Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairest of All | 2009 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 2 | NeOBYČEJNÍ | 2013 | Serena Valentino | N/A |
| 3 | The Beast Within | 2014 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 4 | Poor Unfortunate Soul | 2016 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 5 | Mistress of All Evil | 2017 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 6 | Mother Knows Best | 2018 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 7 | The Odd Sisters | 2019 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 8 | Evil Thing | 2020 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 9 | Cold Hearted | 2021 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 10 | Never Never | 2022 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 11 | How the Villains Ruined Christmas | 2022 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 12 | Fire & Fate | 2023 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 13 | Kill the Beast | 2024 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
| 14 | Heartbroken | 2025 | Serena Valentino | Buy |
The Disney Villains series reimagines classic Disney animated films from the villains’ point of view. Fairest of All, the first book, tells the story of the Evil Queen from Snow White, showing how a kind young woman became consumed by jealousy and magic. Subsequent entries cover the Beast (The Beast Within), Ursula (Poor Unfortunate Soul), Maleficent (Mistress of All Evil), Mother Gothel (Mother Knows Best), and Cruella de Vil (Evil Thing), among others.
Valentino builds a connected mythology across the series, with recurring characters called the Odd Sisters who appear in multiple books and influence events behind the scenes. The Odd Sisters eventually received their own novel in 2019, pulling together threads from the earlier entries. Later books like Cold Hearted and Never Never continued to expand the series into new Disney properties, while How the Villains Ruined Christmas offered a lighter, holiday-themed entry.
The series has been a consistent seller for Disney Publishing, appealing to readers who want more complexity from their fairy tale characters than the original films provide. Valentino treats the villains with sympathy without excusing their actions, finding the human pain behind the magical evil.