One of the stories made no sense to me, but all the other ones were really good!

I decided on a 3 star rating because it was better than volume 1 but still not great. I am not a short story person and never feel I'm getting enough out of it and they just start to get good when they finish. I actually thought this started off well starting in the present with Buffy and then going backwards and working forwards in time. My favourite was Lady Shobu. Unlike others I actually felt the stories got worse as they went along with the last 2 being my least favourites. Personally I muc...

All That You Do Comes Back Unto Thee: 5/5Lady Shobu: 4/5Abomination: 5/5Blood and Brine: 5/5The Ghosts of Slayers Past : 5/5The New Watcher: 5/5House of the Vampire: 3/5The War Between the States: 3/5Stakeout on Rush Street: 2/5Again: 4/5

Such awesome stories about the different slayers throughout the years

I probably said this about the previous book but I find the whole idea of changing writers in the middle of the book very annoying. You're just getting used to a style of writing and then have to start again. It makes sense why they did it this way but its frustrating. Some of the stories were interesting, like the gang going back in time. But some were boring, they took forever to get into the story. By the time the shit went down in the stories, it was time to flush and then it was over. Pacin...

Pretty decent collection of stories within the Buffyverse. It was especially nice to see stories penned by people who worked on the show like Rebecca Rand Kirshner, Jane Espenson, and Todd A. McIntosh. Also nice to see Dark Horse editor of all things Buffy, Scott Allie, contributing to this. It gives it all some added legitimacy for anyone concerned with "getting the voices right" or Buffy canon. Stand-outs would include the pieces by the aforementioned authors, but the Max Allan Collins/Matthew...

3.5 stars. Worth reading just for the pitch-perfect Jane Espenson story, and I also loved the stories about the Japanese slayer, the pirate captain slayer, and the 19th century slayer with her own Scoobies. Some of the other stories were pretty bland though.

Obviously, not as big of a fan of this second collection as I was of the original Tales of the Slayer. Most of the stories are just middling, with only two that really stand out to me as truly show worthy adventures.All That You Do Comes Back Unto Thee: A huge letdown considering that this is the opening story. It's set in 2000, during the latter half of Buffy's freshman year at UC Sunnydale. In terms of plot, it does closely resemble the sort of story that we would normally have seen, barring t...

Geen idee waaraan het juist ligt, maar ik merk dat ik wat een boekendipje heb. Niet dat het me niet meer interesseert, maar ik lijk er precies geen tijd meer voor te kunnen vrijmaken en wanneer ik lees, dan is het maar een hoofdstukje. De tijd dat ik urenlang in de Dark Tower franchise lag te lezen is dus ver weg (al zijn dat ook echt wel geweldige boeken natuurlijk) maar misschien kon ik de liefde terug doen opflakkeren met een guilty pleasure: de Buffy reeks. Sowieso één van mijn favoriete ser...

I didn't enjoy this volume as much as the first but there were still enough stand-out stories- moat notably Blood and Brine and The New Watcher -to keep me interested.This collection of shirt stories seemed to take place largely in either England or America- not necessarily a problem, just a bit of a cop out considering that the first volume had stories set in Ancient Greece, France and Hungary to name a few. Still, the stories were all of great substance and I definitely enjoyed them.My favouri...

"Into every generation a Slayer is born."Here is another collection of short stories centering on various Slayers throughout history. There are ten stories in all, and every one of them is enjoyable. The time span in this collection covers Slayers from 980 AD to the present day. The idea of this collection is great, and the stories are well done! I am looking foward to Volume Two.

I'm giving this BUFFY collection five stars only because of one standout story -- THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES by Rebecca Rand Kirshner.Not only is this Slayer story set in the Roaring Twenties, my favorite time period, it has an adorable flapper heroine, tons of romance, and a dark-haired, incredibly slinky and glamorous Slayer named Ardita who's more exotic and more mysterious than Buffy while still having a heart of gold and being incredibly helpful and supportive of the heroine. You see, in th...

The first story here was so awful, this nearly became the first book I've abandoned in years. Todd A. McIntosh is an excellent make-up artist and an entertaining public speaker, but his dialogue is stilted to the point of unreadability. But other reviews promised the collection improved after the opener, so I soldiered on, and I'm glad that I did.My favorites were probably "Blood and Brine" (pulpy and purple, but entertaining), "The New Watcher" (featuring one of the happiest endings in the coll...

Only two of these stories might be considered canon: The War Between the States and Again . But even that is a fan contention and not confirmed by the Buffy Lord, Joss Whedon. All That You Do Comes Back Unto Thee by Todd A. McIntosh Already on the first page we get a gay stereotypes twofer. Seems like a cheap way to establish a character as being gay. and on the next page there is a really strange insult? He asked the guy to the prom because he's a girl? I don't even understand. Anyone who's

A nice collection of short stories from the Buffyverse, ranging from the year 980 to modern day Sunnydale. With each story by different author, this title is a bit uneven; some of the stories are great and leave you wanting for more, some you want to be over quickly. I've definitely read some better fanfiction than some of these. A couple of the stories also bring feminism a bit too much to the front, I'd prefer it to be somewhat subtle and in the background.I think my favourite ones were the pi...

You're probably asking why I read this. It looks like the kind of thing that would be complete and utter torture. And I'd agree, if not for the fact that Melinda Metz is a contributor. And I really want to read something by Melinda Metz. The reason being - and I feel like such a geek for admitting this - Melinda Metz ghostwrote two Animorphs books, including The Sickness, widely considered the best of the ghostwritten books in the series. So, I entered this book, wary. Sure, I like Buffy the Va...

Similarly to volume 1 of this series, the quality of stories was a mixed bag in this collection. I'd rank them as follows (from worst to best):The Ghosts of Slayers Past - A Christmas Carol homage that didn't really go anywhere or get funny.Blood and Brine - A pirate story where the main character is a bit unbelievable and the cliches are plenty.All That You Do Comes Back Unto Thee -The first Buffy centered short story was about as generic as one would expect from a TV adaptation (focusing on a

My actual rating is 3.5 stars.A collection of short stories about different slayers (including Buffy) throughout the ages. I thought all the authors did a good job depicting whatever era their story took place. But as with any collection of stories there will be some you enjoy and some you do not. I will say the stories that I enjoyed did outnumber the stories I did not. Some of the stories had some themes that could be tied in with the show. I really enjoyed the appearance of historical and fic...

I based the 4 stars on the fact I gave the first one 4 stars and I felt the second collection wasnt as strong as the first as a whole, although some of the stories were instant favourites and my favourite story so far has some from this book (Lady Shobu). As I did with the last book, I've rated each tale individually as well. :) great for Buffy fans, but too much Buffy in a book about other slayers. All That You Do Comes Back Unto Thee: 2 StarsLady Shobu: 5 StarsAbomination: 4 StarsBlood & Brine...

Stories inspired by the TV series. Some good & some not so much.Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.2 stars... This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.3 stars... This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find an...