Tired of rewatching Buffy for the umpteenth time?
Read all the comics too?
Here are a few books you might want to check out.
I mean, they kept on publishing them and everything.
Some of them were decent; others were very much the opposite of that.
Im not going to name names or anything.
Except, wait yes I am.
Only the good ones though.
Did I lose you already?
So put on your reading spectacles and break out the tweed were about to get literate.
And thats whats important.
This house is protected The Gatekeeper a powerful sorcerer formerly known as Jean-Marc Regnier.
What ensues is a wild ride through what is essentially the Haunted Mansion on PCP.
So dont expect Shakespeare.
(Theyre the same thing, yes?)
Butdoexpect plenty of spooky fun for both hardcore and casual fans.
Sins of the Fatherby Christopher Golden
Hey, remember Pike?
No, not Spike.
No, theyre not making a newBuffymovie Yes, thats right.
I mean Luke Perry.
Nice job, Luke.
Buffy is stunned of course, because she makes it all about herself as usual.
But she makes up for it by kicking some rock-hard, bouldery ass (also as usual).
Meanwhile, Giles is being a total dick.
Not Season 7 level dick, mind you.
But still, what gives?
Maybe its that new lady friend hes suddenly obsessed with.
This collection of short stories is a hidden gem forBuffynerds.
But despite their efforts, he still dies in a different way each time.
And then Buffy later dropped the class like a bitch because of her tumultuous personal life?
This book picks up on that dangling plot thread and weaves together something quite charming, actually.
When he does, only Spike can come to her rescue.
In the show, she became Halfrek.
In this book, she encounters a different fate thats told through a series of Spike-centered flashbacks.
Not going to spoil anything.
Just read it anyway.
Apocalypse Memoriesby Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz
This is my personal favorite Buffy novel ever.
The novel picks up immediately after Same Time, Same Place (703) ends.
The one that has always been prophesized.
The one the good lord intended.
The one that cannot be stopped.
Highly recommended and underappreciated.
Give it a read.
Theres alotthat happens, with (frankly) too many villains to keep track of.
For better or worse, everybody gets something to do in this book.
Principal Wood and Faith battle giant demons in Cleveland.
Xander gets to go on a solo quest to search for the origins of the Slayer.
Willow and Kennedy do, uh, stuff too.
Dawn falls into a coma.
The ending, however, might make you roll your eyes just a teeny bit.
Dark Congressby Christopher Golden
Okay, I lied.
This book is theotherpiece of officially approved material that continued theBuffystorylines post-TV show and pre-comic seasons.
But this one is probably the most obscure, so its easy to forget about.
When shes asked to be their arbiter, shes forced to confront her powers demonic nature.
Meanwhile, theres trouble in paradise when Willow catches Kennedy cheating on her with a junior Slayer.
Or not, whatever.
It was just a suggestion.
Stephen Harbercould nevereverlive in a world without shrimp.
Hes co-writing a graphic novel calledOccult Generationright now, which has nothing to do with either of those things.
But he thought you should know because shameless self-promotion encourages cash flow.
He also has a Twitter@onlywriterever.
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