The Angel Chronicles, Volume 1 (Mass Market Paperback)

by Nancy Holder (Author) "The lair of the undead: a ruined church deep within the earth, stinking of decay, corruption, and death..." (more)
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Angelus
BORN: Ireland DIED: Ireland
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Sunnydale, CA
AGE: 242 years and counting

"Things used to be pretty simple. Hundred years, just hanging out, feeling guilty. Really honed my brooding skills. Then she comes along."

After a century of killing without a care, the vampire Angelus was cursed with a conscience and eventually fled to Sunnydale, where he restricted his feeding to blood banks.

Until 16-year-old Buffy Summers, the Vampire Slayer, arrived in town to battle vampires, demons and the Forces of Darkness. First, he has to convince her not to kill him. Then, he has to convince himself not to fall in love with her.

Now, collected for the first time, are three stories from the cult-hit TV series chronicling the beginning of this star crossed love story.

Can Buffy and Angel survive life, death...and beyond?

About the Author
Best-selling 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. 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.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671021338
• ISBN-13: 978-0671021337
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #861,364 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent novelization by Nancy Holder!, July 20, 1998

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After reading the cover, "A novelization..." I knew not to expect anything wholly original from this book. If you're a regular viewer of the television series and you've seen "Angel," "Reptile Boy," and "Lie To Me," you can probably go through this entire book without finding anything new. If you're an exceptional "Buffy" fan and read carefully, you'll find that Holder did a wonderful job of going through the episodes and patched up a few holes the episodes themselves had. I didn't find this book too boring at all. Although I've seen all the episodes covered in the book, Holder added some great content to supplement ideas, thoughts, and feelings the episodes was unable to express. Of course, there are a few discrepancies with current Buffylore, but I think that Holder wrote this before the end of the second season and was thus unable to cover a few mistakes. All in all, this book was a very satisfying read, not tot! ally original, but with some nicely added notes by Nancy Holder.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slayergirl2001, July 7, 2001

By	"telsia" (Starbase 324, Earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Angel Chronicles, Volume 3 (Mass Market Paperback)

The Angel Chronicles Volume 3 was great! It was obvioulsy about when Angel reverts to Angelus. I liked how they charcterized Angelus because to me the two personalities were really seperated much better than in the series by their thoughts. I especially liked (in how it was written) and hated (in the general sense) about the thoughts and the actions surronding Angelus killing Jenny Calander. Definently a must for any Buffy/Angel fan.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stirs the Passions in all of us, September 1, 2000

By	algerina "algerina" (Saint Paul, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Angel Chronicles, Volume 3 (Mass Market Paperback)

Nancy Holder weaves a seductive narrative around the novelization of three outstanding episodes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In Surprise, Buffy celebrates her birthday and her love for Angel amid the return of the evil Drusilla. In the second story, Innocence Buffy and Angel find that love changes everything. And finally in Passion, Buffy is heart broken as Angel explores the passions which lie in all of us. Some more deadly than others.

These tales of love, despair, and passion can't fail to touch the heart of any reader. It doesn't matter if you are a fan or not. This book stands on its own as an enjoyable read.