Queen of the Slayers

from the Buffyverse Wiki - a free Buffy and Angel fan community

Queen of the Slayers is an original novel by Nancy Holder based on the American television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Following the Hellmouth's closure, hundreds of potential slayers have been awakened. Buffy Summers hoped that overturning the Slayer's self-sacrifice would result in her earning some relaxation following seven years of fighting. However, the victory is short-lived. Dark forces are arising to fill the gap left by the First.

Trivia

• Tagline: 'SUNNYDALE WAS ONLY THE WARMUP....'.
• Canon characters include Buffy, Dawn, Xander, Willow, Faith, Robin Wood, Kennedy, Giles, Rona, Vi, Andrew, Oz, Marie, Senaya (First Slayer), Whistler, Tara (as ghost), Nikki Wood (as ghost), Anya (as ghost), Angel, Gunn, Illyria, Spike, and The Immortal
• Original characters include Aram, Bey (Immortal's servants); Lucy Hanover (ghost of former Slayer); Lord Ambrose-Bellairs (Watchers Council); Cesare Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Antonio Borgia (villains); Lisa, Belle, Ornella, Haley (Slayers); Golden One (Oz's master); Janus, Eo, Shri-Urth (other-dimensional deities), Malfeo.
• Controversial amongst fandom for daring to follow-up on the conclusion to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, many fans were perhaps inevitably disappointed. Others appreciated an interpretation of what might have followed. However, this novel's version of events has since been rendered obsolete by the Season Eight comics.