King of the Dead: Lost Slayer Serial Novel Part 3

Buffy has been launched five-years into the future, and is now inhabiting her 24-year-old body, while her 19-year-old mind reigns over all. She has been rescued by Willow and Xander, her two best friends, who, now, in their 24-year-old bodies, have begun working for the Watchers Council. No, they are not watchers, but protectors. The world is bleak five years later, for Buffy has found that her Mother is dead, and that Angel is missing. But that is not the worst of it, for a strange bit of information has found it's way to Buffy, and she now knows that Giles, her beloved Watcher for years, has switched sides, and is now the Vampire King. And Spike, who seemed pretty powerful in the past, is now nothing more than a minion to Giles. Now Buffy is forced to fight to take back Sunnydale, and soon, the rest of California back from the dead, or rather, undead, while her friends back home are struggling to bring her 19-year-old spirit back home. Christopher Golden is one of my favorite authors, there is no doubt about that. So his LOST SLAYER quartet was one that I couldn't possibly miss. While PROPHECIES and DARK TIMES were a fantastic start, KING OF THE DEAD is an amazing middle novel, for it is beginning to bring in new aspects to the quartet. Giles as the Vampire King being one of them. Overall, this is an amazing addition to the LOST SLAYER quartet, and will have all BUFFY fans gripping the edge of their seats in anticipation for what will come in the conclusion, ORIGINAL SINS. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

Any fan of Buffy should read the entire Lost Slayer series. It kept me captivated and waiting for the release of the next part. I read and reread these books constantly. Willow ...as the "super sorceress" and the insight into Oz's werewolf self is rather intriguing. These books are just incredible Buffy reading.

All I can say about this series is WOW!! If you haven't read any of them yet, I highly suggest you get the first one and make your way through them. WOW!!!In this 3rd installment, Buffy is trying to comes to terms and find out what she did wrong. What is wrong you say? Well, Sunnydale is overrun with vampires and they have a King....it's Giles. Buffy has made a mistake in the past and it has thrusted her in the furture, and her friends are different. Willow is a powerful witch, and Xander is much harder...much darker. Even Spike's a pawn...and Giles controls him. Buffy has to figure out what went wrong, and correct her mistake...if she can. It's not as simple as that...Giles is toying with Buffy. He feels that she can't kill him. Is he right? Can't Buffy kill her one time Watcher and friend? Like me, you'll have to wait to the end to find out what happens. Get the first book and enjoy the ride. I know I am.The characters are incredible. Even through this isn't the "universe" that Buffy fans know, the characters are incredible. It's interesting to see how they turned out when Buffy isn't there for some time. Where was she? Read the series from the start, and find out.The author has a fantastic writing style that will keep the reader glued to the page. When they are done reading one "chapter" to the book, the reader wants more. I know I do. I can't wait to see how everything turns out. The dialoge in the book is just like the show. It's a bit different, but it's fresh, crisp and quick.I can't say enough good things about this book. If your a Buffy fan, then you have to start this series.

At the end of Part Two, Buffy is confronted with the unbearable truth. She has found the Scooby Gang but they have been deeply changed by the vampire war. Anya, Buffy's mother, and Willows parent's are dead. Worst of all is that the king of the vampires is no longer Camazotz. Taken in Part 1 shortly before Buffy's own capture, Giles is now a vampire. Not just any vampire but the new crowned king, fearsome and subtle and determined to create an empire on this earth.Buffy joins with the rest of the vampire fighters but finds it difficult to reach rapport with the newer members of the team, to whom she is just a legend. And her old friends don't know quite what to make of her either. One part of Buffy, imprisoned for 5 years, is colder and calculating. The other part, the mind of the 19 year old that was thrust forward in time, still loves her friends dearly, and hates what has happened. Buffy must determine the mistake that has let this future occur, and then find a way back to her past to undo it.Spike, always a rebel, has a confrontation with Giles over the death of Drusilla. The argument ends when a thoroughly irritated Giles throws Spike out into the sunlight. Thus it is a badly singed vampire that shows up at Resistance headquarters seeking revenge. Buffy is in no mood for games, and Spike has a very uncomfortable interrogation. Then, in short order, she has her first confrontation with Giles. He is now a master of the very things he once trained her in, and dreams of turning her into his mate, at his side forever. He escapes, and Buffy prepares for war.The subsequent battle for Sunnydale is a miniature military action, fought by commandos against sun protected vampires, demons, and human conspirators. The action is furious, as the old team members slip back in synch again. And the ending is another shocking surprise. Christopher Golden is completely successful in maintaining a level of excitement higher than several other recent Buffy books, proving himself still a master of Buffy lore. He portrays the characters with unexpected sensitivity while telling the kind of story that you wish would never really end. End it does, though, and now you and I must wait impatiently for Part 4.

Bloody Hell!!! Giles is a vampire. the one mistake that buffy made has caused her beloved watcher to not only becomea vampire but their king. who better to lead the vampires than the one that trained the slayer himself. as buffy reels from thisshock, she must not only try to figure out how to beat the personthat knows her the best, but try and fit in with a much alteredworld that really does not know how she will fit in. her best friends from 5 years ago are all tougher and harder than they wereand they are not too sure what to make of this new buffy. alsowillow and buffy try to find a way to send the spirit of her 19year old self back in time to try and avert this horrible future.this book is a good lead up to the fourth one but not quite assuspenseful as the first 2. even though i cannot wait to see howthis one ends, the third installation seems to have run out of steam somewhat.