Monster Island (Buffy/Angel novel)

Monster Island (Buffy/Angel novel)

infobox Book |
name = Monster Island
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = First edition cover
author = Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series = "Buffy" and "Angel"
genre = Horror novels
publisher = Pocket Books
release_date = March 2003
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 435 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-7434-6776-0
preceded_by = Unseen (Buffy/Angel novel)
followed_by = Cursed (Buffy/Angel novel)

Monster Island is an original novel based on the television series "Buffy" and "Angel".

Plot summary

Doyle's pureblood Brachen demon father Axtius is the General for the Coalition of Purity which believes that all half-blood demons should be banished, leaving only the purebloods on Earth. Both Angel and Buffy are dealing with this threat in their respective cities when Buffy's team learns that General Axtius plans to attack a half-blood demon safe haven island near Los Angeles. Uprooting the Scooby Gang, Buffy and the rest of them travel quickly to Los Angeles to help Angel deal with the increasing problem. Unfortunately, the demons on the island who are in need of saving seem to be sceptical about having vampires as well as the Slayer on their island and they must be convinced that it's for their benefit before General Axtius and his troops launch a full-fledged attack on the island.

In their final confrontation on the island, Angel defeats Axtius when unarmed despite Axtius wielding a powerful mystical weapon, taunting the Brachen by saying that he would have been ashamed of Doyle's very human act of sacrifice and redemption. Having been defeated by Angel, Axtius is subsequently incinerated by his former second-in-command for his failure to destroy the island.

Continuity

*This is supposed to fit into the timeline in early Buffy Season 6 / Angel Season 3
*However Buffyverse canon that is established after this point contradicts much of the novel. For example, whilst in "Monster Island" Gunn and Spike meet. By canon they do not meet until early Angel Season 5.

Canonical issues

"Buffy"/"Angel" books such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially "Buffy"/"Angel" merchandise.

Timing

*Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:

External links

* [http://www.cityofangel.com/behindTheScenes/bts3/monsterIslandHapps.html "Cityofangel.com" - Interview with Christopher Golden & Thomas E. Sniegoski about "Monster Island".]

Reviews

* [http://slayerlit.us/reviews/review6.htm "Slayerlit.us" - Review of this book by Shiai]
* [http://litefoot1969.bravepages.com/sf/buffy/novels/x_overs/04.htm "Litefoot1969.bravepages.com" - Review of this book by Litefoot]
* [http://www.teen-books.com/Monster_Island_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer/Angel_BuffyAngel_Crossover_0689866992.html "Teen-books.com" - Reviews of this book]
* [http://www.nika-summers.com/Library/novelmonsterisland.php "Nika-summers.com" - Review of this book by Nika Summers]


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