The Evil That Men Do (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) [Mass Market Paperback]

Nancy Holder (Author)

Book Description

Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Pocket Paperback Numbered) | Publication Date: July 1, 2000

When a formerly normal, well-adjusted student suddenly shoots his entire family dead and then commits suicide, Buffy and her gang, accustomed to the baleful influence of the Hellmouth which lies beneath the California town of Sunnydale, start looking for the usual suspects - vampires, demons, witches, whatever. The truth, however, turns out to be harder than anything the Hellmouth can throw at them. This time the evil has no supernatural cause. It's the everyday stuff - drugs, pressure, thwarted love. What's a Slayer to do? First off, dig a little deeper...

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Nancy Holder has published sixty books and more than two hundred short stories. She has received four Bram Stoker awards for fiction from the Horror Writers Association, and her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. She has written or cowritten twenty Buffy and Angel projects. Her books from Simon Pulse include the New York Times bestselling series Wicked and the novel Spirited. A graduate of the University of California at San Diego, Nancy is currently a writing teacher at the school. She lives in San Diego with her daughter, Belle, and their growing assortment of pets. Visit her at nancyholder.com.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (July 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671026356
• ISBN-13: 978-0671026356
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #634,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Buffy book to date!, July 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Evil That Men Do (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

With all of the school crimes and violence occuring these days,it almost seems dangerous for Buffy book to include a high schoolshooting. But Nancy Holder displays her knowledge of the subject and the show to give several deep and touching analogies and metaphors for the violence. Although there is plenty of violence and gore in this book, it is the best buffy has ever been on print with its humor, action, passion, and tie-ins with past books and episodes. Every character gets a chance to shine in his or her own right in the story, including Oz to which I can let out a sigh of relief and "finally!" While the books in the past have been very good, they notoriously leave Oz out of the big picture, but this time he was put in the spotlight. What can I say but thank you for such a great book!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Evil dwells here..., January 5, 2001

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Conall Cash (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Evil That Men Do (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

'The Evil That Men Do' was the first Buffy book I read, and it sure as hell got me into them. I was worried that the books mightn't be very good, given how frequently they're being written, etc., but, thankfully, I was mistaken. Nancy Holder has great insight into all the characters, Willow and Xander especially, as well as the dialogue used in the show. It was impossible to put this book down from the word go, it just got more and more fascinating. All the flashbacks to Ancient Greece, with the slayer Diana, and her friend Helen (who is turned to a vampire, and is the main evil character in the book), were possibly the best part of the book. If you are a fan of the show, you MUST get this book, especially if you haven't read any Buffy books yet.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hits close to home ..., November 26, 2000

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Aixla (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Evil That Men Do (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

In this era of school shootings and family violence, Nancy Golden's book has a bit more reality than most Buffy novels. For once the residents of Sunnydale are somewhat in the loop on the strange happenings in their town, as a shooting spree can't be easily covered up or ignored. Of course that doesn't change the fact that there is more at work that can meet the eye, and that as usual the police don't have a clue. As principle Snyder has been heard to comment "In case you haven't noticed the police of Sunnydale are deeply stupid." Violence in Sunnydale escalates; can the slayer fight an entire town of crazy people?

Golden also gives us a glimpse into the true horror's of being a slayer. Buffy is tormented by knowing the truth about some missing children, and by the fact that she knows the perpetrators of some of the horrendous crimes. Being the slayer she can say nothing, give no words of comfort to grieving families.

One of the best. Great plot, great writing, great insight into our favorite characters. Don't miss it.