''Obsidian Fate'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...
''.
Description
A five-hundred-year-old Spanish expedition has been located on the outskirts of Sunnydale. There's a mysterious mirror which is purported to have contained the spirit of
Tezcatlipoca that has been uncovered... Only to be lost immediately under very odd circumstances. As Buffy begins to investigate the odd occurrence she finds herself in a fight with a large jaguar that has appeared out of nowhere. Buffy's also starting to have dreams about ancient Aztec temples as well as some very disturbing things regarding Angel. As she and the Scoobies begin to dig deeper into the mystery they realize that Tezcatlipoca's spirit, once released on the world, could very well stop the sun from shining ever again.
Continuity
*Supposed to be set in the middle of season 3 of ''Buffy''.
Canonical issues
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
Fan fiction or fanfiction (also abbreviated to fan fic, fanfic, fic or FF) is fictional writing written in an amateur capacity by fans, unauthorized by, but based on an existing work of fiction. The author uses copyrighted characters, settin ...
, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...
(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.
External links
Websites.cable.ntl.com - ''Watcher's Web'' interview about Buffy novels in general, ''Obsidian Fate'' and ''Prime Evil''
Reviews
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ttps://web.archive.org/web/20060215235501/http://www.nika-summers.com/Library/novelobsidianfate.php ''Nika-summers.com'' - Review of this book by Nika Summersbr>
''Shadowcat.name'' - Review of this book
1999 novels
Books based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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