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Buffy Summers is being run ragged all over Sunnydale these
days. Working from clues some mysterious power is providing
her with, the Slayer's chasing down different baddies to gather
pieces of a soul sword before it can be reassembled, and fall
into the wrong hands. Without Giles around, and her relationships
in a mess, Buffy's at a point in her life where she could
use some direction. Her friends are also searching for control
in their lives, looking for areas they can excel in - without
magick or destruction. Xander and Willow figure there has
to be a better what to get by. But just when it seems as if
their dreams are coming true, both are felled by a strange
virus that has been sweeping through Sunnydale - 'poisoning'
the food supply for the local vamps. With lives at stake,
Buffy must broker a truce with the vamps, find the rest of
the sword, and locate her mysterious benefactor. All the while
fending off a rash of vicious attacks from the resident human
population and all her friends and family...
Mortal
Fear is an average Buffy book. Not a particularly
bad read, but not that gripping either. The two stories; that
of the mysterious Simon telling Buffy what to do, and the
odd virus making Sunnydale's residents loose all inhibitions
and really run wild seem to both drag on a bit, and only in
the last few chapters do you discover that they are in some
way intertwined.
The
overall feel of the book follows on from the show - season
six when it is set - where Buffy feels lost and confused,
Xander's having a rough time getting over Anya and Willow's
fighting to control her powers. Dawn of course plays a big
part in this book going back to her annoying teenager ways,
but you get a couple of giggles at the descriptions of her
move towards a wannabe Goth style.
All
in all Mortal Fear is OK, dragging on a little too
long and trying to cram too much in. The best part of this
book is the descriptiveness the authors use; they like to
pick out small things and offer deep descriptions of them
- the kinds of things hard-core Buffy fans would have
noticed in the show, Buffy's thoughts, Dawn's bedroom teddy
bear collection. That however is the best thing this book
offers.
Keri
Allan
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