Paleo (Buffy novel)
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Paleo is a novel based on the TV series, Buffy.
Book Description
A student named Kevin Sanderson transfers to Sunnydale High and he's extremely lonely until a lecture is given to his class by a man named Daniel that works for Sunnydale's Museum of Natural History. Kevin immediately considers Daniel to be his mentor as they both thoroughly enjoy palaeontology. Unfortunately Daniel's goal is not at all the same as Kevin's who is just trying to fit in. Daniel has found some manuscripts which will help him resurrect dinosaur eggs, and Kevin seems to be the only person with the appropriate eggs. Meanwhile Oz is getting an offer from a woman name Alysa Bardrick to help run their band. She wants to be their manager but the band members of Dingoes Ate My Baby are still unsure as to her intentions. Buffy needs to stop Daniel and Kevin before they perform the ritual to raise the eggs... and if she doesn't stop them in time... how exactly does a Slayer fight a prehistorical ferocious beast?
Trivia
- Tagline: 'Evil is never extinct'.
- Buffyverse canon characters include: Buffy, Angel, Oz, Willow, Xander, Cordelia, Giles, Principal Snyder, Joyce, Devon
- Buffyverse non-canon characters include: Daniel Addison (graduate student); Kevin Sanderson (high school student); Mr. Regis (teacher); Alysa Bardrick (band manager)
- One of the few books to give Oz his own storyline.
Continuity
- Supposed to be set late in Buffy Season 3, after Xander and Cordelia have broken up.
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.
Timing
- Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:
| Location, time (if known) | Buffyverse chronology: Fall 1998 - Christmas 1998 (non-canon = italic) |
|---|---|
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.01 Anne (Buffy episode)>Anne |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.02 Dead Man's Party (Buffy episode)>Dead Man's Party |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.03 Faith, Hope, & Trick (Buffy episode)>Faith, Hope, & Trick |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.04 Beauty and the Beasts (Buffy episode)>Beauty and the Beasts |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.05 Homecoming (Buffy episode)>Homecoming |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.06 Band Candy (Buffy episode)>Band Candy |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy book: Sins of the Father (Buffy novel)>Sins of the Father |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy graphic novel: Play With Fire (Buffy comic)>Play With Fire |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.07 Revelations (Buffy episode)>Revelations |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy book: Child of the Hunt (Buffy novel)>Child of the Hunt |
| Sunnydale, 1999 | Buffy video game: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Xbox) |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.08 Lovers' Walk (Buffy episode)>Lovers' Walk |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy graphic novel: |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy graphic novel: Remaining Sunlight (Buffy comic)>Remaining Sunlight |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy book: Ghoul Trouble (Buffy novel)>Ghoul Trouble |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy book: Paleo (Buffy novel)>Paleo |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | B3.09 The Wish (Buffy episode)>The Wish |
| Sunnydale, 1998 | Buffy book: The Evil That Men Do (Buffy novel)>The Evil That Men Do |
| Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998 | B3.10 Amends (Buffy episode)>Amends |
| Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998 | , (During Amends) |
| Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998 | Amends (Buffy episode)#Christmas Buffy promo>Christmas Buffy promo, (After Amends) |
See also
External links
Reviews
- [Litefoot1969.bravepages.com - Review of this book by Litefoot]
- [Teen-books.com - Reviews of this book]
- [Nika-summers.com - Review of this book by Nika Summers]
- [Shadowcat.name - Review of this book]
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