A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Villains Books in Order

The complete Villains reading order — 40 books from 1948–2021.

  1. 01 And be a villain 1948 Amazon — buy And be a villain Bookshop — buy And be a villain ThriftBooks — buy And be a villain eBooks.com — buy And be a villain
  2. 02 Villainous company 1967 Amazon — buy Villainous company Bookshop — buy Villainous company ThriftBooks — buy Villainous company eBooks.com — buy Villainous company
  3. 03 Heroes & villains 1969 Amazon — buy Heroes & villains Bookshop — buy Heroes & villains ThriftBooks — buy Heroes & villains eBooks.com — buy Heroes & villains
  4. 04 Dear Villian 1976 Amazon — buy Dear Villian Bookshop — buy Dear Villian ThriftBooks — buy Dear Villian eBooks.com — buy Dear Villian
  5. 05 My darling villain 1977 Amazon — buy My darling villain Bookshop — buy My darling villain ThriftBooks — buy My darling villain eBooks.com — buy My darling villain
  6. 06 Villains by Necessity 1982 Amazon — buy Villains by Necessity Bookshop — buy Villains by Necessity ThriftBooks — buy Villains by Necessity eBooks.com — buy Villains by Necessity
  7. 07 Find me a villain 1983 Amazon — buy Find me a villain Bookshop — buy Find me a villain ThriftBooks — buy Find me a villain eBooks.com — buy Find me a villain
  8. 08 Villains of Volturnus 1983 Amazon — buy Villains of Volturnus Bookshop — buy Villains of Volturnus ThriftBooks — buy Villains of Volturnus eBooks.com — buy Villains of Volturnus
  9. 09 Villain of the Piece 1988 Amazon — buy Villain of the Piece Bookshop — buy Villain of the Piece ThriftBooks — buy Villain of the Piece eBooks.com — buy Villain of the Piece
  10. 10 The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6) 1989 Amazon — buy The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6) Bookshop — buy The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6) ThriftBooks — buy The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6) eBooks.com — buy The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6)
  11. 11 Villains! (Roc) 1992 Amazon — buy Villains! (Roc) Bookshop — buy Villains! (Roc) ThriftBooks — buy Villains! (Roc) eBooks.com — buy Villains! (Roc)
  12. 12 Disney's The villains collection 1993 Amazon — buy Disney's The villains collection Bookshop — buy Disney's The villains collection ThriftBooks — buy Disney's The villains collection eBooks.com — buy Disney's The villains collection
  13. 13 Spider-man's greatest villains 1995 Amazon — buy Spider-man's greatest villains Bookshop — buy Spider-man's greatest villains ThriftBooks — buy Spider-man's greatest villains eBooks.com — buy Spider-man's greatest villains
  14. 14 CHARLES 1998 Amazon — buy CHARLES Bookshop — buy CHARLES ThriftBooks — buy CHARLES eBooks.com — buy CHARLES
  15. 15 Secret Worlds 2002 Amazon — buy Secret Worlds Bookshop — buy Secret Worlds ThriftBooks — buy Secret Worlds eBooks.com — buy Secret Worlds
  16. 16 Disney Villains 2004 Amazon — buy Disney Villains Bookshop — buy Disney Villains ThriftBooks — buy Disney Villains eBooks.com — buy Disney Villains
  17. 17 Villains of all nations 2004 Amazon — buy Villains of all nations Bookshop — buy Villains of all nations ThriftBooks — buy Villains of all nations eBooks.com — buy Villains of all nations
  18. 18 Scooby-Doo! and the Virtual Villain 2004 Amazon — buy Scooby-Doo! and the Virtual Villain Bookshop — buy Scooby-Doo! and the Virtual Villain ThriftBooks — buy Scooby-Doo! and the Virtual Villain eBooks.com — buy Scooby-Doo! and the Virtual Villain
  19. 19 Heroes and villains 2006 Amazon — buy Heroes and villains Bookshop — buy Heroes and villains ThriftBooks — buy Heroes and villains eBooks.com — buy Heroes and villains
  20. 20 H.I.V.E. 2006 Amazon — buy H.I.V.E. Bookshop — buy H.I.V.E. ThriftBooks — buy H.I.V.E. eBooks.com — buy H.I.V.E.
  21. 21 H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) 2007 Amazon — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) Bookshop — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) ThriftBooks — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) eBooks.com — buy H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1)
  22. 22 Villains 2010 Amazon — buy Villains Bookshop — buy Villains ThriftBooks — buy Villains eBooks.com — buy Villains
  23. 23 The villain's daughter 2010 Amazon — buy The villain's daughter Bookshop — buy The villain's daughter ThriftBooks — buy The villain's daughter eBooks.com — buy The villain's daughter
  24. 24 Villain 2010 Amazon — buy Villain Bookshop — buy Villain ThriftBooks — buy Villain eBooks.com — buy Villain
  25. 25 Star Wars villains 2011 Amazon — buy Star Wars villains Bookshop — buy Star Wars villains ThriftBooks — buy Star Wars villains eBooks.com — buy Star Wars villains
  26. 26 Justice League 2012 Amazon — buy Justice League Bookshop — buy Justice League ThriftBooks — buy Justice League eBooks.com — buy Justice League
  27. 27 Vicious 2013 Amazon — buy Vicious Bookshop — buy Vicious ThriftBooks — buy Vicious eBooks.com — buy Vicious
  28. 28 Villains rising 2013 Amazon — buy Villains rising Bookshop — buy Villains rising ThriftBooks — buy Villains rising eBooks.com — buy Villains rising
  29. 29 Villainous 2014 Amazon — buy Villainous Bookshop — buy Villainous ThriftBooks — buy Villainous eBooks.com — buy Villainous
  30. 30 Next top villain 2015 Amazon — buy Next top villain Bookshop — buy Next top villain ThriftBooks — buy Next top villain eBooks.com — buy Next top villain
  31. 31 If We Were Villains 2017 Amazon — buy If We Were Villains Bookshop — buy If We Were Villains ThriftBooks — buy If We Were Villains eBooks.com — buy If We Were Villains
  32. 32 Not Your Villain 2017 Amazon — buy Not Your Villain Bookshop — buy Not Your Villain ThriftBooks — buy Not Your Villain eBooks.com — buy Not Your Villain
  33. 33 Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3 2017 Amazon — buy Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3 Bookshop — buy Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3 ThriftBooks — buy Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3 eBooks.com — buy Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3
  34. 34 Desperate Measures 2019 Amazon — buy Desperate Measures Bookshop — buy Desperate Measures ThriftBooks — buy Desperate Measures eBooks.com — buy Desperate Measures
  35. 35 Learn My Lesson 2019 Amazon — buy Learn My Lesson Bookshop — buy Learn My Lesson ThriftBooks — buy Learn My Lesson eBooks.com — buy Learn My Lesson
  36. 36 Villains Disney Coloring Book 2020 Amazon — buy Villains Disney Coloring Book ThriftBooks — buy Villains Disney Coloring Book eBooks.com — buy Villains Disney Coloring Book
  37. 37 Evil Thing 2020 Amazon — buy Evil Thing Bookshop — buy Evil Thing ThriftBooks — buy Evil Thing eBooks.com — buy Evil Thing
  38. 38 All of Us Villains 2021 Amazon — buy All of Us Villains Bookshop — buy All of Us Villains ThriftBooks — buy All of Us Villains eBooks.com — buy All of Us Villains
  39. 39 Gorgeous Villain 2021 Amazon — buy Gorgeous Villain Bookshop — buy Gorgeous Villain ThriftBooks — buy Gorgeous Villain eBooks.com — buy Gorgeous Villain
  40. 40 The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1 2021 Amazon — buy The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 And be a villain 1948
2 Villainous company 1967
3 Heroes & villains 1969
4 Dear Villian 1976
5 My darling villain 1977
6 Villains by Necessity 1982
7 Find me a villain 1983
8 Villains of Volturnus 1983
9 Villain of the Piece 1988
10 The Dedicated Villain (The Golden Chronicles #6) 1989
11 Villains! (Roc) 1992
12 Disney's The villains collection 1993
13 Spider-man's greatest villains 1995
14 CHARLES 1998
15 Secret Worlds 2002
16 Disney Villains 2004
17 Villains of all nations 2004
18 Scooby-Doo! and the Virtual Villain 2004
19 Heroes and villains 2006
20 H.I.V.E. 2006
21 H.I.V.E. Higher Institute of Villainous Education (H.I.V.E. #1) 2007
22 Villains 2010
23 The villain's daughter 2010
24 Villain 2010
25 Star Wars villains 2011
26 Justice League 2012
27 Vicious 2013
28 Villains rising 2013
29 Villainous 2014
30 Next top villain 2015
31 If We Were Villains 2017
32 Not Your Villain 2017
33 Serena Valentino's Villains Box Set: Books 1-3 2017
34 Desperate Measures 2019
35 Learn My Lesson 2019
36 Villains Disney Coloring Book 2020
37 Evil Thing 2020
38 All of Us Villains 2021
39 Gorgeous Villain 2021
40 The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1 2021

Villains reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with And be a villain (1948). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Villains — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Villains books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1948–2021.

What is the newest Villains book?

The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System -- Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong Vol. 1, published in 2021.