Visitors (Buffy novel)

Visitors

File:Visitors (Buffy Novel).jpg First edition cover
Author	Laura Anne Gilman and Josepha Sherman
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genre	Horror novel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	April 1999
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	208
ISBN	0-671-02628-3
OCLC	41147944
Preceded by	Return to Chaos
Followed by	Unnatural Selection

Visitors is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Tagline: "The slayer is being stalked".

Plot summary

Lately, while patrolling, Buffy's been getting the distinct impression that she's being stalked by a demon that emits a high pitched giggle. After discussion and research with Giles, they discover that Buffy's being stalked by a 'korred'; a nasty hairy beast that feeds on peoples life forces by making them dance to his magical song until they die. The korred is particularly attracted to Buffy because of her Slayer aura. Buffy must stop to korred before he makes her dance to her death.

Continuity

• Supposed to be set late in Buffy season 3.
• Ethan Rayne appears in this story, presummably after his appearance in season three's "Band Candy."
• Buffyverse canon characters include: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Angel, Cordelia, Oz, Joyce, Ethan Rayne, Devon, Jonathan, Principal Snyder
• Buffyverse non-canon characters include: Gerald Panner (Watcher); Sheila, C.B., Rebecca, Elaine, Miriam (student teachers)
• The concept of a demon making Buffy dance to death is used later on by the demon Sweet in the season six musical episode "Once More, with Feeling".

Canonical issues

Main article: Buffyverse canon

Buffy novels such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.

External links

• Interview with Laura Anne Gilman and Josepha Sherman at Watcher's Web. Includes questions/answers about Visitors.

Reviews

• Litefoot1969.bravepages.com - Review of this book by Litefoot
• Teen-books.com - Reviews of this book
• Nika-summers.com - Review of this book by Nika Summers
• Shadowcat.name - Review of this book