Prime Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

From the moment Crystal Gordon arrives at Sunnydale High, Buffy decides that there is something strange about this new teacher. With the help of Giles, she uncovers the legend of Shugra, an ancient witch strong in primal magic. Throughout the ages, this witch has been reborn into a succession of different bodies and now she has set about gathering a coven of young people who show magical promise. Her goal is total world domination and to achieve this she must trick thirteen teenagers into helping her. It is up to Buffy and the others to destroy Shugra?s spirit forever??Prime Evil? is an excellent Buffy novel with good characterisation and plenty of action, particularly towards the end. The story took a while to get going and in contrast the last few pages seemed almost rushed. Crystal Gordon made an interesting villain and a worthy opponent for Buffy. Characters such as Michael and Anya who don?t often appear in any of the novels, are given fairly major roles. One of the best things about this book was the mythology included and the flashbacks to ancient times kept it interesting. The descriptions of the primal magic are amazing and give ?Prime Evil? a mystical atmosphere - definitely one of the main highlights of this novel. Overall, this is one of the best Buffy books I have read so far and I would recommend it to all fans of the series.~Jenna Ryan~

Diana G. Gallacher, so far, has produced two great novels (the other being Obsidian Fate). It is simple what makes her work better than all the other Buffy authors, including Nancy Holder; she includes rarely used caharcters in her novels. In this novel she has used Anya, and the male witch Michael (Buffy fans should recognise him from "Gingerbread", series three). Diana also writes superb dialogue between all the characters, and has also managed to come up with an excellent evil human character, aside from the frequently used [in Buffy novels] Ethan Rayne (who does not appear in this novel).

This book is really good. It has a lot of action and a sense of humor.

First up is to say how good this book is, the plot is very original and its about witchcraft which i love, the book centers around a new teacher called crystal who gives Buffy and the scooby gang a bit more than they bargined for. The book like Dianas last Buffy novel (Obsidian Fate) is brilliant and Diana is definatly my fave author of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Sabrins The Teenage Witch series her books are so imaginative and Prime Evil is really cool as Anya is in it and she is so funny, also Joyce makes an appearence which hasnt happened much since christopher Golden and Nancy Holders Immortal I truly love this book and the ending is really great, i wont spoil it for you but strongly suggest you buy the book and never put it down like me. PrimeEvil is pure Class. This book is extra special as Diana dedicated it to me, i cant belive she did that, it was so nice. Thank you Diana.

Gallagher captures the Slayer and the Scooby Gang perfectly! The book flows logically, even with the occasional trip to Shugra's past. The idea of primal magick and tying it into various historical events was brilliant. The characters are true to the television personas and make for a great read. I recommend this book to all the Buffy lovers out there.