%+36
- Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9
Where it ranks
- #34 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #34 of the 161 fantasy books we rank
- #117 of the 730 new books we rank
- #350 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (2024)
- Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2023)
Reads as
Funny, Adventurous, Uplifting
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