Thanks for the transcript to the interview. Interesting and I loved that book.
Blackout was my favorite of all the Buffy tie-ins, and I've read a buttload!

Xane | January 22, 11:05 CET

Interesting read. 'Blackout' was the first tie-in novel I've read for a while - I wasn't sure about buying it,initially, but was glad I did in the end. I found that it was one of those books that was hard to put down, pacey and nicely intense. There was good strong consistant characterization for Spike - and I found Nicki to be an interesting character as well. Her relationship with her son was loving and close, but not cloying or sentimental.

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Shade of Pale | January 22, 13:18 CET

I'm sorry I missed the interview...I would have liked to have been in on it. Especially since it wasa great chat! Special thanks to Gman for getting the transcripts up so quickly! Gman rocks!

jenofthejungle | January 22, 21:08 CET

It was a good chat. I'm really hoping KRAD might be available for a return appearance to SaveAngel in a few months when his next Buffy book, THE DEATHLESS, is ready for release.

And if you scroll further down the Forum list at SaveAngel, you'll see transcripts from previous chat Q&A's with Nancy Holder as well as Christopher Golden & Amber Benson.

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Shiai | January 22, 21:25 CET

These are great inerviews as well. Amber Benson is so sweet! (looking forward to Gryphon this weekend) Love her and Christopher Golden as a team. Nancy was a peach too!!

jenofthejungle | January 22, 21:53 CET

Do we have any actual figures on how the books are doing, saleswise? I hope KRAD's are doing well, at least.

deanna b | January 22, 23:09 CET

S&S doesn't share that kind of info (unless a book is a huge blockbuster, in which case they're more than happy to announce MORE THAN 1,000,000 COPIES SOLD!!! right there on the cover, big as life). What we do know is that the books do well enough to warrant continuation five years after the end of the television series, but not enough to continue putting them out on a bi-monthly basis; as of this year, they will apparently now only release one new novel every four months.

Of course, if the books enjoy a sales upsurge (a distinct possibility, as I believe the upcoming S8 BtVS comic from Joss will spark renewed mainstream interest in Buffy), I have no doubt S&S will be more than happy to turn out more of them.

Shiai | January 23, 00:54 CET

Note: For anyone that missed it, I posted Krad's SLAYERLIT Q&A before Christmas (it was knocked off the Whedonesque front page in less than 24 hours by a huge number of posts).

I really enjoy hearing Krad's perspective on things in the web chat, and loved both Go Ask Malice and Blackout. Very interesting, nice and informal.

On the business side of things, I would love it if S&S were trying to get some adverts for their novels in Dark Horse's Buffy Season 8 comics. The sales will rightfully be huge, and include a massive chunk of the casual Buffyverse fanbase, (especially the first few issues), these are the people that might be interested in getting their fix of Buffy elsewhere as well, and the novels I have read recently have been wonderful but I have yet to read S&S's most recent Buffy novels, has anyone read Bad Bargain & Portal Through Time?

Dalton | January 23, 07:01 CET

I've read them, Dalton. Both are YA books set during the high school years (so take of that what you will). Of the two, I thought Alice Henderson's Portal Through Time was the more rousing adventure, with the introduction of some new...and interesting...Slayers from the past. But I also give credit to Diana G. Gallagher's Bad Bargain, which presented Buffy with a menace she had to use her intellect to outwit, rather than just using her fists, which was a nice deviation from the norm. In other words, neither is a poor investment. And S&S is starting to put some production values into the cover artwork at last. ;)

Shiai | January 23, 10:47 CET

Thanks Shia, I shall be reading them soon.

Dalton | January 23, 18:02 CET