 First edition cover |
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| Author | Keith R.A. DeCandido |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Genre(s) | Horror novel |
| Publisher | Simon Spotlight Entertainment |
| Publication date | August 29, 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 1-4169-1917-1 |
| Preceded by | Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row (Buffy novel) |
| Followed by | Halloween Rain (Buffy novel) |
Blackout is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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Plot summary
It is 1977, the summer of a brutal blackout, the time of the Son of Sam murders, and a period of brutal fiscal disaster for New York. The slayer Nikki Wood fights against the forces of darkness and also tries to protect her son, Robin. Meanwhile Spike and Drusilla arrive in the city hoping to hunt down a slayer, not without the local vampire community soon discovering of their arrival.
Trivia
- Tagline: Spike's in town to slay a slayer...
- Characters include: Nikki Wood, Robin Wood, Bernard Crowley, Spike, Drusilla
- One of the few Buffy books in which Buffy herself does not play a significant role (she is in a framing sequence, but not the "main action" of the novel).
- There actually was a blackout in New York on 13 July 1977, during which the city suffered riots, looting, and fires.
- Looking for an appropriate style to the novel, the author watched the films: Shaft, Foxy Brown, Cleopatra Jones, Superfly, The Black Godfather, Hell Up in Harlem, Across 110th Street and Shaft's Big Score.
Continuity
Canonical issues
- 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.
Timing
- Takes place in New York in 1977, and revolves around the then-current slayer, Nikki Wood.
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
See also
Spike-related Buffyverse comics/novels
- Old Times
- Spike vs Dracula
- Old Wounds
- Lost and Found
- Spike & Dru
- Asylum
- Blackout
- Pretty Maids All in a Row
- Spark and Burn
External links
- Keith R.A. DeCandido posts an announcement about his upcoming book
- Whedonesquers discuss upcoming book
- DeCandido.net - Keith R.A. DeCandido reveals more details about influences on the book, and its plot
- Whedonesquers discuss details revealed at DeCandido.net
- Interview with author
- An excerpt from the novel
- Whedonesquers discuss the excerpt
