Sweet Sixteen (Buffy novel)
Sweet Sixteen is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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| Author | Scott Ciencin |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| Genre | Horror novel |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | April 2002 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 211 |
| ISBN | 0-7434-2732-7 |
| OCLC | 49516644 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 1949 vol. 17 |
| Preceded by | Crossings |
| Followed by | Blood and Fog |
Plot summary
Buffy has a run-in with a couple demons at store while a gangly blonde girl watches on. Afterwards Buffy tries to talk to her but she runs off, faster than Buffy can catch her. Meanwhile Dawn has befriended a girl named Arianna at her school. Arianna has no friends and an abusive mother and has always longed to become a heroine. After it becomes clear that Arianna is the exceptionally strong girl that Buffy ran into, the gang tries to find out where Arianna's powers are coming from. Meanwhile, a demon called Aurek is searching for his daughter Arianna who is to become the Reaver, a being used for mass destruction of the dimensions. He finally locates her and tries to convince her that all humans are against demons. Just as Arianna starts to befriend Buffy, she then begins to pull away. Fearing that Buffy will just kill her in the end. Arianna has to make a decision on whether or not to keep her humanity.
Meta reference
- Dawn references Psycho Beach Party, a film featuring Nicholas Brendon, the actor who plays Xander Harris.
Continuity
- Supposed to be set after "The Body".
Canonical issues
Buffy books such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy/Angel merchandise.