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Monster Island
-Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski
-435 Pages
-March 2003
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Summary: Doyle's pureblood Brachen
demon father Axtius is the General for the Coalition of Purity which
believes that all half-blood demons should be banished, leaving only the
purebloods on Earth. Both Angel and Buffy are dealing with this threat
in their respective cities when Buffy's team learns that General Axtius
plans to attack a half-blood demon safe haven island near Los Angeles.
Uprooting the Scooby Gang, Buffy and the rest of them travel quickly to
Los Angeles to help Angel deal with the increasing problem.
Unfortunately, the demons on the island who are in need of saving seem
to be skeptical about having vampires as well as the Slayer on their
island and they must be convinced that it's for their benefit before
General Axtius and his troops launch a full-fledged attack on the
island. |
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Rating: 4/5 |
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Review: My biggest beef with this book
was that it seemed to take directly from an old plotline on Angel.
Namely the one where Doyle died entitled Hero. In that episode
there was a group of pureblood demons called The Scourge who killed
halfbreeds. So ummm... storyline stealing much? Possibly. It seemed too
much of a rehash. However, the book dealt with it a little differently
than the episode did which was really beneficial. I'm really grateful
that they put Buffy and Angel together because the connection between
those two is immense and immediately enriches the storyline as well as
the characters. One thing that particularly stuck out about this novel
was that almost everyone was used very very well. Occasionally you'll
read a novel that tends to exclude a great deal of the characters
because the writers don't seem to be too sure about what to do with them
all. With the exception of Anya, Giles and Dawn (who, even though I say
that they were excluded, they were still utilized well at the beginning
of the novel.) everyone was used extremely well. Everyone had a part. To
combine two ensemble casts and manage that is pretty damn spectacular so
kudos to the authors! |
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