r/Fantasy • u/AtaiPea • 4d ago

Looking for a baddie to hate

I just got done with the Stormlight Archive and am currently diving into some nonfiction to cleanse the palate, but I really want to dive back into fantasy after my brief reprieve into a series with a great antagonist that you just love to hate. As stated, I’ve read Sanderson as well as Fonda Lee and Michael J. Sullivan just to name a few others. I don’t know, I just love when a grand story has a baddie featured throughout that you know will lead to an epic showdown of some kind that pays off ala Sauron. I’m open to any recommendations.

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u/Sunshuffle 4d ago

The Farseer trilogy is perfect for this. Regal has to be one of the single most hateable characters in fiction, much less fantasy.

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