Deep Water [Import] [Unbound]

Laura Anne Gilman (Author), Josepha Sherman (Author)

Product Details

• Unbound
• Publisher: Pocket Pulse (February 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0743431235
• ISBN-13: 978-0743431231
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very intelligent but has its share of flaws., July 4, 2001

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Hannibal (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Water (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was going to give Deep Water 3 stars about half way through the book. To be honest, I wasn't really that interested in how they were going to help Ariel the selkie girl. But, when the merrows from the water came in and starting terrorising the town of Sunnydale, that is when this book starts to get really encapturing with it's plot. Willow really takes the lead in this book, with Buffy actually working fantastically as a supporting character just this once, her sarcastic lines and cool comebacks have never been quite so clever. But, that's not all that is clever about this book. The mythology is amazing. I can see why it took two people to write this book, because the myths and legends tale, also the old Celtic and Irish stories must've been very hard to put into a modern day novel that would enthral everyone. Not only that, but they have to work out all those Buffy--kickin' moves, of course! There is no shortage of action, that all comes at the end, but mostly, this is a story about the old legends of selkies, which, suprisingly, is fabulous. If I could flaw this book, I would say that the character of Dr. Lee is annoying and unnecessary and sometimes it just becomes a little bit...stupid. Buffy: Deep Water remains a good fantasy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Selkie the Sea Girl, July 2, 2003

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Jon Weber (IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Water (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

Deep Waters brings a unique twist to the Buffy novels by introducing a Selkie and Merrows, both ancient sea creatures. A Selkie is a shape-shifting seal girl and Merrows are nasty creatures similar to mermaids. Willow, on one of her environmental rescue efforts, comes across a dainty oil clad creature and returns her to the library to learn what it is and how to get it back to the ocean. During their research, they discover she is a selkie and that her skin must be cleaned of oil before she can be returned to her natural habitat.

The Merrows, who also were affected by the oil spill, are downright nasty creatures and begin to kill people and wreak havoc on Sunnydale. It's up to Buffy and the gang to keep the town safe from the Merrows and at the same time restore the Selkie (given the name Ariel) to her natural environment.

The book is very funny at times due to some great dialog. There's also alot of Celtic history provided along with the good old fashioned bad guy slaying. Buffy fans will not want to pass this one up.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent Buffy Book., February 12, 2000

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Joan ""Book addict"" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Water (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought Deep Water was good, but not the best Buffy book written.(I would know, I've read them all) It held it's own, and the characterizations were good. I thought Oz didn't get enough play, and the turf war between vampires and other mythological creatures wasn't very original(it was a turf war with fareies in Unnatural Selection, a previous Buffy book)The child selkie making Giles mushy was a cute idea though, and the references to Buffy's other bad experiences with water were a nice touch. Overall, I thought it was a slightly above average book in the series.