
Once a Villain
Vanessa Len(Author)
Hodderscape (Publisher)
Published on 21. August 2025
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-1-5293-8016-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Mind-bending, heart wrenching, and unputdownable' STEPHANIE GARBER
'A captivating new voice in fantasy' HAFSAH FAIZAL
When monsters rule, who will be left to stop them?
After Joan's failed attempt to save the world, Eleanor now rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them.
Nick - once a hero to humans, and Joan's first love - is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron - the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family - now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining while his feelings for Joan grow.
Wrenched between love and rivalry, the three of them must negotiate their fractured pasts to survive the new world and restore what was lost. Because only they remember that there was once a better timeline.
But how will they defeat a whole world of monsters with control over time itself?
READERS LOVE IT:
'What a roller coaster of emotions!' ?????
'Fluid and immersive' ?????
'The pacing is sharp' ?????
'A captivating new voice in fantasy' HAFSAH FAIZAL
When monsters rule, who will be left to stop them?
After Joan's failed attempt to save the world, Eleanor now rules over a cruel new timeline where monsters live openly among humans, preying on them and subjugating them.
Nick - once a hero to humans, and Joan's first love - is tormented by the choice he made to save her over the timeline itself. And Aaron - the ruthless heir to a powerful monster family - now finds himself in a world where monsters have power beyond imagining while his feelings for Joan grow.
Wrenched between love and rivalry, the three of them must negotiate their fractured pasts to survive the new world and restore what was lost. Because only they remember that there was once a better timeline.
But how will they defeat a whole world of monsters with control over time itself?
READERS LOVE IT:
'What a roller coaster of emotions!' ?????
'Fluid and immersive' ?????
'The pacing is sharp' ?????
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 years
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
744 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5293-8016-3 (9781529380163)
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Vanessa Len is an internationally bestselling Australian author and educational editor who has worked on everything from language learning programs to STEM resources to professional learning for teachers. Her series Only a Monster has been translated into ten languages.
You can find her on her website at https://www.vanessalen.com
You can find her on her website at https://www.vanessalen.com