Is there an audiobook of Victorious?

Yes. Victorious has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Jeremy Arthur.

How long is the Victorious audiobook?

The Victorious audiobook runs 14 hr 47 min.

Is Victorious on Kindle+?

No. Victorious was not included with Kindle+ when we last checked on October 25, 2026.

What formats is Victorious available in?

On Amazon, Victorious comes as a Kindle ebook, a paperback and a hardcover.

Our review

Victorious

Name: Victorious
Author: V. E. Schwab

V. E. Schwab

4.8/ 5 · Incredible

Victorious by V. E. Schwab is the Villains series finale, a dark science-fantasy about people who died, came back with powers, and are still paying for it. Victor Vale is running out of time while a new enemy rewrites the board, and the payoff belongs to readers who have stuck with Vicious and Vengeful.

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The Review

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Victor Vale is out of time. He roams the country hunting a cure for power surges that could kill him, and that one detail sums up how this series treats its own rules. An EO, in Schwab's world, is someone who had a near-death experience and returned with an extraordinary ability, and the ability always sends a bill. In Victorious, the third Villains book, the bills come due all at once.

The newcomer who collects on them is Dr. Gabriel Gray, and I'd argue he's the smartest thing Schwab adds. He has taken over EON, the agency Joseph Stell started to contain EOs, and he wants to understand what makes them tick psychologically and how far their powers can stretch. He kills freely to find out. He resurrects freely too. The sting is in his own history: he lost his family, nearly died, and came back with powers, which is the same road that made Victor and Eli, and for a series that keeps circling unprocessed trauma, a doctor turning that road into a research method is a sharp place to press. Meanwhile Mitch and Sydney try to stay off EON's radar, June tries for an ordinary life, and Sydney's hesitation over bringing her sister back gives the resurrection question a human weight instead of a mechanical one. The result reads as dark, gritty, and suspenseful, with an ensemble of allies and rivals who each want something different from the same board.

The structure asks for attention. Chapters carry timestamps like "Now: Six Months Ago," the story hops around, and a few details get re-explained more than once. At 568 pages it's also the longest book in the series, and some stretches linger on secondary characters, June especially, a little longer than the finale needs. Once the pieces click, though, the braided timeline pays off. The backstory it fills in for Eli and the found-family bond between Victor, Mitch, and Sydney are where the book hits hardest.

Why you should read

Readers finishing Vicious and Vengeful
Morally grey characters with no clean heroes
Superpower fiction with a science-minded edge
Fans of V. E. Schwab's darker, grittier side

What to expect

Dark, gritty tone with steady suspense
Timestamped chapters that jump through time
Longest book in the series at 568 pages
Some earlier details get repeated

You can technically start here, since enough is recapped to keep a newcomer afloat. I wouldn't. The history of Eli and Victor, best friends turned mortal enemies, is the engine, and it lands harder when you've watched it go wrong across Vicious and Vengeful. If your only Schwab so far is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, expect a grittier, harder-edged cousin, one that keeps asking what a second life is worth when someone else is holding the knife.

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4.8/ 5

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Is there an audiobook of Victorious?: Yes. Victorious has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Jeremy Arthur.
Listen free with Audible
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How long is the Victorious audiobook?: The Victorious audiobook runs 14 hr 47 min.
Is Victorious on Kindle+?: No. Victorious was not included with Kindle+ when we last checked on October 25, 2026.
What formats is Victorious available in?: On Amazon, Victorious comes as a Kindle ebook, a paperback and a hardcover.

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Common questions

What is Victorious about?: Victor Vale is out of time. He roams the country hunting a cure for power surges that could kill him, and that one detail sums up how this series treats its own rules. An EO, in Schwab's world, is someone who had a near-death experience and returned with an extraordinary ability, and the ability…
Is Victorious worth reading?: We scored Victorious 4.8 out of 5. Victorious by V. E. Schwab is the Villains series finale, a dark science-fantasy about people who died, came back with powers, and are still paying for it. Victor Vale is running out of time while a new enemy rewrites the board, and the payoff belongs to readers who have stuck…

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