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Publisher:
Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster) |
Release
Date: February 3, 2003 |
ISBN:
0743462211 |
Awards:
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Format
Reviewed: Paperback |
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Genre:
Horror/TV Tie-in |
Reviewer:
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewer
Notes: Violence |
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The
Lost Slayer Bind-Up
Buffy Series
ByChristopher
Golden
This novel (set during the early part
of the fourth season) was first issued in four parts two years ago
and now has been reissued in one handy single volume. Buffy has
just started college and isn’t enjoying it as much as Willow;
mixing slaying with lectures and homework doesn’t seem to
work and the tutors just don’t understand. A fresh group of
vampires has hit town, but something about their sheer organization--glowing
eyes and bat-shaped face tattoos--tells Buffy that these aren’t
her usual brand of bloodsuckers, but something far worse. The appearance
of ghostly former slayer Lucy Hanover, with a dire prophecy, is
bad enough, but when things go really pear-shaped, Buffy ends up
in her 24-year-old self and in jail, living in a future where vampires
rule…
As usual, there seems to be
enough plot and action in here to keep anybody happy who loves the
TV series, as an Aztec god, time travel, vampires and ghosts balance
out nicely against the more real teen issues such as coping with
college and juggling relationships with boys, friends and parents.
This is another entertaining and fast-paced tale allowing scope
for things that might be hard to put on TV, although no new glimpses
into the characters are featured. I found that this book passed
the time nicely and is just the thing to please any fan.
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