Villains by Necessity
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Villains by Necessity is fantasy novel written by Eve Forward
, daughter of Robert L. Forward. It is currently out of print and a rare find among booksellers.
Eve Forward
Eve Forward is an author and television screenwriter. She is the daughter of the late American physicist and popular science fiction author Robert L...
, daughter of Robert L. Forward. It is currently out of print and a rare find among booksellers.
Book Summary
Villains by Necessity is a fantasy that takes place in a world in which good finally triumphs over evil. However, in this fantasy world where a complete purge of evil is achieved and darkness is almost unheard of, a druid discovers that this could be considered too much of a good thing. With the contrast of good and evil gone, the world has become unbalanced and dangerously unstable. In order to prevent reality from literally falling apart the druid must find a way to bring back the darkness, which the old heroes have locked away. To bring back the darkness the druid must gather a team of the few left alive willing to do so; a team of villains. Together these villains must step out of their comfort zone and work together to save the world from itself.The Villains
- Sam(alander) - The sole remaining assassin of his guild and possibly the entire world, Sam has an especially tormented past that contributed to his dark path and still haunts him. When he was a child, his mother was raped then killed in front of him. Sam managed to escape only to be taken in and trained to be an assassin. Despite a lot of seething hatred, mistrust, and extreme violence toward others, Sam has shown that, like many of the villains he does not rigidly fit the definition of evil as he would have people believe, even playing the part of an anti-heroAnti-heroIn fiction, an antihero is generally considered to be a protagonist whose character is at least in some regards conspicuously contrary to that of the archetypal hero, and is in some instances its antithesis in which the character is generally useless at being a hero or heroine when they're...
when he sees a young woman nearly assaulted in a similar manner to his mother.
- Kaylana - Kaylana is a druidDruidA druid was a member of the priestly class in Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, and possibly other parts of Celtic western Europe, during the Iron Age....
who recognizes the danger in the imbalance of the world and seeks out remaining villains in order to convince them to help her restore balance to the world. She considers herself to be completely neutral and simply doing what needs to be done in order to prevent the world from falling apart.
- Arcie - Former master of the thieves guild, Arcie considers himself Sam's friend, and has been known to help him out every now and then when guild business required it. He finds himself struggling to maintain his livelihood now that any element of evil is being forcefully purged from people. Arcie knows that stealing is not considered good but he never thought himself as evil as Kaylana accused him of being when they met. His small stature is source of several jokes.
- Valeriana Ebonstar - One of the last of the Nathuans (Dark Elves of sorts), she is a frustrated, egotistical, and undeniably evil sorceress who is more or less forced on the journey against her will for the purposes of survival. She is hateful toward everybody around her and the concept of teamwork is hard for her to grasp throughout most of the story. Her familiar is a raven named Nightshade.
- Blackmail - A mysterious black knightBlack KnightThe black knight is a literary stock character, often contrasted with the white knight. The character famously appeared in Arthurian literature and has been adapted and adopted by various authors, in cinema and popular culture...
whose enchanted armor hides his face and voice. Unlike most of the villains, he was not sought out by the druid. Instead he finds the druid's party on his own. For motivations unknown until the very end, he joins their quest. It was Arcie who decides to nickname him "Blackmail", because the knight did not reveal a name for himself.
- Robin - Robin is a cowardly centaurCentaurIn Greek mythology, a centaur or hippocentaur is a member of a composite race of creatures, part human and part horse...
spy who follows the party under the guise of an aspiring minstral. The actual villains treat him with even less respect than they do each other, but as time goes on Robin begins to realize the necessity behind the villains' quest.