Paleo (Buffy novel)

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Paleo

First edition cover
Author Yvonne Navarro
Country United States
Language English
Series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genre(s) Horror novel
Publisher Pocket Books
Publication date September 2000
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 257 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-7434-0034-8 (first edition, paperback)
Preceded by Ghoul Trouble (Buffy novel)
Followed by The Evil That Men Do (Buffy novel)

Paleo is a novel based on the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Contents

[edit] Plot summary

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?

[edit] 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.

[edit] Continuity

  • Supposed to be set late in Buffy Season 3, after Xander and Cordelia have broken up.

[edit] Canonical issues

Main article: Buffyverse canon
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.

[edit] 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)
L.A./Sunnydale, 1998 B3.01 Anne
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.02 Dead Man's Party
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.03 Faith, Hope & Trick
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.04 Beauty and the Beasts
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.05 Homecoming
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.06 Band Candy
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy book: Sins of the Father
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy graphic novel: Play With Fire
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.07 Revelations
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy book: Child of the Hunt
Sunnydale, 1999 Buffy video game: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Xbox)
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.08 Lovers Walk
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy graphic novel: Spike & Dru: Who Made Who
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy graphic novel: Remaining Sunlight
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy book: Ghoul Trouble
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy book: Paleo
Sunnydale, 1998 B3.09 The Wish
Sunnydale, 1998 Buffy book: The Evil That Men Do
Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998 B3.10 Amends
Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998 Tales of the Vampires: Numb, (During Amends)
Sunnydale, Christmas, 1998 Christmas Buffy promo, (After Amends)

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