Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers Hardcover – September 29, 2015

A fantastic book with lots of information and background to every villian of the series. And yes, it is nearly every. single. villain. from the show. From main characters, like Spike, Angel, Darla and Drusilla all the way to demons I didn't even remember seeing in the show, let alone remember their names, like the "Asphyx Demon" (from "Get it Done") and the "Glaryk Guhl Kashmas'nik Demon" (from "Normal Again"). It even lists all of the major Apocalypses the group has faced, and how they stopped them.The only thing I think I really don't care for is the notes written in the book. The book is set up as though it was actually written by Rupert Giles, and then it has notes written by Buffy, Willow, Faith and Xander in the margins of the book. But rather than the notes be things the characters would say, it's usually just the characters requoting things they've said in the show. (Ex. there's a page about Anya/Anyanka talking about her death in the series finale, and Xander writes the note "that's my girl, always doing the stupid thing..." because, that's what he said in the show already, so it's supposed to be cute I guess. I don't know, they're mostly fine, but some just feel really out-of-place, like they really wanted to use quotes from the show, but they don't really make sense in context, so they feel super forced.)Overall, it is an extremely thorough look into all the demons, vampires and other forces of darkness Buffy and her friends face over seven seasons of show. The book itself is extremely well made. It's hardcover and pages themselves are more on the side of cardstock than regular paper. Anthony Stewart Head even writes an intro to the book, in which he talks about how he got the role of Giles. I think Mr. Head explains this book best, though, in his intro. That this book is a wonderful way to "bring back many happy memories" of our favorite vampire slayer.

My wife is a HUGE Buffy fan! I got this for her as a surprise after she had a major surgery.. and she was elated! Such a great book.

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What is it about Buffy the Vampire Slayer that continues to fascinate us, over a decade after the show went off of the air? Well, part of it is the wide array of interesting, frequently frightening, and occasionally thought-provoking villains.This book does an excellent job of spotlighting the various monsters and "Big Bads" from the shows seven television seasons, making it an invaluable research for Buffy scholars (yes, that's a thing!) and fans alike. But what keeps this from being a potentially dry academic work are the various scribbled margin notes, purportedly provided not only by Buffy, but also Willow, Giles, Xander and Faith, many of them hilarious.Ostensibly written by Rupert Giles, Buffy's Watcher, this is actually the work of Nancy Holder, arguably the preeminent Buffy author (in addition to having written many original BtVS novels, she's also done scholarly works, including "The Making of a Slayer"), and she captures just the right zestful flair. This is a fun book to read, as well as being informative.The icing on the cake is a very heartfelt forward written by Anthony Stewart Head, who portrayed Giles so memorably.

I'm a huge Buffy fan and this is an awesome book! I really like the whole visual style of the book and the handwritten notes are cool. I'm really hoping they do a Demons of L.A. version for Angel because that would be the perfect companion book for this.

If you're a collector or just a huge fan of this series well let me tell you this is a must have. Super high quality and it is a really cool collector's item. Will buy more products from here.

This is my most prized Buffy possession! It is a MUST HAVE for a huge fan! It has in depth details about every "big bad" in the show. It's interesting because it is wrote by Giles after they defeat the first at the end of the tv series. I especially love the quality of this book. It's extremely impressive! I highly recommend this book!!

The presentation of this book as having been written by Giles post-series (and "annotated" by the Scooby Gang) - and the price of $25 - makes this book worth it as a collectible item, but if you want more information on the monsters and demons of Sunnydale, I'd recommend The Monster Book first.