What books had the best villain of all time?
A good antagonist can mean a lot of things. It can be anything from realistic and relatable to pure evil. Some of the best villains are the ones that stick with us (and sometimes haunt our dreams). What villains do you remember as being true villains?
1939 • 2,268 Readers • 116 pages • 4.2
1987 • 1,366 Readers • 370 pages • 4.1
1978 • 1,841 Readers • 1,553 pages • 4.2
1986 • 1,639 Readers • 1,168 pages • 4.1
#4 of 45 in Hercule Poirot
-2100 • 796 Readers • 306 pages • 4.2
1973 • 1,564 Readers • 399 pages • 4.2
181 • 3,041 Readers • 353 pages • 3.9
1985 • 1,211 Readers • 368 pages • 4.1
1603 • 594 Readers • 226 pages • 3.8
#45 of 82 in Batman Post-Crisis
1988 • 498 Readers • 50 pages • 4.2
1851 • 1,300 Readers • 822 pages • 3.5
1949 • 6,839 Readers • 328 pages • 4.2
1991 • 1,042 Readers • 462 pages • 3.7
1918 • 1,180 Readers • 424 pages • 4.2
#1 of 4 in Space Odyssey
1968 • 1,225 Readers • 221 pages • 4.1
2015 • 232 Readers • 336 pages • 3.9
1897 • 2,519 Readers • 440 pages • 3.9
2 Bullseye Chillers
1875 • 1,333 Readers • 141 pages • 3.7
#6 of 8 in Harry Potter
2005 • 4,371 Readers • 672 pages • 4.4
1782 • 157 Readers • 418 pages • 3.8
#1 of 4 in Hannibal Lecter
1981 • 546 Readers • 446 pages • 3.9
1899 • 1,166 Readers • 132 pages • 3.3
#1 of 14 in James Bond (Original Series)
1953 • 285 Readers • 144 pages • 3.6
1962 • 1,697 Readers • 72 pages • 3.9
#1 of 5 in Ripley
1985 • 389 Readers • 906 pages • 3.8
#1 of 3 in The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
2012 • 1,878 Readers • 307 pages • 3.7
#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings
1954 • 1,859 Readers • 1,178 pages • 4.5
251 Readers • 3.5
3 Les Classiques illustrés
1847 • 910 Readers • 191 pages • 3.7
#6 of 17 in A Series of Unfortunate Events
1999 • 408 Readers • 259 pages • 3.9
Planned book #1-3 of 6 in Remembrance of Earth's Past
67 Readers • 416 pages • 3.7
5 Readers • 3.8