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Summary: Two strange breeds of sea
creatures are beginning to appear in Sunnydale, and none of them
appear to be all too friendly. The Moruach and the Aegeirie, the
latter being followers of the immense sea beast Aegir who was once
captured by the Moruach but later set free. As soon as Buffy is
beginning to discover these creatures, the Watcher's Council steps in
with a team with Quentin Travers leading the way. When Buffy does not
agree to slay all the demons until she knows more about them and what
they're doing in Sunnydale, Travers has Faith released from jail in
Los Angeles for a temporary time in order to eradicate the demons in
Sunnydale. Buffy begins to question her decision as well as her
actions when innocent humans, including some of her friends, begin to
transform into Aegir followers... |
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Review: This was a huge novel to
pick up, probably one of the biggest ones out there, and I have this
huge fear that big novels will lose my interest pretty fast. It was
only half true in this novel, but a lot of it had to with my personal
likes and dislikes. The whole sea creatures idea does absolutely
nothing for me. And I kept getting confused between Aegir, Aegerie,
Moruachs, Sages and Councils... oh lord, my head is spinning just
thinking about it now. This novel had a little bit too much in it,
especially when it came down to the Order of Sages. Which I felt was
poorly misused in this novel. It seemed like they were just thrown in
for good measures. I was expecting a little more than what came out of
their group. So that seemed all too pointless for me. However, the
Council involvement was certainly interesting and it was all too
fitting that Quentin Travers was portrayed as a Nazi-style demon
exterminator. It seemed ever so fitting with his character. So that
part was immensely well done.
Faith was brought back in this novel, but I felt she was oddly
characterized. Almost a little too soft, especially since she'd just
been in jail, I doubt she'd have gone as soft as she was portrayed.
Regardless, having her in the novel was a definite bonus. I may sound
like I'm bitching a lot, especially after I gave it a relatively high
score, but I have to say that the very ending was absolutely fabulous.
The description, portrayal of characters, and battle scene were above
and beyond spectacular. I was turning pages rapidly because it was so
well written. It was dark, dreary and actually made you think of war.
The depictions were immaculate. And I liked that the Aegir provided an
adequate challenge for Buffy. Slaying had become all too easy for her
and this was one hell of a fight. And while I don't like to see Buffy
mangled, it IS nice to see her face and overcome such an immense
challenge.
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