In Every Generation (Buffy: The Next Generation, Book 1)

by Kendare Blake

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Buffy fans rejoice! This brand-new story set in the beloved Buffy-verse follows the next generation of Scoobies and Slayers as they come together to conquer a new evil on the rise. This nostalgic read by favorite author Kendare Blake is sure to be enjoyed by fans of the cult classic series.

Return to Sunnydale in a brand-new series by New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Frankie Rosenberg wasn't yet alive when her mom, Willow, her aunt Buffy, and the original Scooby Gang destroyed the Hellmouth and saved the world from the First Evil. These days, life in New Sunnydale is blissfully quiet. Frankie is just trying to survive her sophomore year at the rebuilt high school and use her budding magical powers to make the world a better place.

But that world is suddenly plunged into danger when the slayer community is the target of a deadly attack, leaving the future of the line uncertain. Then Frankie discovers she's sort of freakishly strong. Oh, and there's something Willow never told her about her true identity.

Cue the opening credits.

Quicker than she can carve a stake, Frankie discovers there's more to saving the world than witty one-liners and stupid hot demons. now everyone looks to her for answers, but speaking up has never been her strong suit. And it's hard to be taken seriously when your mom is such a powerful witch she almost ended the world once, while your greatest magic trick is recycling.

Despite the many challenges standing in her way, Frankie must assemble her own bumbling Scooby Gang, get dressed up in Buffy's (vintage '90s) clothes, and become a new slayer for a new generation—before whatever came for the rest of the slayers comes for her next.

“A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.” –Booklist Starred Review

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368075022
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/04/2022
Series:	Buffy: The Next Generation
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	135,507
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kendare Blake is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Three Dark Crowns series, the Anna Dressed in Blood duet, and the Goddess War trilogy. She holds an MA in creative writing from Middlesex University in Northern London, and after living there will forever be chasing the perfect packet of fish and chips. Now she lives and write sin Gig Harbor, Washington, from under a pile of dogs and cats.

Editorial Reviews

11/08/2021

Blake’s (All These Bodies) trilogy opener set in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe centers a new generation of Slayers. After a bombing at Slayerfest, “regular gatherings of all the remaining Slayers,” decimates existing Slayers and leaves the fate of Buffy unknown, white teen Frankie Rosenberg—daughter to original Slayer Willow—finds her Slayer abilities awakening. When “lanky and pale” Slayer Vi Larsson disappears after the same event, her half sister Hailey, a 16-year-old of Canadian and Saulteaux First Nations descent, goes searching for answers. Hailey soon ends up in New Sunnydale as a part of a new Scooby Gang with Slayer Frankie and werewolf Jake Osbourne, where they try to solve the mystery of the bombing and the recent crop of vampires in town. The explanations of show references might feel clunky to fans, but readers new to the franchise will appreciate the additional context. Blake successfully employs quippy one-liners that capture the tone and humor of the original Buffyverse while bringing it to a modern era. Though the ending satisfactorily utilizes the show’s “monster of the week” format, it also strikes an uneven balance with the greater mystery of who caused the Slayer explosion, in this entertaining addition to the Buffy canon. Ages 12–up. Agent: Adriann Ranta Zurhellen, Folio Literary. (Jan.)■

Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR IN EVERY GENERATION

“A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.”

—Booklist Starred Review



“A worthy successor to the Slayer stories.”

—Booklist Starred Review

From the Publisher

2021-10-26
Sunnydale has a new slayer.

Set in the world of TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this first installment in a new series focuses on a new generation. Frankie Rosenberg’s mom is the powerful witch Willow, friend to famed slayer Buffy. Frankie’s own minimal powers are mostly used for ecological purposes until there’s an explosion at a slayers’ meeting, leading Frankie to become the first ever slayer-witch. A slayer needs her crew of Scoobies, and under the guidance of Watcher Spike, Frankie is assisted by Hailey, half sister of missing slayer Vi; werewolf lacrosse player Jake; and Sigmund, a Sage demon. Frankie may be new to the gig, but she has to learn quickly because there’s a new Big Bad in Sunnydale who is out for blood. The book provides enough information for patient newcomers to the Buffyverse to enjoy the story, but it will be most appealing to those with at least some background knowledge who will appreciate the references. Though the pacing is inconsistent, exciting action scenes abound, and the villain is intriguing and delightfully vicious. The characters’ banter and observations are often cheeky and funny but sometimes fall flat, as when they are based on gender stereotypes. The abrupt ending satisfyingly wraps up some plots, but there are plenty left open for future entries. Most characters are White; Hailey’s mom was Saulteaux First Nations, and Sigmund is Black.

Enjoyable for Buffy fans and general paranormal enthusiasts. (Paranormal. 14-adult)

Kirkus Reviews