How I Survived My Summer Vacation
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 First edition cover |
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| Author | Various |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Genre(s) | Horror novel |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
| Released | August 1, 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 288 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-613-63300-8 |
| Preceded by | Night of the Living Rerun (Buffy novel) |
| Followed by | Keep Me In Mind (Buffy novel) |
How I Survived My Summer Vacation is an anthology novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy, it consists of six short-stories.
Contents |
[edit] Plot summary
[edit] Dust
- Written by Michelle Sagara West
Buffy continually sees the death of everyone she touches while she heads out to LA to spend summer vacation with her dad. She must come to terms with her own death before the deaths of others will disappear from her mind.
[edit] Absalom Rising
- Written by Nancy Holder
Absalom tries to get a hold of the Master's bones from Giles who has them kept in his house.
[edit] Looks Can Kill
- Written by Cameron Dokey
A shapeshifter comes to town and Giles, Angel and Jenny must figure out how to deal with it before it gets to the Slayer.
[edit] No Place Like...
- Written by Cameron Dokey
While shopping in LA Buffy runs into a fortune-teller who tells her that she's the warrior sent to free the spirit of her dead child. Buffy must solve the mystery of the daughter's death and why her spirit isn't free.
[edit] Uncle Dead and the Fourth of July
- Written by Yvonne Navarro
A newly risen vampire raises the war veteran General Sam from the grave. General Sam, crazy and still sure that World War II rages on, decides to seize Sunnydale since he believes it has been infiltrated by the enemy. Giles, Jenny and Angel must stop the General and his legion of zombie followers.
[edit] The Show Must Go On
- Written by Paul Ruditis
Willow and Xander are running a play at the local theater and little do they know but the stage crew are actually all vampires who have a love for Shakespeare. After several deaths in a Shakespearian fashion, Giles, Jenny and Angel decide to remove the vampire threat on the night of the play.
[edit] Trivia
- Tagline: 'What really happened the summer after sophomore year'.
- Characters include: Buffy, Joyce, Giles, Jenny, Angel, Xander and Willow
- The full title How I Survived My Summer Vacation, Volume 1 seems to suggest the publisher considered releasing future volumes of short stories about the scooby gang in the summers which were not covered by the TV series. Future volumes failed to materialize.
- Mayor Richard Wilkins and Deputy Mayor Alann Finch make brief appearances.
- Willow wonders whether there are such things as werewolves.
[edit] Continuity
[edit] Canonical issues
- Buffy novels, such as this one are not considered by most fans as part of canon. They are usually not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy merchandise.
[edit] Timing
- The book is supposed to be set in the summer after Buffy's first year at Sunnydale High.
- The book largely follows established Buffy 'canon'. The book successfully explains the experiences the scooby gang could have had in the gap in established 'canon' between "Prophecy Girl" and "When She Was Bad".
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) |
Buffyverse chronology: Spring 1996 - Spring 1997 (non-canon = italic) |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: The Origin |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: Viva Las Buffy |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: Slayer Interrupted |
| Los Angeles, summer 1996 | Buffy graphic novel: A Stake to the Heart |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.00 Unaired Buffy pilot |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.02 The Harvest |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | WB Buffy promo: History of the Slayer |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.03 Witch |
| Sunnydale, fall 1996 | B1.04 Teacher's Pet |
| Sunnydale, Halloween 1996 | Buffy book: Halloween Rain |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | Buffy book: Night of the Living Rerun |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.06 The Pack |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.07 Angel |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | Buffy the Animated Series unaired four-minute pilot |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.08 I, Robot... You, Jane |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.09 The Puppet Show |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.10 Nightmares |
| Sunnydale, 1996/7 | B1.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight |
| Sunnydale, spring 1997 | B1.12 Prophecy Girl |
| Sunnydale, summer 1997 | Buffy book: Coyote Moon |
| Sunnydale, & L.A., summer 1997 | Buffy anthology book: How I Survived My Summer Vacation |
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- Litefoot1969.bravepages.com - Review of this book by Litefoot
- Nika-summers.com - Review of this book by Nika Summers
- Shadowcat.name - Review of this book
