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Blackout

Author	Keith R.A. DeCandido
Language	English
Series	Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genre	Horror
Publisher	Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Publication date	August 29, 2006
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	256
ISBN	1-4169-1917-1
OCLC	71192934
LC Class	CPB Box no. 2714 vol. 8
Preceded by	Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row
Followed by	Halloween Rain

Blackout is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Plot summary

It is 1977, the summer of a brutal blackout, the time of the Son of Sam murders, and a period of brutal fiscal disaster for New York City. The slayer Nikki Wood fights against the forces of darkness and also tries to protect her son, Robin. Meanwhile, Spike and Drusilla arrive in the city hoping to hunt down a slayer, not without the local vampire community soon discovering of their arrival.

Continuity

• It is mentioned that Nikki had been the slayer for 4 years. And a specific date of February 10, 1973 is given for when her watcher informs her of her calling.

See also

Spike-related comics and novels

• Old Times
• Spike vs Dracula
• Old Wounds
• Lost and Found
• Spike & Dru
• Asylum
• Pretty Maids All in a Row
• Spark and Burn

External links

• Keith R.A. DeCandido posts an announcement about his upcoming book
• Whedonesquers discuss upcoming book Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
• DeCandido.net - Keith R.A. DeCandido reveals more details about influences on the book, and its plot
• Whedonesquers discuss details revealed at DeCandido.net
• Interview with author
• An excerpt from the novel
• Whedonesquers discuss the excerpt Archived 2017-01-10 at the Wayback Machine

Reviews

• Teen-books.com - Reviews of this book