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The most complex Buffy and Angel story slowly winds down Halfway through "Long Way Home," the final book in the Unseen Buffy/Angel Crossover Trilogy by Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte, the story gets as complex as a Tom Clancy novel. At one point, in terms of plot threads, (1) Buffy, (2) Angel, (3) Spike and (4) Salma are all in different alternities; back in Sunnydale (5) Riley is dealing with a shadow monster, (6) Giles, Xander and Anya are looking for Riley, while (7) Joyce is at Giles' apartment worrying about Buffy; in Los Angeles (8) Wesley, Willow and... more info
I expected/hoped for more. Logistically, it is very difficult for the TV shows 'Buffy' and 'Angel' to manage crossovers. Bearing that in mind (and Holder's earlier success in doing what the show can't in the 'Gatekeeper' trilogy) I hoped for the crossover novels to be real crossover events; instead, we got two ends of the same problem worked, true, but from the usual groups. There was very little interaction between the established LA and Sunnydale groups - Willow crossed over, there were phone calls, and Buffy and Angel spent a bare... more info
For Slayer Chicks and Angelic Boys who love scifi/horror Sometimes it's hard to read a book that has either been made into a TV show, or is inspired by characters from it, because the picture of the characters in it that the author paints are so different to the counterparts on screen. This time, however, the character in the book have Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz as their inspiration. The premise of this book, bringing together Angel and Buffy again, is a good one. After all, the chemistry of the characters in the first Buffy series extended a long... more info
great book for buffymaniacs i really enjoyed this book, i found it great. i definitely like the crossover idea. Angel and Buffy have a difficult time in this book. I think all buffy followers will love the story, which is lively, thrilling and really well written. As a continuation of the previous parts it takes up almost seamlessly. The emotion and tension of the story, the incredible creatures, settings and situations, the confrontation of the two leading roles kept my interest as a reader during the whole book, which i devoured in... more info