Mörderisches Spiel

Buffyverse Novels #67

by Mel Odom

Buffy und Dawn fällt es schwer, sich mit dem Verlust ihrer Mutter abzufinden. Buffy übernimmt nur ungern die Rolle der Ersatzmutter und die beiden streiten sich noch mehr als sonst. Buffy ist derart abgelenkt durch ihre neuen Pflichten, dass ihr das merkwürdige Verhalten der Videospiel-Clique zunächst entgeht.

Einer von Xanders Freunden dreht im Sunnydaler Kino durch und brabbelt irres Zeug. Verblüfft und neugierig nehmen Anya und Xander die Ermittlungen auf. Ein neues Videospiel hat anscheinend bei den Leuten, die es testen, unheimliche Veränderungen zur Folge ...

Endlich bemerkt auch Buffy die seltsamen Vorkommnisse in der Stadt und während sie versucht, diese aufzuklären, wird Anya in eine dämonische Parallelwelt entführt. Die Jägerin muss sich rasch etwas einfallen lassen, um die Freundin zurück nach Sunnydale zu holen, bevor das Spiel gelaufen ist.

Genres: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Vampires, Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Horror, Supernatural

242 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2002

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

aka Jordan Gray

Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list . The Rover was an Alyx Award winner. He has also written a scientific adventure of the high seas set in the 19th century entitled Hunters of the Dark Sea. He lives in Oklahoma.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in the sad second half of the fifth season of the show, Crossings is a fine if unmemorable outing for the Scoobie Gang. Video games can be dangerous, Anya has to be rescued, and Dawn can be a brat. It seems hastily produced in spots but would've been a fine filler episode.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfectly serviceable fine read, nothing life-changing. I thought the inclusion of Buffy and Dawn recovering from Joyce's death and Buffy figuring out how to care for Dawn was a nice touch, even if by the end it did feel a little bit like 'now we must include some growth for the sake of it'. Don't get me wrong, I actually really enjoyed the epilogue, but I'm not sure how much exactly it was earned by what happened in the book.

[Malcolm Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's a demon-exchange program going on, kids are fighting a demon war in the demon dimension and demons are strutting about Sunnydale announcing how awesome they are. Of course, the fate of the world is at stake, and it's up to Buffy to find out just what is going on. Great fun, even if it didn't really feel like a Buffy episode.

[LJP1610 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good spuffy. Too much dawn. Thank god no Riley.

[Brenda Preijere · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Randy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Over all Meh. Late season 5/ early season 6. Nothing I can say about this book other then Meh

[Donald Krage · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was ok not one that i would want to read again

[Kat Foster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great story overall, however the person who wrote the blurb really needs to get their character's right.

[Ethan May · Rating 3 out of 5]

The demon video game world plot was a little too out there for me. The Buffy-Dawn moments were sweet, and Willow was great in this story!

[Ceejay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another well done Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. This one takes place shortly after Buffy's Mom dies. What's the basic plot this time? What's with the new video game that various people have been selected to test? I have one very minor complaint. I know that one should never judge a book by it's cover, but I was hoping that with Xander and Anya on the cover they would have had a larger role in this novel. Especially Anya. No big deal. If you miss the show do read this novel!

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars really enjoyed that. Another excellent Buffy book which was well written and the Characters were spot on to the tv show. Story was good and fun combining demons and VR gaming. Really enjoyable.

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[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another entertaining read

[Cherilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'ai lis ce roman en français. J'aime l'idée de cette histoire mais à mon avis ce roman finissait rapidement sans beaucoup d'explications.

[Marla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Buffy the TV series and all things Buffy, so I am not objective when it comes to this series.

[Charles Eldredge · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun, quick read that sticks to the Buffy mythos while providing a new adventure for the Scoobies.

[♡ Jeri's Book Attic ♡ Jeri the Romance Bibiliophile ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Tiffany Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome!!!!

[Wesley Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb book. No more need be said.