Series
H. I. V. E.
Mark Walden · 9 novels · 1 novella · 2006–2022
Mark Walden's series is set at H.I.V.E. (the Higher Institute of Villainous Education), a hidden academy training the next generation of criminal masterminds, following orphan genius Otto and fellow students Wing, Laura, and Shelby as they navigate the school's twisted curriculum while plotting to escape it. The premise plays school-story conventions against a supervillain backdrop across more than a dozen books.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
Map
H. I. V. E. at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 2000s5
- 2010s4
- 2020s1
Shape
9 novels · 1 novella
1 author
reads like:science fictionpolitical intrigueour worldnear futuretenseyoung adult
Mood
Bright and intense: 70% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book10 of 10 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Dreadnoughtdarkest · calmest
- H. I. V. E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Educationbrightest
- Interception Pointmost intense