title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book
author:  Christopher Golden 
description: Fans of <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i> watch the show for a number of reasons, one of which is certainly the various creatures that show up every week. Golden, the author of many other <i>Buffy</i> books, and his coauthors have compiled a guide to the monsters that have appeared on the show, from menacing demons, hellhounds, and the most prominent of the show's many vampires to friendly regulars who happen to be supernatural, such as the tortured vampire Angel (who now has his own show) and werewolf Oz. What makes the book unique is that it includes, in addition to interviews with the creator of the show and many of the writers, the history of demons, vampires, ghosts, and others in folklore, literature, television, movies, and pop culture. Fans will enjoy the details and behind-the-scenes info, while those looking to get into the series will find this a handy guide. <i>Kristine Huntley</i><br /><i>Copyright  American Library Association. All rights reserved</i>
zlib_text: # Table of Contents
  
  [Part 2](index_split_001.html#calibre_toc_2)
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_002.html#calibre_toc_3)
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_003.html#calibre_toc_4)
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_004.html#calibre_toc_5)
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_005.html#calibre_toc_6)
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_006.html#calibre_toc_7)
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_007.html#calibre_toc_8)
  
  
  
  
  
  THE LOST SLAYER
  
  
  
  
  
  # Part 2
  
  
  Christopher Golden
  
  
  **Prologue**
  
  
  _Torn away._
  
  
  _Buffy hurtled forward, not propelled from behind but tugged, dragged, hauled
  painfully and_ _suddenly into a black and red abyss. It felt as though only
  her face had been torn away, pulled on_ _farther and farther into the chasm of
  infinite black before her, but the rest of her left behind, all_ _the weight
  that flesh and blood and bone added to the image she had of herself. What was
  she?_
  
  
  _Mind and heart and soul. Face. Eyes and ears and mouth. Words._
  
  
  _Red whirlpools punctured the endless velvet shadow around her, flashing past
  as she was_