Night Terrors

by Alice Henderson

Book Overview

YOU ARE THE CHOSEN ONEWelcome to Sunnydale High, where midterms and peer pressure are the least of your worries. The Stake Your Destiny series returns Buffy Summers and the Scoobies to the glory days... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416909273
• ISBN13: 9781416909279
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.6" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

Night Terrors (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

I think that this book was fantastic to those who are avid loyal Buffy readers and fans it was unputdownable. It is a must read.

Choose your own Buffy

Night Terrors was a great read. It's unfortunate that the Buffy choose your own adventure series only had four books, because this book was a blast. I think there was something like twenty possible endings. It was really fun trying to get the Scoobies out of different situations. I dug the choose your own adventure books as a kid and greatly enjoyed reading a Buffy version. Alice Henderson is an author to watch.

Jhaeman's Review

NIGHT TERRORS Alice Henderson (2005) RATING: 4/5 Stakes SETTING: Season Two CAST APPEARANCES: Buffy, Willow, Cordelia, Xander, Angel, Joyce, Giles, Principal Snyder, Oz, Ethan Rayne MAJOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: The Night Terror (demon) BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "Banished to the realm of dreams, the Night Terror stalks its victims as they sleep. By replacing another's soul with its own, the demon can assume anyone's body and wreak havoc in the real world. But the effect is short-lived. Human bodies soon break down under the tremendous stress of the transfer, and the Night Terror is forced to find a new body to inhabit. That is, until it discovers Buffy's secret and imagines the Slayer would make an ideal-and permanent-host. . . ." REVIEW Night Terrors will always hold a special place in my heart because it's the first Buffy Choose-Your-Own-Adventure ("Stake Your Destiny") book I've successfully completed on my first try. Indeed, one of the aspects that sets this book apart from most others in the series is the wide range of possible endings, ranging from complete success to mediocre survival to outright death. The core plot of the book is an attempt by a demon, the Night Terror, to take over the bodies of residents of Sunnydale by entering into their dreams. This leads to some really interesting and fun dream sequences with Buffy, and shows us examples of how White Hats like Giles, Joyce, and Angel would be like if evil (of course, this last one we know all too well). The writing is smooth and the dialogue is appropriately quirky. In addition, crisp action scenes and a well-researched bad guy help keep the plot moving. Definitely one of the better Stake Your Destiny books. Jhaeman's Buffy Reviews: www.geocities.com/jhaeman

A fun Buffy book

This is a pretty good Buffy book. Not the best but not the worst. I enjoyed the story. A demon named Mare, the Night Terror, takes control of peoples bodies while they're sleeping. After awhile their astrol cord will break and the persons body will go into a coma. My favorite story in this book is when the Mare takes of your, Buffy's, body and she gets banished into the realm of dreams. It's cool to see what the the other characters are dreaming. The other major story in this book is when the Mare takes over Angel's body. This brings out Angelus too. Ethan Rayne is also involved in part of this book. There is also zombies and a mummy. If you are a fan of Buffy then I think you should pick up this book. The Author did a great job keeping the characters true to the show aswell.