A super-powered collision of extraordinary minds and vengeful intentionsV. E. Schwab returns with the thrilling follow-up to Vicious. Magneto and Professor X. Superman and Lex Luthor. Victor Vale and Eli Ever. Sydney and Serena Clarke. Great partnerships, now soured on the vine. But Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, shes finally gained the control shes always soughtand will use her newfound power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. Shell do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other once more. With Marcellas rise, new enmities create opportunityand the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning.