Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayer Volume 2 by Scott Allie

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayer Volume 2 by Scott Allie, Laura J Burns and Melinda Metz, Max Allen Collins and Matthew V Clemens, Greg Cox, Kara Dalkey, Jane Epenson, Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Todd McIntosh, Michael Reeves and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Pub: Pocket Books/Simon and Schuster. 351 page enlarged paperback. Price: Ł 6.99 (UK). ISBN: 0-7434-5059-0

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This book is a series of standalone stories book-ended by two stories about Buffy.

'All That You Do Comes Back to Unto Thee, Sunnydale, California, 1999': A cautionary tale about what happens when a little retribution becomes a threat to the whole of Sunnydale.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Tales Of The Slayer Volume 2 'Lady Shobu, Sagami Province, Japan, 980': A Japanese slayer, (think Disney's Mulan) operates within the strict constraints of her society.

'Abomination, Beauport, Brittany, France, 1320': A slayer forgets her duty is solely to the cause and brings horrific death to a village in 17th century Brittany.

'Blood and Brine, The Caribbean, 1661': An up-lifting tale about life on the high seas by the author who edited the novelisations of 'Cutthroat Island'- a movie about a female pirate...

'The Ghost of Slayers Past, London, England, 1843': A slayer spin on Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol', there is not a particularly strong story to back this up but watch out for a guest appearance by Buffy!

'The New Watcher, Atlanta, Georgia, 1864': Set in the American Civil War, another tale where the slayer is forced to live as a man to subvert society's expectations. When a new watcher arrives she has to consider her future.

'House of the Vampire, London, England, 1897': Set in London, this tale draws on the Dracula legend and that of Jack the Ripper. Owing something to Bram Stoker, it also tackles the question of the 'Scoobies' being a danger to the Slayer.

'The War Between the States, New York City, New York, 1922': What it's like when you are not the chosen one...Sally Jean wants the freedom of her friend Ardita has but does not realise it comes at a price.

'Stakeout on Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1943': A noirish look at the life of a female private eye who also happens to be the Slayer. Co-written by Max Collins who created the graphic novel of 'Road to Perdition'.

'Again, Sunnydale, California, 1999' written by Jane Espenson: one of the best screenwriters for the ‘Buffy’ series, this looks at Buffy and her friends being trapped in younger versions of themselves. This deals with the pain of loss for Buffy faced with choosing to save her mother and losing her sister Dawn forever.

These nine tales of slayers through the ages pretty much concentrate on the human dilemmas that face our super-heroes. The stories stand up well together and the dovetailing of two Buffy stories will also help sales.

This is the second volume so it's entirely possible there are more to come. At approx. 40 pages each these stories do not make up a huge volume so it's also likely that as usual they will appear in one large bargain priced volume if you can bear to wait!

Sue Davies

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