PHOENIX — What if the morally gray villain in your favorite fantasy novel had a personal assistant?

That's the question that New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Hannah Nicole Maehrer asked herself in 2020. Five years, more than 300,000 followers on TikTok and three books later, the answer is clear.

It's a whole lot of fun.

Maehrer turned viral videos she made during the pandemic into a bestselling book series: ' Assistant to the Villain.' The series follows The Villain, Trystan Maverine, his assistant, Evie Sage, and an office full of mythical creatures, magical humans, and fairly frightened interns who are working to save the Kingdom of Renendawn—but on the down low, of course, because The Villain has a reputation to uphold.

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