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In Sunnydale, someone other than Buffy has been slaying
- and whoever it is is strictly after half-breeds. It doesn't
add up and the Scoobies are stumped. At Angel Investigations
in LA the team is visited by an unexpected guest. It's Doyle's
father, a Brachen demon named Axtius. He's come to give his
son a gift - Daddy's going to rid Doyle of his pesky human
side. In fact he's looking to rid the world of half-breeds.
When he finds out he blames Angel for his son's death, but
doesn't have time for revenge - he knows where the mixed races
have set up camp. Before long Buffy and her avengers have
assembled right alongside Angel and Co, and have to gain entry
to Monster Island to help fight against the Coalition of Purity...
The first crossover book for a long time, Monster Island
doesn't disappoint. At a time when Buffy the show is
coming to an end and Angel's future is not yet secure,
it could be people will be turning to the novels more than
ever to get their Buffy fix.
Crossovers
bring something extra to the stories and allow us to have
character interaction that we haven't seen in a long, long
time. Monster Island is a good 'un, mixing the pot
of characters plus dropping in a wide range of evil beasties
set on destroying each other and taking over the world. On
top of that we get our first glimpse at one of 'the Old One's'
a big 'ol demon that was one of the original creatures to
walk the earth, way before us monkeys learnt to use two feet.
Although
the undercurrent message of the pain of demanding and disappointed
fathers is a bit puke-worthy it's the only thing that really
lets this story down. Action all the way through keeps you
gripped, with Axtius attempting to kill Angel on several occasions
and with an apocalyptic size war on Monster Island to finish
it off.
I
say bring on more crossovers! We love 'em!
Keri
Allan
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