THE BOOK OF FOURS
By Nancy Holder
Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster) - February 2002
ISBN: 0743412419 - Paperback
Horror/TV Tie-in
Young Adult to Adult

Reviewed by: Rachel A Hyde, MyShelf.com
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Fans of the show know all about Buffy, but what about the many Slayers that have come before her? This novel introduces us to India Cohen who was Buffy 's immediate predecessor and also features the butt-kicking, streetwise Faith and Kendra, who was briefly called into being when Buffy died for a few seconds. An ancient evil has been awakened and thirsts for souls, presenting itself in the form of four mummies representing the four elements and bearing boxes made of the bones of former Slayers. It also causes weather disasters in the form of earthquakes and tidal waves and is after
Buffy and the other Slayers, and if Buffy wants to save herself and everybody around her, she will have to draw on the energies of those she holds dear and walk the ghost roads…

As is often the case, this is a nice mix of action-packed story and real-life situations as Xander deals with his embarrassing parents, Buffy deals with bereavement, and Faith deals with everything, including envy for what her fellow Slayer has in the way of home and family. It links in too with other books such as the Unseen trilogy, and even more than usual, the books based on the series seem to have taken on a serial life of their own, which is a good thing.

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