Bad Bargain

Bad Bargain

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name = Bad Bargain
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image_caption = First edition cover
author = Diana G. Gallagher
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Horror novel
publisher = Simon Spotlight Entertainment
release_date = December 26, 2006
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media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 256 pp
isbn = ISBN 1416919198
preceded_by = (Unknown)
followed_by = (Unknown)

Bad Bargain is an original novel based on the U.S. television series "Buffy".

Plot summary

Having sealed the Hellmouth, the Scooby Gang do not realise that anything is odd when things to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement, which is directly above the Hellmouth.

The rummage sale begins, and the items on sale seem to be having an unexpected effect on those that buy them. Even Xander and Willow are soon affected. The situation gets more serious resulting in the school being quarantined leaving Buffy and Giles to sort things out before the items get sold elsewhere.

Miscellanea

*Tagline: "This bargain's not worth the price".
*The author, Diana G. Gallagher also wrote, "Obsidian Fate, Prime Evil, Doomsday Deck, Spark and Burn ".
*Characters in the novel include: Buffy, Giles

Continuity

Timing

*Its place in the wider Buffyverse chronology is within Season 2.
*The Buffy books are listed in order of chronology in a navigation box at the bottom of this article.

Canonical issues

:main|Buffyverse canon

:Buffy novels, such as this one are generally not considered by fans as part of canon. They are usually not viewed as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by Fox, who in turn may or may not have have sought appoval from Whedon (or his office). The book will be published as official "Buffy" merchandise.

External links

* [http://whedonesque.com/comments/10136 "Whedonesque.com" - Whedonesquers discuss the book in April 2006]
* [http://www.nika-summers.com/library.php Nika Summer's Buffy Library] - includes synopses and reviews of earlier "Buffy" novels.


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