Because I am a great big geek, one of my personal goals is to read all of the novels inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the second in a series of posts collecting relatively short reviews of these books. All of the following are set during the show's third season. Obsidian Fate by Diana G. Gallagher In 1520, a Spaniard conveying stolen Aztec treasure to a secret … [Read more...] about A Barrage of Buffy
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The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
By Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, and Carey Pietsch | Published by First Second I'm a newcomer to The Adventure Zone podcast (only 24 episodes in at this point, so no spoilers, please!) but quickly fell deeply in love with it. My timing was good, actually, because it just about coincided with the release of the graphic novel based on the … [Read more...] about The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins
A Bevy of Buffy
Because I am a great big geek, one of my personal goals is to read all of the novels inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This is the first in what will be a series of posts collecting reviews of these books in a somewhat shorter-than-usual format. In this installment: Afterimage, Bad Bargain, Blooded, Carnival of Souls, One Thing or Your Mother, and Portal Through Time. All … [Read more...] about A Bevy of Buffy
The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
From the back cover: Ten years after graduating from high school in Neptune, California, Veronica Mars is back in the land of sun, sand, crime, and corruption. She's traded in her law degree for her old private investigating license, struggling to keep Mars Investigations afloat on the scant cash earned by catching cheating spouses until she can score her first big … [Read more...] about The Thousand Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 8
By Joss Whedon, et al. | Published by Dark Horse Because I've spent so much time and energy in the attempt to quantify why and how Season Eight lost me, I find myself sorely tempted to dismiss this final volume with a simple “meh,” but I suppose I can summon one more burst of effort. This volume comprises the last five issues of Season Eight (#36-40) and also includes a … [Read more...] about Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 8