Most dangerous of all, though, are those who loathe the guild’s very existence. On top of the peril she faces from her own teacher, there are also the capes and fellow apprentices to worry about, to say nothing of having to keep up a civilian cover. The education of a villain is not an easy one, and Tori will have to learn quickly if she wants to survive. Apprenticed to one of the world’s most powerful (and supposedly dead) villains, she is thrust into a strange world where the lines that divide superheroes and criminals are more complex than they seem. But when she’s captured trying to rob a vault that belongs to a secret guild of villains, she’s offered a hard choice: prove she has what it takes to join them or be eliminated. Gifted with metahuman powers in a world full of capes and villains, Tori Rivas kept away from the limelight, preferring to work as a thief in the shadows. If you liked Super Powereds or NPCs, you’ll love this book, although it is a different universe from either of those.
Even the antagonists in this story are people you kinda get, who have honestly good intentions if a bit warped. Also, there really isn’t good guys or bad guys. Even if the character concepts aren’t all that original (several of the kids from the Super Powereds series were straight up stolen from various anime), the way he brings them to life renders the whole thing moot. He lovingly crafts these people in a rich world, and lets them be themselves. That, of course, is why they take so long to get to the plot. The point of Drew Hayes’ stories is never the plot. To teach her is an utterly ordinary middle-management type named Ivan… formerly the supervillain Fornax. If she fails training, however, she’s dead. She inadvertently robbed the Guild of Villainous Reformation, and they are offering her a spot. Oddly enough, they don’t arrest her or kill her on site. Intending to steal supertech from a major company, she gets nabbed by the vault’s security. She also has no intent on making that her only source of power. So, if you plan on reading along with me, stock up your minifridge. This book (far from his newest) is over 1400 pages long. He’s also one of the most long-winded authors I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. BOOK: Forging Hephaestus: Villains Code Iĭrew Hayes is one of my favorite authors.
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