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Volume 1 had some good stories, even some good writing but I like this second, slightly larger, book even better. There are a couple of "Buffy" stories, one by the guy who was in charge of Makeup for the first six years of the series production,(his story is a little weak, set in fourth season, and has at least acouple of details wrong). The other is by show writer Jane Espenson, set in 6th season there is some time travel back to late third season and it is better than some of the episodes that actually were aired. I liked it about as well as any in the book.
I didn't care for the Pirate Slayer or the [imitation] of Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" but I did think a lot of the story of the Slayer serving in the Union Army as a young man during the American Civil War,it gives General Sherman's destructive march through the South a much better angle.

Although some of the stories in this book are outstanding, there are a few that I did not think were up to the rest. A truly excellent story was Lady Shobu, set in 10th century Japan; a lot of research went into this very well-written and exciting tale. Another is a hard-boiled detective story of a married slayer and gangster Frank Nitti entitled Stakeout on Rush Street; I loved it. I did not like Blood and Brine, partiallly because I'm not particularly fond of the time period, but primarily because I do not like dialect stories; however, I did like seeing the mention of the "doxy, Darla." Two stories, to remain nameless here, deal with slayers who must pose as men because of the particular conditions of the times. Another features a stubborn slayer who just wants a normal life and an equally stubborn Watcher's Council, who denies it to her, with truly disastrous results; this story left a very bad taste in my mouth. I found the homage to A Christmas Carol to be a little [poor], and The War Between the States badly titled and confusing, but, in the end, quite good. But there are two good Buffy stories as well. All in all, it's a good addition to the basic Buffy library. Perhaps a third volume might deal with the two slayers Spike has killed in the past or with a slayer who has encountered Darla, Angelus, and/or Drusilla, and may or may not have lived to tell the tale. Writers, just a humble suggestion!

This is 1 of my favorite books ever, 1 f my favorite story lines was Blood and Brine I loved the pirate slayer. My favorite story in this book was the last 1 where Buffy, Willow, and Xander go back in time I loved the fact that Buffy got to see her mom again and that she wasn't stuck with Dawn for once. I think that when the show brought Dawn on the show and killed Buffy's mom is when they ruint Buffy, from the 5th season on the show slowly went downhill. I HIGHLY recommend this book it is definitely the best Buffy book in the series.