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Summary: Buffy versus Helen the Vampire Slayer Slayer
Review: "The Evil That Men Do" is a line taken from Antony's funeral oration in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." In Nancy Holder's solo novel there has been a shooting spree on campus, after which the people of Sunnydale go off the deep end turning the town into a giant lynch mob out looking for victims. Meanwhile, a pair of two thousand year old vampires from the time of Imperial Rome have arrived in town, Helen and Julian. Helen is known as the Betrayer, having turn on her friend Diana the Slayer and having killed hundreds of Slayers since then, usually in horrible and prolonged fashions. Not only has Helen set her sights on Buffy, she has a history with Angelus. There are two intriguing aspects to "The Evil That Men Do," one realized the other only hinted at. The first is that whether it is outright possession or a more subtle poison, Buffy's family and friends are throwing what are either their deepest or darkest thoughts at the Slayer. Her mother says Buffy has ruined her life, Giles calls her a thoughtless Bimbo, Willow attacks her for being with Angel while Oz is missing, and on and on. Underlying all this is the scope of Buffy's responsibilities and the conflict between her obligations to her friends and her duty in being the Slayer. There is a personal level to conflict here that you rarely get with a Buffy novel. The second is a toss off line early in the book about how the first obligation of a new Slayer is to avenge her predecessor. Add to that the idea that Helen has been slaying hundreds of Slayers since she was first turned on the last day of the reign of the Emperor Caligula, which suggests Slayers are usually told what just happened to the previous Slayer. Certainly there is a story here to be told and you have to think that soon or later we will get around to hearing what happened to the Vampire Slayer before Buffy. It may well be that Joss Whedon is saving the story for some prime moment and with the introduction of the First Slayer in the Season Four finale I also have to think we are heading in that direction. This is an above average Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel, even if it is not on the same level as Holder's work with Christopher Golden. As always I am most appreciative of Holder's respect for the Buffy mythos and the idea that this is an ongoing war with the vampires. But she always tempers this with attempts to deepen the relationships between Buffy and the Scoobies. We are never just running in place with Holden.
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Summary: Buffy versus Helen the Vampire Slayer Slayer
Review: "The Evil That Men Do" is a line taken from Antony's funeral oration in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." In Nancy Holder's solo novel there has been a shooting spree on campus, after which the people of Sunnydale go off the deep end turning the town into a giant lynch mob out looking for victims. Meanwhile, a pair of two thousand year old vampires from the time of Imperial Rome have arrived in town, Helen and Julian. Helen is known as the Betrayer, having turn on her friend Diana the Slayer and having killed hundreds of Slayers since then, usually in horrible and prolonged fashions. Not only has Helen set her sights on Buffy, she has a history with Angelus. There are two intriguing aspects to "The Evil That Men Do," one realized the other only hinted at. The first is that whether it is outright possession or a more subtle poison, Buffy's family and friends are throwing what are either their deepest or darkest thoughts at the Slayer. Her mother says Buffy has ruined her life, Giles calls her a thoughtless Bimbo, Willow attacks her for being with Angel while Oz is missing, and on and on. Underlying all this is the scope of Buffy's responsibilities and the conflict between her obligations to her friends and her duty in being the Slayer. There is a personal level to conflict here that you rarely get with a Buffy novel. The second is a toss off line early in the book about how the first obligation of a new Slayer is to avenge her predecessor. Add to that the idea that Helen has been slaying hundreds of Slayers since she was first turned on the last day of the reign of the Emperor Caligula, which suggests Slayers are usually told what just happened to the previous Slayer. Certainly there is a story here to be told and you have to think that soon or later we will get around to hearing what happened to the Vampire Slayer before Buffy. It may well be that Joss Whedon is saving the story for some prime moment and with the introduction of the First Slayer in the Season Four finale I also have to think we are heading in that direction. This is an above average Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel, even if it is not on the same level as Holder's work with Christopher Golden. As always I am most appreciative of Holder's respect for the Buffy mythos and the idea that this is an ongoing war with the vampires. But she always tempers this with attempts to deepen the relationships between Buffy and the Scoobies. We are never just running in place with Holden.
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Summary: Great read!
Review: 'The Evil That Men Do" is a very good read. It is very nerve-wracking and keeps you on the edge of your seat till the very last sentance. The book is a little gory, but that isn't a major issue. If you like Nancy Holden books, your gonna LOVE this one!
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Summary: Evil dwells here...
Review: 'The Evil That Men Do' was the first Buffy book I read, and it sure as hell got me into them. I was worried that the books mightn't be very good, given how frequently they're being written, etc., but, thankfully, I was mistaken. Nancy Holder has great insight into all the characters, Willow and Xander especially, as well as the dialogue used in the show. It was impossible to put this book down from the word go, it just got more and more fascinating. All the flashbacks to Ancient Greece, with the slayer Diana, and her friend Helen (who is turned to a vampire, and is the main evil character in the book), were possibly the best part of the book. If you are a fan of the show, you MUST get this book, especially if you haven't read any Buffy books yet.
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Summary: Nancy Holder does it again!
Review: 'The Evil that Men Do'is not only a good book, but surprisingly eerie in the beginning. A popoular grade-A student suddenly kills his parents and then goes on a shooting spree at his school. The way the part of the story was told was just too eerie, and seemed realistic. This when Buffy and the crew come in. After Willow is shot but not badly injured, and Oz and Cordelia are kidnapped, and the whole town of Sunnydale is a lil bit on the off side (meaning there are fights, fires, riots, and everything going on), Buffy knows there's more to this than teen angst. This is when the little brother of the kid who shot comes in, and everyone is accusing him of the killings. Everyone in town are after the kid, and it's up to Buffy and the gang to keep him safe. Little to their knowledge to begin with, two big bad vampires are planning on resurrecting a Greek goddess so they can rule the world. What's so neat about this book is that it includes some Greek culture. Such as the lions in the battle dome, but it's not lions they're using. You also get insight on a slayer that was in Greece a long time ago. If you're a Buffy fan, or not, and you are looking for a good thriller/horror/drama book, then check this one out.
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Summary: A book worth the wait
Review: Everyone knows that supernatural violence infests Sunnydale as a result of the Hellmouth. But all that seems pale in the face of the ordinary 'film at eleven'crimes which break out all across town including a perfectly normal boy who kills his parents and shots up Sunnydale High landing Giles, Xander and Willow in the hospital. It seems more like a job for the Sunnydale police than a slayer. But under the city is a old evil, a vampire, Angel's former lover, well known as a killer of slayers. This time even Angel and Giles think that there is little chance that Buffy will survive.A strange madness grips all the inhabitants of Sunnydale including the slayers friends and family. Will her friends end Buffy's life to save their own or will Buffy destroy Angel to save her friends.And will it take the sacrifice of a child to save the town's occupants from the evil which lies sleeping in their hearts. I preordered this book last summer and it was worth the wait. Excellent story with both action and charater interaction. I opened the carton and didn't put the book down until it was done. Another marvelous offering from Nancy Holden.
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Summary: Nancy Holder does it again!!
Review: Hey, what more can I possibly say? This is a really good Buffy book that I enjoyed reading very much. The story is great and I enjoyed reading about another slayer from the past. -Rory-
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Summary: The best Buffy book so far
Review: I have read A LOT of Buffy books and this one took me off guard by how great it was. The story was compelling and comparable to the best that the writers of the show have turned out. But mostly the characters were perfectly captured adding believablity and spice to the novel. Read it!
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Summary: A Good Read
Review: I highly enjoyed this book. Very well written and the characterizations were dead on. The only complaint, is that I found the book rushed slightly without a lot of backstory and explanations. And the ending...I found a little confusing. Other than that, it was full of great Buffy stuff that Nancy Holder does so well.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I really enjoyed this book, I love when they do flash backs in time. I love learning about the other vampires. I recommend this book to any one who is a major buffy fan like myself - :)
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