![]() ![]() Regardless, the plot twists, which I won't spoil here, come just at the right moments to keep you off-balance in all the good ways that a smart engaging story does. A guide of sorts, though not her watcher (that dude lights himself on fire in front of her, whee!), named Urkonn has been summoned to help train her for the coming war and the complexities he finds in her makes for some nice plot twists that are especially satisfying I suspect for readers already familiar with Whedon's universe. In the series, Fray, a thief and "runner" for a fish man called Guther, is called as the first Slayer in a couple hundred years, to fight a war brewing and a hellmouth about to open up to let in all sorts of dimensional hell beasties. And it's done skillfully enough that readers already well familiar with the universe won't be bored by the history lesson. Fray works as a great introductory character, because she knows as little about her destiny as any new reader might, which makes a natural fit for introducing those unfamiliar with Buffy lore to Whedon's universe. ![]()
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