The Slayer Files: A Completely and Utterly Unauthorised Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Pocket Essential series) - Softcover

Mann, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903047021 ISBN 13: 9781903047026

Publisher: Pocket Essentials, 1999

Synopsis

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. This book takes a look at the television phenomenon that was Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Review

This slim 95-page paperback is subtitled, "A complete and utterly unauthorized guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer"--which says it all. No authorization means no pictures; it's plain, small print throughout. The darkly witty Buffy TV series, spawned by the underrated 1992 movie of the same title, is a hit not only in terms of ratings but among knowledgeable SF/fantasy connoisseurs. Everyone knows the setup by now. Sixteen-year-old American schoolgirl Buffy Summers, eager to be a cheerleader and go on hot dates, inherits the awesome responsibility of wielding the stake as her generation's Slayer of Vampires. These appear with remarkable frequency at Sunnydale High School, since the town was unwisely built on a demonic focus called the Hellmouth. Much blood flows, while longer-term character interactions and story arcs have been admired. The Slayer Files opens with eight brief character profiles and closes with a terse listing of Buffy Web sites, novelizations, and spinoffs. At the staked heart of the book, Peter Mann offers a detailed summary of every episode in the first through third seasons. He quotes occasional scripted lines (Buffy: "We saved the world. I say we party. I mean, I got all pretty!") but mostly has to paraphrase for fear of lawyers. Though workmanlike, the story summaries are--obviously--full of spoilers for Buffy newcomers. One for the fans. --David Langford

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903047021
• ISBN 13: 9781903047026
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96