Slayer: The Last Days of Sunnydale (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) [Mass Market Paperback]

Keith Topping (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004 | Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

After a seven year run that has seen love, death, violence and college, the cult phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer has finally reached its close.
 
Adhering to Virgin's successful programme guide format and the style of previous editions, Slayer: The Last Days of Sunnydale contains a complete episode-by-episode guide to the final season – Season Seven – with each episode broken down into recurring categories to draw attention to details that viewers might have missed. Bestselling author Keith Topping analyses the themes of the show, unearths pop culture and soundtrack information, serves up the best lines of dialogue, exposes continuity errors, while still managing to analyse the show's subtext and serious issues. In addition, there are sections on the first six seasons, the extensive media coverage of the series finale, the Internet realm of Buffy and what happens next in the Buffy-verse – all in a style that captures the unique humour of the show.
 
Vampires, violence, passion, angst and humour – Slayer: The Last Days of Sunnydale is the essential guide to the end of a teen phenomenon.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"'Topping's terrific tome adopts the perfect attitude to this fizzing phenomenon... He rattles through each episode with focus on teen-angst metaphors, the brilliant feminist subtexts, and the dazzling use of "valley speak"... Colour me stunned' Uncut; 'An aide-memoire, a squire to the Buffyverse and an exciting resource of bitchy lines rolled into one. Fans will adore it' TV Zone"

About the Author

Keith Topping has also written a number of other Virgin programme guides, including Slayer: An Expanded and Updated Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Seasons One to Five); Slayer: The Next Generation (Season Six); Hollywood Vampire: The Unofficial Guide to Angel; Inside Bartlet's White House: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the West Wing and High Times: An Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Roswell. He is also co-author of The Guinness Book of Classic British TV. Keith lives in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Virgin Books (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753508443
• ISBN-13: 978-0753508442
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,034,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Television

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is A Great Guide To Buffy, March 26, 2000

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Buffy's Biggest Fan (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slayer: The Totally Cool Unofficial Guide to Buffy (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been a fan of Buffy for a long time and I know a good Buffy book when I see one, and this is a great Buffy book. It has information on Xander, Willow, Giles, Cordy, Angel, Faith and close to everyone on the show. The book also has a list of bloopers, info on the cast, episode information, and much much more. Buy this book, you'll be glad you did!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It slays me (Corny, I know....), April 20, 2000

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Sallia (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slayer: The Totally Cool Unofficial Guide to Buffy (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a really good guide to Buffy. I just started watching the show at the end of last season and this book helped me catch up with the seasons I missed plus explained the episodes I saw. It also gives descriptions of the novels, the movie, and the unaired pilot episode that was used to bring advertisers to the show. I highly recommend this book to any and all Buffy fans.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 13, 2004

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Kelly Martin "Kelly" (Omaha, Nebraska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slayer: The Last Days of Sunnydale (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Mass Market Paperback)

Keith Topping does an excellent job of reviewing Season 7 of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." I thoroughly enjoyed reading this guide to the final season of this series.

He has researched the subject very thoroughly and included many quotes from writers and actors. This guide is unbiased and is very consistent with the views that Joss Whedon has expressed in his interviews.

I highly recommend that you buy "Slayer: The Last Days of Sunnydale" instead of the Watcher's Guide. The research is much more thorough and Keith Topping's interpretation of the show is much less biased.