buffy the vampire slayer (fictitious character)

During the New York City blackout of 1977, Nikki has to watch her back because Spike has only one thing on his mind - to slay the vampire slayer.

Vampire slayer Buffy Summers must work fast to lure her Wicca friend Willow away from the clutches of an ancient witch who is posing as attractive young teacher Crystal Gregory.

California cheerleader Buffy meets a stranger named Merrick who informs her that she is the only one who can stop the vampires who are invading Los Angeles, pitting her against Lothos, the King of the Vampires, who wants Buffy for himself.

Collects three novels that depict adventures with teenage vampire huntress, Buffy Summers, including "Halloween Rain," in which Halloween at the Hellmouth brings about a new batch of demons for Buffy to fight; "Bad Bargain," in which cursed items sold at a rummage sale infect the people of Sunnydale; and in "Afterimage," Buffy tries to figure out why the old drive-in theater is putting its patrons into comatose states.

When a series of disasters hits Sunnydale, California, Buffy finds herself confronting the same evil as her immediate predecessor.

Spike, determined to present his monster lover Drusilla with the legendary magical necklace Freya's Strand for her birthday, agrees to infiltrate the Watchers' Council and kill the current Slayer, as well as all the Slayers in training, if the demon Skrymir will turn over the jewels.

Willow must summon her courage to use her magic once again when it becomes clear that her powers are needed to help Buffy in a final standoff against the powers of the apocalypse.

Willow sets off on a trail of vengeance and magick-gathering to prepare a spell that will bring Tara back to life.