Ghoul Trouble

by John Passarella

Book Overview

Something wicked has been preying on Sunnydale students. Buffy has found human remains that have been picked clean. Help from the rest of the gang would be appreciated but they're all mesmerised by a hot new girl band, so she is on her own.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743400429
• ISBN13: 9780743400428
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

'Good' Trouble! ^-^

First off, if I could give this book more than 5 [star]'s, I would. I am 11 years old, and a Buffy fanatic. I strted watching the show on BBC2, in 1998, when it debeauted, and was instantly hooked. When I saw an advert for the Buffy book 'The Remaining Sunlight' I went looking. But, instead I found the novel 'The Harvest.' TRS is a graphc novel, but TH was a novel. I read it in a week and loved it. I knew then that I had to collect all of the Buffy books. I now have several. Well, Ghoul Trouble was by far one of the best. The plot is excellent, the writing style is superb and the action is great. It is also good because ther are two villains, Solitaire and VYXN, the band of ghouls. I like the action scenes of Buffy the best and in here, the fights are so well described I could see a clear picture in my head of what was going on (especially the bar fight at the start! COOL!)I recommend this book to any Buffy fan, newcomer of avid fan. It is a fantastic book and should be read. For plot, fighrs and drama, I personally give this book 100%! PS. I also recommend 'Immortal', 'Revenant', and 'Prime Evil!'

Great for any age!

Ghoul Trouble is a great book! I enjoyed this book very much, especially the ending. It had a twist that I never would've expected. This is a great book for any Buffy fan, or even a first timer. The characters personalities are captured very accuratley in the book, and the references to earlier episodes and books have been added in very well. A great book, a must have!

This is the *best* Buffy book I've read!!

Can I give this more than 5 stars? Goul Trouble is such an outstanding book!! There are so many positive things to say about this, I don't know where to start. I guess the best place to start is with a quick summary of Goul Trouble. When Buffy and the Scooby gang are on patrol, they discover a pit with human bones that have been picked clean. It's up to Buffy and the Scooby gang to find out who did this and stop them. A new all female band named, Vyxn, has come to Sunnydale and is headlining at the Bronz. They seem to have a strange hold over the male population, and the male population seems to be dwindling out...one by one. It's up to Buffy and her crew to find out what's going on. But she has other problems. She has to track a vampire that can walk during the day, and has a mission. His mission is to hunt the slayer down, and killer. Not to much for our favorite slayer to handle....or is it? One of Passarella's strenghts is that he portrays the characters in his book as they are on the show. I mean they are *exactly* the same. I have never seen an author be as loyal to the show as Passarella is. I swear that I could hear the char. of the show speak. It's incredibe. The scene when Solitaire and Angel fight is so incredible! Passarella's writing style really comes throught, the images just leap off the page. I really like how Passarella play on the friendship of Willow and Xander. It's obvious how much they mean to each other, and what they are willing to do for one another. When it comes to these two charcaters, Willow was seen as innocent as she in on the tv show. As was Xander was his usual self. *LOL* I was also impressed on the two seperate plot in Goul Trouble. Most of the time when there are more than one plot, the author tends to favor one plot and let the second slide. This is *not* the case. Passarella does a powerful job on the 2 seperate plots, and are both constructed with care. Kuddo's to Passarealla. It's easy to see that Passarella cares deeply about his work. This books works on so many levels. If you like Buffy books, then you won't want to pass this book up. Also if you like good fiction from an author who has a wondeful style of writing, then you need to read this book. I can't stress this enought, if you read this book, you won't be sorry.

For Young adults and adults who love horror

Buffy Summers knows that something is not right in Sunnydale when an all-female rock band spellbinds its male. However, Buffy has no time to determine why it feels unnatural to her because she needs to concentrate on the human bones that an essence sucked dry. If she had the time, Buffy would have learned that the all-girl band is comprised of ghouls lunching on the male of the species. There is also a new vampire in town, who handles sunlight like a mortal strolling in the daytime. The Scooby Gang has its own troubles so Buffy can expect little help form that quarter. Buffy?s plate is overwhelming as she must stop a sun-tanning vampire, ascertain who killed the males and put that creature out of circulation permanently, and save a close associate held captive while insuring she keeps up her non-slayer life. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: GHOUL TROUBLE is a delightful tale that keeps the essences of the main characters of the TV show yet provide a new adventure for Buffy. The story line is more than just a horror tale as John Passarella adds humor and a who-done-it to the action-packed suspense thriller. Mr. Passarella has written a tale that will interest readers beyond just the series fans. This in turn will send the audience seeking other Buffy novels (see SPIKE AND DRU: PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW by Christopher Golden) and Mr. Passarella?s award winning WITHER.Harriet Klausner

An excellant addition to the Buffy novel series.

When a new all-female rock band playing at the Bronze seems to mesmarize the male audience in a seemingly unnatural way, Buffy takes notice, but she doesn't really have the opportunity to investigate further. On patrol one night recently, she discovered some human bones that had been picked completely clean. And there's a new vampire in town named Solitaire, who can apparently move about during the day, unharmed by the sunlight. When Willow manages to identify the bones through personal items such as wallets and jewelry found with them, the Scooby Gang discovers that all the victims were young males, students at either the high school or UC Sunnydale. Then one night, Willow dissapears, and Solitaire decides to strike at Buffy by attacking both Giles and Angel. Now Buffy must defeat Solitaire, discover who killed all those guys, and rescue Willow from whoever captured her. Can she accomplish all three things in time to save her friends? This Buffy novel was filled with action, suspense, mystery, and a surprising conclusion. I highly reccomend it to fans. And I really like the new cover design, on a side note.