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Summary: Buffy learns she is destined to be "The Lost Slayer"
Review: "Prophecies," the first book in Christopher Golden's four-part "The Lost Slayer" serial novel, takes us back to the early days of season four, when Buffy the Vampire Slayer was trying to enjoy being a freshman at UC-Sunnydale and Willow was still dating Oz. Unlike the recently completed "Unseen" trilogy, this serial novel focuses primarily on the character of Buffy and avoids being caught in the limbo of writing about relationships that no longer exist on the television series. This is Buffy after Angel and before Riley, a young woman desperate to be more than just the Slayer and to carve out some semblance of a 'normal life. This is a Buffy who is on edge, accidentally backhanding Willow, repeatedly snapping at Giles, and finding freedom not in the classroom as she desires but only in letting lose the full violence of the Slayer in combat. But then two troubling things happen to up the ante. First, the shade of the deceased Slayer Lucy Hanover (first introduced in "The Gatekeeper" trilogy) appears in a dream and warns Buffy of a prophecy of impending danger that will somehow be caused by Buffy herself. Second, a new pack of vampires, with bats tattooed on their face and glowing orange eyes, and showing up in increasing numbers in Sunnydale. Of course, these two developments are related in the worst way possible. For most of the novel it seems pretty clear the title refers to Buffy as a Slayer who has lost sense of her true self. But then we come to the final chapter and a dramatic development that gives "The Lost Slayer" an entirely new and unforgetable meaning. This first book gets five stars because it achieves its highest goal, which is to make the reader desperate to read the next installment. Fortunately, I already have the next one at hand and I am going to start reading it as soon as I finish off this review. However, I do have one caveat: I do not think Camazotz would have two people occupying one cell, especially if the mirror was removed on day one. Then again, I certainly recognize how Golden did not want anything to get in the way of the gripping cliffhanger that ends Part One in this serial. Also, a minor complaint, which is not limited to Golden's novel alone, namely that Anya's constant talk about her sex life with Xander is becomingly really old, really fast.
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Summary: A Rather Slow Start to a Promising Series
Review: "The Lost Slayer: Prophecies" is part one of a four-part series by long time Buffy-writer Christopher Golden, set at the beginning of season four as the gang settles into college. Or at least Buffy Summers, the Vampire Slayer, is trying to settle into college - after three disasterous years at Sunnydale High, she's determined to juggle her responsibilities as the Slayer and the daily life of Buffy Summers perfectly. But raising such standards upon herself can only end in tears as her stress level rises what with angry lecturers, late assignments, nightly vampire patrols and added tension between herself and best friend Willow Rosenburg. But things really begin to get complicated when two new forces present themselves: a highly organised group of vampires that seem to suck not just blood, but energy from their prey, and the spirit of a past Slayer - the legendary Lucy Hanover, a Slayer of the 1800's. From Lucy comes a message from an otherworldly Prophet: that a great evil is one its way due to a mistake that Buffy herself has made; and from the bat-tattooed vampires comes a link to the Mayan bat-god Camazotz. But things go from bad to worse when a stake-out at the habormaster's office turns sour, and the gang summon the Prophet to gain more information. But with this action, Buffy is catapulted forward in time, from a nineteen year old to a twenty-five year old, in an entirely new world from what she has ever known... And there is ends. As one might expect, it finishes right when it begins to get exciting, and the frustration begins when you realise you're going to have to track down three more books in order to finish the story. For this reason, I strongly suggest getting hold of the four-book set published in one volumne to eliminate this problem. By itself, "Prophesies" is a promising, but rather slow start. Though the main components of the new sect of vampires, the spirit visits and the comparison between Buffy-the-Slayer and Buffy-the-Person are interesting, the continual fight and research scenes between them are a little sluggish. The "fight" between Buffy and Willow seems rather forced, but I enjoyed the role of Lucy Hanover - a character never seen in the television series, but who appears regularly in novelisations: (see "The Gatehouse Keeper trilogy" and "Immortal") The Slayer past that she represents is fascinating, as well as virtually unknown - because of this it is one of the open avenues that writers can explore more freely in the books. The problems with novelisations based on existing material is that the author can't really extend the situations and the characters at the risk of contradicting past or future episodes on T.V. For that reason all the Buffy books seem to exist in a static world all of their own - you know before you start reading that none of the main characters are going to perish, and that the author has to get the all situations back to how it started in order to remain within the context of the T.V. series. But all in all, it is a quick, entertaining read. All the characters are true to their portrayal in the television series, and readers will always enjoy the cute little references to things like Amy the rat and Olivia's plane-visits. Though it takes a while getting there, it sets up an interesting enough premise to make you head for the next installment: "Dark Times".
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Summary: Buffy learns she is destined to be "The Lost Slayer"
Review: "Prophecies," the first book in Christopher Golden's four-part "The Lost Slayer" serial novel, takes us back to the early days of season four, when Buffy the Vampire Slayer was trying to enjoy being a freshman at UC-Sunnydale and Willow was still dating Oz. Unlike the recently completed "Unseen" trilogy, this serial novel focuses primarily on the character of Buffy and avoids being caught in the limbo of writing about relationships that no longer exist on the television series. This is Buffy after Angel and before Riley, a young woman desperate to be more than just the Slayer and to carve out some semblance of a 'normal life. This is a Buffy who is on edge, accidentally backhanding Willow, repeatedly snapping at Giles, and finding freedom not in the classroom as she desires but only in letting lose the full violence of the Slayer in combat. But then two troubling things happen to up the ante. First, the shade of the deceased Slayer Lucy Hanover (first introduced in "The Gatekeeper" trilogy) appears in a dream and warns Buffy of a prophecy of impending danger that will somehow be caused by Buffy herself. Second, a new pack of vampires, with bats tattooed on their face and glowing orange eyes, and showing up in increasing numbers in Sunnydale. Of course, these two developments are related in the worst way possible. For most of the novel it seems pretty clear the title refers to Buffy as a Slayer who has lost sense of her true self. But then we come to the final chapter and a dramatic development that gives "The Lost Slayer" an entirely new and unforgetable meaning. This first book gets five stars because it achieves its highest goal, which is to make the reader desperate to read the next installment. Fortunately, I already have the next one at hand and I am going to start reading it as soon as I finish off this review. However, I do have one caveat: I do not think Camazotz would have two people occupying one cell, especially if the mirror was removed on day one. Then again, I certainly recognize how Golden did not want anything to get in the way of the gripping cliffhanger that ends Part One in this serial. Also, a minor complaint, which is not limited to Golden's novel alone, namely that Anya's constant talk about her sex life with Xander is becomingly really old, really fast.
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Summary: Part 1: Buffy Is Warned
Review: "The Lost Slayer" is being brought out as a serial novel comprised of four separate parts of about 130 pages each. Based on this, the initial volume, we can expect a lot of excitement as must first confront her own issues and then somehow prevent a menacing future into which she has somehow precipitated. Buffy, confronted with college life and her role as Slayer, is overcompensating. She wants to be a perfect student, a perfect slayer, and, of course, have the perfect social life. Somewhat wrongheaded, Buffy has decided that she needs to do this without the help of her friends in order to prove her independence, losing sight of the fact that it was their help which made it possible for her to come as far as she has. Her struggles and discomfort have caused a rift in her relationship with Willow, as well as increased distance from the rest of the Scooby gang. When a new kind of vampire challenge appears the strain is almost too much. During her rounds of Sunnydale, Buffy finds herself dealing with a new group of vampires that seem to have extra powers. They are marked by a bat tattoo across their eyes and are more than normally tough to fight. All she knows is that they work for someone called Camazotz. Giles and Anya try to track Camazotz down while Buffy tries to conquer increasing numbers of vampires with bat tattoos and orange glowing eyes. If all this wasn't complicated enough for Buffy, she starts having dreams in which Lucy Hanover (a past Slayer) tries to warn her that something terrible will happen because of her. Lucy is unable to be more specific, and Buffy has no idea what to do. No question but that there is a lot packed into this slim volume, right up to the climactic cliffhanger at the end. "The lost Slayer" promises to be yet another Chris Golden masterpiece. If only I didn't have to wait for the remaining parts!
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Summary: Excellent beginning to a great series!!!
Review: All I have to say is....wow. This is a great start to a series that is going to be very good. Christopher Golden is a great writer, especially his Buffy work. This book begins with Buffy trying to get accustomed to her new life in college. She is having alot of trouble managing slaying, her friends and her daily classes. She ends up missing some of her assignments, not to mention getting into a small dispute with her best friend, Willow. Then, to top of all the stress and frayed nerves, a new gang of vampires, who's faces are tattooed with bats, appear in town giving her a run for her money. You'll just have to see what happens next.... I CANNOT WAIT for the second book in the series!!! :-)
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Summary: First quarter of a good novel
Review: Be aware that this book in itself is not a novel. Rather it is the first quarter and the remainder of the novel will be serialized in the up coming books. About the time this book gets to the really exciting part it stops and you have to wait for the next book (and it's a long pause waiting for the next book, it wasn't out yet when I read this one). It's hard to evaluate a novel when all you have is the beginning. As I was reading it I thought the characters were a little flat and the pacing a little slow, but I thought I was coming up on the end of the story, not just the end of the first piece.
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Summary: Buffy keeps entertaining all
Review: Buffy : The Vampire Slayer is one of the best shows currently on tv, that deals around the life of Buffy Summers and her close circle of friends.Which can all be found here in this book as well.. So pick up your copy to keep you going between shows !
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Summary: Its hard to be the new girl on campus
Review: Buffy finds herself switching roles with willow so to speak here .. Willow had always been the shy girl with few friends but now at collage Willow is all over the place and Buffy finds herself very alone and not feeling very much like the collage girl !
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Summary: The first part in a thrilling new story arc.
Review: Buffy is now a freshman in college, and is trying to balance friends and studies with her duties as a Slayer. But she's not doing a very good job of it. She has been fighting with Willow and is always late for her classes. In her sleep, Buffy has a vision of the long-dead Slayer Lucy Hanover warning her of a coming evil. But this vague prophecy is unable to do much but worry Buffy even more. An encounter with a group of vampires with weird bat tattoos on their faces and enhanced abilities has her even more on edge. After Giles is captured by the new vampire gang and their leader, an ancient demon, Buffy learns that along the way she has made a mistake that will lead to a horrifying future for all of Sunnydale. The first part in a new four-part Buffy story, this book was a thrilling page-turner that I reccomend to all Buffy fans.
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Summary: Life hard school harder !
Review: Here we find buffy in one of those situations only she can get into.. Her best friend Willow has a new life at collage and buffy is feeling left out plus with all the slaying she must do it becomes hard to live to lives,,, Buffy faces challanges that alot of teenagers face how to deal with school friends and life ..
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