Slayers: A Buffyverse Story
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Christopher Golden
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Reviews
Darcy
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I loved the Buffy tv show， didn't really get into it until the last couple seasons， then went and binged the previous ones。 Often watch them again when I need a comfort watch。 So when I saw this book I was intrigued by it。 It was nice to see the old characters， but it was weird， very different。 I get stopping to do other things， instead of listening to this one， which is odd for me。 I don't think these post tv show Buffy things are for me。 I loved the Buffy tv show， didn't really get into it until the last couple seasons， then went and binged the previous ones。 Often watch them again when I need a comfort watch。 So when I saw this book I was intrigued by it。 It was nice to see the old characters， but it was weird， very different。 I get stopping to do other things， instead of listening to this one， which is odd for me。 I don't think these post tv show Buffy things are for me。 。。。more
Sydney
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The only good part was hearing the "voices" again even though there were a couple of people that I honestly thought were impersonators before I looked it up。 I hate to say it but this was worse than a first fanfiction attempt。 I am pretty sure this wouldn't go anywhere without the Buffy nostalgia。 Just saying the words queen of the witches and queen of vampires really illustrates the vibes。 The only good part was hearing the "voices" again even though there were a couple of people that I honestly thought were impersonators before I looked it up。 I hate to say it but this was worse than a first fanfiction attempt。 I am pretty sure this wouldn't go anywhere without the Buffy nostalgia。 Just saying the words queen of the witches and queen of vampires really illustrates the vibes。 。。。more
Alexandra
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So fun and nostalgic being back in the Buffy world Was the story perfect？ no， did I love it？ absolutely！ It was a full on graphic audio （squeallll） the sound effects， music， everything was just so good！
Cara McInnis
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What a welcome blast from the past。 I swear a got a little emotional when I heard the voices of all these characters from my pre-teens and teenage years。 Plus the new addition of Indira？ The character fit in so well with the so many of the OG scoobies， even if they weren’t technically scoobies。The story goes to show that even though Buffy is the character the show is named after， the world is so much more than Buffy herself。That ending？ Those cliffhangers？ Please tell me there is going to be a p What a welcome blast from the past。 I swear a got a little emotional when I heard the voices of all these characters from my pre-teens and teenage years。 Plus the new addition of Indira？ The character fit in so well with the so many of the OG scoobies， even if they weren’t technically scoobies。The story goes to show that even though Buffy is the character the show is named after， the world is so much more than Buffy herself。That ending？ Those cliffhangers？ Please tell me there is going to be a part two！ 。。。more
Evelyn
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I’ve never been able to follow audiobooks without zoning out but this was something else！ So nostalgic it was like watching the series。 I love how they’ve brought in actors/characters that deserved a different ending。 I really hope they make another because the cliff hanger has me itching to hear more！
Jamie Schartman
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This was so amazing！ The nostalgia hit hard and that cliffhanger。 Hoping for a part 2！
Catka
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This was unnecessary。 As much as I loved hearing the "old friends"， I did not enjoy the story and was bored at times。 Also， I kept mixing the female voices， somehow， it was difficult to distinguish them from one another。 I always love listening to James Marsters （I listened to 17 books of the Dresden files， mostly because it was narrated by him）， but he does not seem to get the English accent quite well。 And I don´t know what happened to Anthony Steward Head， whether it is an illness or just bad This was unnecessary。 As much as I loved hearing the "old friends"， I did not enjoy the story and was bored at times。 Also， I kept mixing the female voices， somehow， it was difficult to distinguish them from one another。 I always love listening to James Marsters （I listened to 17 books of the Dresden files， mostly because it was narrated by him）， but he does not seem to get the English accent quite well。 And I don´t know what happened to Anthony Steward Head， whether it is an illness or just bad denture， but he seemed to have big troubles with pronouncing words and it was quite painful to listen to。 And I was missing Buffy and Willow， and even Angel。 Somehow， it does not seem right without them。 It´s a pity。 Please do not make any more parts of this。 。。。more
Natalie
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Fans of BTVS need to listen to this！！！ It’s so well done and will instantly transport you back。 I loved this new story with beloved characters and a new slayer。 Highly recommend ❤️❤️❤️
Kelly stern
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If you are a btvs fan this is such a treat
Tim
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This was a great love letter to the universe and fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 It pays homage as well as expanding that world。In the wake of Joss Whedon’s allegations， one wonders if those stories still stand。 Well they do！It moves the story forward and keeps you guessing until the end。I’m ready for the sequel！！
Nicole
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Disclaimer: I’m not generally a fan of these full-cast productions that aren’t really books but like listening to a play。 Much of this is pretty silly， but it’s so fun to have these characters back and performed by the original actors。 Unsurprisingly， Drusilla steals every scene she’s in， but I was pleasantly surprised by Clem’s scene-stealing ability。 If I wasn't a giant Buffy fan， I wouldn't have rated it so high。 Of course， if I wasn't a giant Buffy fan， I wouldn't have listened to it in the Disclaimer: I’m not generally a fan of these full-cast productions that aren’t really books but like listening to a play。 Much of this is pretty silly， but it’s so fun to have these characters back and performed by the original actors。 Unsurprisingly， Drusilla steals every scene she’s in， but I was pleasantly surprised by Clem’s scene-stealing ability。 If I wasn't a giant Buffy fan， I wouldn't have rated it so high。 Of course， if I wasn't a giant Buffy fan， I wouldn't have listened to it in the first place。Also， #TeamSpike forever， eyeballs to entrails。 。。。more
Lizzie
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When all the stuff came out about Whedon， it broke my heart because I'd been a huge fan of Buffy， Angel， Firefly and I thought I was never going to be able to enjoy rewatching them in the same way。 But thanks to time going by and the Buffy cast holding onto their love and pride for the show， my enthusiasm has been reignited and I've started rewatching it。Overall， I enjoyed this。 It's well produced， I was rarely confused about what was going on despite there being quite a lot of action。 The cast When all the stuff came out about Whedon， it broke my heart because I'd been a huge fan of Buffy， Angel， Firefly and I thought I was never going to be able to enjoy rewatching them in the same way。 But thanks to time going by and the Buffy cast holding onto their love and pride for the show， my enthusiasm has been reignited and I've started rewatching it。Overall， I enjoyed this。 It's well produced， I was rarely confused about what was going on despite there being quite a lot of action。 The cast are great， always loved James Marsters as Spike， Cordelia gets some wonderful moments， love the new slayer （Indira）， and Clem is a lot of fun。 Not to mention Anya。 Much nostalgia at hearing Drusilla's voice again， and Giles'。It's not perfect， there are a few scenes that drag， and one or two over-silly moments。 But it is entertaining with a lot of heart， and I look forward （hopefully？） to a sequel！ 。。。more
julia ☆ [owls reads]
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A pretty fun story to listen to！ Some of the cast sounded way off at the beginning lol put I think quickly got comfortable in their parts and found their voices again。 Really enjoyed Cordelia as the Slayer and Drusillaaaaaaa my looooove :D
Jayme
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This didn't need to be great to get 5 stars。 Buffy is my favorite show of all time， and to have an audiobook with almost all of the cast returning to voice some of my favorite characters？ It could have been meh。 They could have phoned it in and it would still have been one of the most fun audiobook performances imaginable for me。 BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY GREAT！ I hope they keep doing them。 These will be on automatic preorder EVERY TIME！ This didn't need to be great to get 5 stars。 Buffy is my favorite show of all time， and to have an audiobook with almost all of the cast returning to voice some of my favorite characters？ It could have been meh。 They could have phoned it in and it would still have been one of the most fun audiobook performances imaginable for me。 BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY GREAT！ I hope they keep doing them。 These will be on automatic preorder EVERY TIME！ 。。。more
Eric
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I liked this book， but I really think I should have loved it。 I'm a huge Buffy fan， having watched all seasons， all seasons of Angel， and even read the Dark Horse comic series of Buffy Season 8 and most of Season 9。 I was really excited by this book， and there are definitely some huge positives and fun times。 But it left me a little unsatisfied。 Here are my thoughts （spoilers）:What I loved:- The return of characters from the series with the original castmembers。- They handled the return of 'dead I liked this book， but I really think I should have loved it。 I'm a huge Buffy fan， having watched all seasons， all seasons of Angel， and even read the Dark Horse comic series of Buffy Season 8 and most of Season 9。 I was really excited by this book， and there are definitely some huge positives and fun times。 But it left me a little unsatisfied。 Here are my thoughts （spoilers）:What I loved:- The return of characters from the series with the original castmembers。- They handled the return of 'dead' characters really well。 The authors used the perfect reasoning。- Pretty good writing with fun quips throughout。- Great voice acting。- A very interesting premise intermingling vampires and magic。What I didn't love:- No Buffy （obviously）- No Joss Whedon - sorry， not sorry。 The writing was funny， but didn't have the wit and insight that Whedon's work （at his prime） had- For some reason I found the last 20% of the book fairly boring。 I felt like they could have gotten to the point more quickly。- Listening to fights in an audiobook isn't as fun as watching them on TV。 Most of the end of the book was fighting。- Ultimately， the big one is that I didn't find the plot very compelling at the end。 I'm not sure why I felt that way。 I was a little bored at the climax of the book。I think other Buffy fans will probably love this book。 I liked it， but just didn't love it。 That being said， if Audible produces more of these， I will definitely buy them！ 。。。more
Melinda Elizabeth
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Why did we have to wait so long for this to happen？ It’s a rich dive into the buffy lore and a pending to a new chapter in slayer history。 Some fan favourites make a return and it’s just really fantastic
Rachel
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The only moment I didn’t hate this book was the very brief clip of James Marsters as Spike humming Rest in Peace。 All of the rest， was truly awful。 The story was just not there for me and I found it dragged on for 8 hours to the point where I was considering not finishing， and I should have done that。 Basically， OG Buffy fans should know that going into this full cast audiobook， as wonderful as it is to have our favorite characters back in our ears， the story is severely lacking。 Save your time The only moment I didn’t hate this book was the very brief clip of James Marsters as Spike humming Rest in Peace。 All of the rest， was truly awful。 The story was just not there for me and I found it dragged on for 8 hours to the point where I was considering not finishing， and I should have done that。 Basically， OG Buffy fans should know that going into this full cast audiobook， as wonderful as it is to have our favorite characters back in our ears， the story is severely lacking。 Save your time and just rewatch the series or your favorite episodes！Also I found the ambient fighting noises very distracting。 I don’t mind the extra sounds for effect like doors opening， etc - but that was just too much at once。 Even having read some of the comic books， this audiobook was just a huge let down for me。 It ends with a cliffhanger but I definitely won’t be listening to more。 。。。more
Glen
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Fairly disappointed in this。 The fan service is excellent。 The dialog is a bit wooden and doesn't have any of the wit of the original series。 The characters are one dimensional and don't have the depth they used to have。 But the worst thing was that due to the format， everyone kept describing what they were seeing， which would have made no sense from the actual characters perspective。 It kept pulling me out of the story and breaking immersion。 Fairly disappointed in this。 The fan service is excellent。 The dialog is a bit wooden and doesn't have any of the wit of the original series。 The characters are one dimensional and don't have the depth they used to have。 But the worst thing was that due to the format， everyone kept describing what they were seeing， which would have made no sense from the actual characters perspective。 It kept pulling me out of the story and breaking immersion。 。。。more
Laura Christian
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Very fun， but a little confusing。 This is more of a verbal play than a book。 The voice acting was right on the money。 The story left a little something to be desired， but so glad to have pre-ordered and listened to it。 I do hope there's a part 2。 The end sets up a second book， so I hope it's in production now！ Very fun， but a little confusing。 This is more of a verbal play than a book。 The voice acting was right on the money。 The story left a little something to be desired， but so glad to have pre-ordered and listened to it。 I do hope there's a part 2。 The end sets up a second book， so I hope it's in production now！ 。。。more
Cæsar Eanraig
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Thrilling！！！I’m a great fan of the original show， I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it， still watch till this day， so when I heard about the release of this story， I was biting my nails with excitement！！！Great fun， I enjoyed a lot hearing this story， it brought an exhilarating adventure with the atmosphere of the original series！ It gave me such excitement and sweet nostalgia， I’m completely satisfied！ All the actors were spectacular， James Marsters displayed his amazing technique and exp Thrilling！！！I’m a great fan of the original show， I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it， still watch till this day， so when I heard about the release of this story， I was biting my nails with excitement！！！Great fun， I enjoyed a lot hearing this story， it brought an exhilarating adventure with the atmosphere of the original series！ It gave me such excitement and sweet nostalgia， I’m completely satisfied！ All the actors were spectacular， James Marsters displayed his amazing technique and experience doing audiobooks， Charisma Carpenter gave a superb performance， great acting， Emma Caulfield Ford， so funny （specially the part with the dog）， Juliet Landau Juliet Landau was crepier then ever， such a joy to hear James Charles Leary in the story， Amber Benson， Juno Dawson， Laya DeLeon Hayes， Anthony Stewart Head， Danny Strong， and all the cast， everyone so committed， amazing job， high praises to all！！！！！ The plot was very intriguing， it grabbed my attention the whole time， congratulations to Amber Benson， Christopher Golden and Kc Wayland！！！I wanna know the name of the actor who did Xantina’s messenger， it was hilarious， great job！！！（view spoiler）[I simply adored the bits of references from the original series， when Spike sang his song from the musical episode for example！Cordelia as the Slayer was the best idea ever， I absolutely love her！Anya and Anyanka， so good her plot， when Anyanka was inside the dog， I laughed out loud， wish I could hear more from this part in the future， it was interesting and fun， I can see Anyanka turning good with the help of Clem！Clem was a great addition to the plot， brought fun and light energy to the story， on the other hand， Drusilla was so frightening， really dark， she is one of my favourite vampires， if not， my favourite villain！Spike is definitely one of my favourite heroes， so I was so pleased to know that he is in the story！I really hope for continuities， I wish Cordelia and Spike getting together that would be a great couple， I can only dream it for the next stories， crossing my fingers！！！ （hide spoiler）]For my personal taste， I've never like overexcited teenagers， but I had a blast with this story！I really hope this series continues， I want more and more， as a big fan of the Buffyverse！！！5⭐️ 。。。more
Sarah Williams
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I loved hearing a lot of the main cast back together through the medium of audio - seeing as though they can't do it on TV。 The audio design was excellent through headphones especially。 I loved hearing a lot of the main cast back together through the medium of audio - seeing as though they can't do it on TV。 The audio design was excellent through headphones especially。 。。。more
Dani
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Fun having all the cast back， and it really did give the feel of falling back into the BuffyverseHowever， even though there's a lot to love here as a lifelong Buffy fan ， there's far more to cringe over。It does end on a cliffhanger， so hopefully， if the series does continue， they can tighten up the writing and production。 Fun having all the cast back， and it really did give the feel of falling back into the BuffyverseHowever， even though there's a lot to love here as a lifelong Buffy fan ， there's far more to cringe over。It does end on a cliffhanger， so hopefully， if the series does continue， they can tighten up the writing and production。 。。。more
Joel Jenkins
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This audiobook is presented in theater-of-the-mind radio play fashion， with sound effects。 The visuals are left up to the imagination。 It's enjoyable to hear some of the former cast members reunited and up to their ears in occult alternate-reality hijinx。The story resurrects a number of deceased characters。 This audiobook is presented in theater-of-the-mind radio play fashion， with sound effects。 The visuals are left up to the imagination。 It's enjoyable to hear some of the former cast members reunited and up to their ears in occult alternate-reality hijinx。The story resurrects a number of deceased characters。 。。。more
Siobhan
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I enjoyed this， it was cheesy but I feel like that is a part of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 A show that I love so much， so it was great having more from those characters， even if in a different way or in another dimension。 Like Cordelia being the slayer from her world and Anya being alive （one of my favourite characters from the show）。 Then James Marsters as Spike being a big part of it， a standout for me was Juliet Landau as Drusilla， I loved her voice work。 Also the story follows a new slayer， w I enjoyed this， it was cheesy but I feel like that is a part of Buffy the Vampire Slayer。 A show that I love so much， so it was great having more from those characters， even if in a different way or in another dimension。 Like Cordelia being the slayer from her world and Anya being alive （one of my favourite characters from the show）。 Then James Marsters as Spike being a big part of it， a standout for me was Juliet Landau as Drusilla， I loved her voice work。 Also the story follows a new slayer， who was great and fun to follow。This audiobook did not feel normal in the way its told， it separated into episodes and it sounds like you are listening to a tv show， with a lot sound effects。 。。。more
Greg
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What a welcome surprise！ I had absolutely no idea this was in the works until a couple weeks before it dropped。 It took about an episode to really get into。 I was unfairly comparing it to the Audible Sandman productions which are just so well produced and so I was struggling。 But once I got past some of the awkwardness that came with folks more attuned to the visual than audio， I was really able to enjoy the story and the characters。 Cordelia's speech in I think the second to last episode that w What a welcome surprise！ I had absolutely no idea this was in the works until a couple weeks before it dropped。 It took about an episode to really get into。 I was unfairly comparing it to the Audible Sandman productions which are just so well produced and so I was struggling。 But once I got past some of the awkwardness that came with folks more attuned to the visual than audio， I was really able to enjoy the story and the characters。 Cordelia's speech in I think the second to last episode that was clearly aimed directly at Joss Whedon was absolutely spectacular。 You could feel the emotion and catharsis。 I could listen to Anthony Stewart Head as Giles all day long。 And James Marsters and Juliet Landau brought their incredible characters back in ways I would never have thought possible。 I also enjoyed the new slayer。Without giving any spoilers， I thought the wrap-up was really satisfying and clearly sets up another season should the stars align。 Here's hoping！ 。。。more
Miss Syreena
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🤩🥳 This experience is a a precious gift and I’m so grateful for the fine folks who put it together。 And I’m sad it’s over but will re-listen again every year for my birthday。 It’s like listening to the show， complete with sound effects and music and background noise （rather than a narrator telling us the action）。 Spike does provide chapter introductions and feels like our host。 Oh and Clem！ We finally learn what kind of demon he is 🥹
Samantha Matherne
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People involved in the original TV show and comics （Benson & Golden） wrote this audiobook production， and the final result is TELLING in the best possible way。 I purposely went into the story not knowing much of what to expect， because as a huge fan of Buffy & Angel， I was excited for anything the original cast would be a part of。 The whole cast lived up to my thrilled excitement。Some actors who lend their voices to this tale of the Buffyverse saw their characters die in one of the TV shows， and People involved in the original TV show and comics （Benson & Golden） wrote this audiobook production， and the final result is TELLING in the best possible way。 I purposely went into the story not knowing much of what to expect， because as a huge fan of Buffy & Angel， I was excited for anything the original cast would be a part of。 The whole cast lived up to my thrilled excitement。Some actors who lend their voices to this tale of the Buffyverse saw their characters die in one of the TV shows， and the creators of Slayers worked with this by pulling from an alternate universe。 Have an open mind for possibilities， which true fans should when thinking back to the Wishverse。 I loved this， and notes that it ended on with key reveals have me hoping for more installments。 。。。more
Carol
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What a great listen 👂🥇🥇🥇I don't like all the Buffy books or audiobooks， but this one I absolutely loved。Having the real characters from the real show was audio perfection， and I want more。 This book captured the magic of the real Buffy a great addition for Buffy fans to collect and hold on too。 Amazing but seriously more of these books with the original cast please。Who can I expect to find in this book from the original Buffy series？Spike -James Marsters （Narrator）Cordelia-Charisma Carpenter（Na What a great listen 👂🥇🥇🥇I don't like all the Buffy books or audiobooks， but this one I absolutely loved。Having the real characters from the real show was audio perfection， and I want more。 This book captured the magic of the real Buffy a great addition for Buffy fans to collect and hold on too。 Amazing but seriously more of these books with the original cast please。Who can I expect to find in this book from the original Buffy series？Spike -James Marsters （Narrator）Cordelia-Charisma Carpenter（Narrator）Anya- Emma Caulfield Ford （Narrator）Clem-James Charles Leary （Narrator）Drusilla- Juliet Landau （Narrator）Giles- Anthony Head （Narrator）Jonathan-Danny Strong （Narrator）Tara Maclay is also in this audiobook but is not played by Amber Benson the Narrator still does agreat job as do all the narrators in this book 📖 ❤ loved it！Happy Listening 📕🎧🎧🎧🎼🔊🎶🎵🎶🎼🔊🎵🎶🎶🎚🎶🎵 。。。more
Elizabeth
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I LOVED Buffy the Vampire Slayer when the show was in TV so when I saw this was coming I immediately preordered it。 This full cast audio book was incredible！ So many members of the original cast reprised their roles and the nostalgia was strong。 This story stood in its own though and was very well written。 The ending left it open to more sequels and I would love to listen to those as well。
Tyna the Reader
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