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Page Count: 592
Printing Date: January 01, 2003
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Truth and Consequences
Buffy Summers's adjustment to life at U.C. Sunnydale has not gone smoothly. She feels awkward, insecure, and jealous that Willow's all over the college life. So when she is visited by a prophecy of impending danger, the timing couldn't be worse. There's plenty of evil afoot as it is: a unified troop of vampires has descended upon Sunnydale, and tension between Buffy and Willow gets in the way of demon hunting.
Before long, a single moment of bad judgment catapults Buffy into an alternate future dimension where vampires reign supreme. Imprisoned in the body of her 24-year-old-self -- and confronting friends and foes the likes of which she'd never imagined -- the Slayer must uncover her past misstep and correct it, or risk facing a terrifying monster that she herself has created....
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The Lost Slayer
By Christopher Golden (Omnibus Edition, 2003)
RATING: 4/5 Stakes
SETTING: Season Four
T.V. CHARACTER APPEARANCES: Buffy, Willow, Xander, Anya, Oz, Giles, Olivia
MAJOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: Camazotz (bat demon), Lucy Hanover (ghostly Slayer), Clownface & Bulldog (vampires), Zotziloha (Camazotz's wife)
BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "Buffy Summers's adjustment to life at U.C. Sunnydale has not gone smoothly. She feels awkward, insecure, and jealous that Willow's all over the college life. So when she is visited by a prophecy of impending danger, the timing couldn't be worse. There's plenty of evil afoot as it is: a unified troop of vampires has descended upon Sunnydale, and tension between Buffy and Willow gets in the way of demon hunting. Before long, a single moment of bad judgment catapults Buffy into an alternate future dimension where vampires reign supreme. Imprisoned in the body of her 24-year-old-self--and confronting friends and foes the likes of which she'd never imagined--the Slayer must uncover her past misstep and correct it, or risk facing a terrifying monster that she herself has created. . . ."
REVIEW
The Lost Slayer is an interesting and ambitious book, that takes place in two major time periods: the "real world" of Buffy Season Four and an alternate future five years later, where Giles has been turned into a Vampire King and Sunnydale and much of Southern California has fallen under his evil sway. Through some magics gone awry, Season Four Buffy inhabits the body of future Buffy, while the mind of future Buffy inhabits the mind of Season Four Buffy, leading to some interesting scenarios.
The alternate future is an interesting one, and includes much darker versions of Xander and Willow, along with some characters not otherwise present in the book like Parker, Harmony, Wesley, Spike, and Drusilla. The Season Four material is fairly well done, though it involves Buffy learning her usual lesson that it's okay for her to rely on her friends. The main bad guy--a bat demon/god of some type, and his hyped-up vampire cronies--are about average for a Buffy book. The overall tone of the novel is dark with some brutal, well-done action scenes (a scene where future Buffy kills another Slayer is nothing short of ghastly) and believable dialogue.
All in all, this is one of the better Buffy novels that contains some nice surprises and tense scenes. It's definitely one worth picking up. [Note that this was originally released as a "serial novel" in four separate books; the version reviewed here is the "omnibus" one.]
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great book even for ppl who arent buffy fans. golden creates an alternate reality from what weve seen in the series. action packed all the way thru and feels like your watching it on tv
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I read this book so many times i had to buy a new copy. Seeing buffy as a 24 year old in this book to how she actually acted makes me think. then i realize what she went through. i love the book, but i can't get through it without crying (no spoilers) if u have a spare two hours, sit and read this book. if u're a true buffy fan, you'll be glad u did!
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This was such a unique and enjoyable story because of the "what if" idea. I loved the evil Giles in the story and the way that Buffy dealt with the "hell" of the other reality. This is a fun and worthwhile read. I definately recommend it for all Buffy fans.
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Being a pretty big Buffy fan, I always give the Buffy tie-in books a chance and usually I'm severely disappointed. But Christopher Golden's 'The Lost Slayer' (which is a compilation of a series of 4 previously released books) is actually pretty decent. Though its not without its faults, its one of the better Buffy novels I've read.
The story basically goes like this: taking place at the beginning of season three, Buffy is trying to keep her "regular" life seperate from her "Slayer" life. So she pretty much disallows the rest of the gang from helping her on any Slayer-related duties which, obviously, hurts some feelings as Willow, Xander, etc. have all always helped Buffy ever since they've known her. So while Buffy is at odds with her friends, a new uber demon/vampire named Camazotz rolls into Sunnydale and sets up shop. Giles is taken captive by Camazotz and Buffy must figure out how to get him back. But she learns that she has made a huge error and, to make a long story short, gets sent 5 years into the future to see what repercussions her mistake has made.
Now, the lead-up to Buffy jumping into the future and after she comes back are pretty boring. And the actual way she jumps is kinda silly and this Camazotz is a pretty boring big bad. But when Buffy goes into the future and sees what a vampire-infested warzone Sunnydale has become, it is excellent. And when she finds out who the new big bad is in future Sunnydale, well... I wasn't expecting it. I'm sure who it is is in other reviews here, but I won't give it away in mine as I don't like spoilers myself. But its very good and something I always wanted to see on the television show. Usually with these Buffy tie-ins, the writing is pretty bad and the characterizations are way off. But 'The Lost Slayer' is pretty good. Its gets off a little easier than most though because most of the book does not have to follow canon as it is set in an alternate universe, so things would obviously be different there. But its well written and the characters, for the most part, feel like themselves. And Buffy vs. the future Sunnydale Big Bad is really, really good.
'The Lost Slayer' weighs in at an impressive 570 pages, so this probably isn't a Buffy book you're gonna sit down and pound out in a couple hours. Sure, there's some slow parts, namely the opening and the kinda disappointing ending, but the middle two-thirds of the book is pretty dang good. It really would've been something to see had a similar storyline played out on the show. Anyway, I haven't read tons of the Buffy books(maybe five or six total), but this is by far the best one I've read. If you're a Buffy fan, this is an interesting little alternate universe tale that you will enjoy.
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