Big Bad: A Novel from the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
By (Author) Lily Anderson
Hyperion
Hyperion Avenue
27th September 2022
29th September 2022
United States
Hardback
320
Width 160mm, Height 238mm
Demondale, California, 1999... like Sunnydale, but whole lot more evil. Step into this alternate reality, where chaos reigns supreme. The Mayor's sun-shade has created permanent darkness over Sunnydale, fully opening the Hellmouth once and for all. Now the newly christened Demondale has become a safe haven for vampires, beasts, and all types of ruffians. It's never been better to be bad. Aspiring supervillains (and super nerds) Jonathan and Andrew attempt to hold their own in a town full of monsters, while eleven-hundred-year-old vengeance demon Anya is just looking for something to give her life purpose again, spending her days working at an evil juice bar. But soon word gets out that there's a new Big Bad on the scene, one more powerful and more destructive than anyone who has come before. She, of course, is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And she's hell-bent on rooting out all of this reality's evil by any means necessary. Now Jonathan, Andrew, and Anya must recruit a team of Demondale's
"Big Bad is a fantastic addition to the Buffy-verse. I was so taken with Lily Anderson's writing, that I finished the book in two days! It was a joy to go on the journey into Demondale. She really captured each character's voice (no easy feat with Drusilla) and the heart of what makes this universe so special. I loved Dru's band, Drusilla and the Dollies. I wish I'd gotten the chance to sing at Tthe Bronze on the show! I was engrossed! Lily gave the reader a gratifying ending, without it feeling forced or manufactured. The book satisfied on every level. Now I want the sequel."--Juliet Landau (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Ed Wood, Bosch, Claws, A Place Among the Dead)
Lily Anderson is the author of The Throwback List;The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You;Not Now, Not Ever; and Undead Girl Gang. A former school librarian, she is deeply devoted to Shakespeare, fairy tales, and podcasts. Somewhere in Northern California, she is having strong opinions on musical theater. Find her online at mslilyanderson.com.