One Girl In All The World

by Kendare Blake

Overview

"A worthy successor to the Slayer stories." —Booklist (starred review for In Every Generation)

Into every generation, a slayer is born. One girl in all the world . . . sort of.

Frankie Rosenberg is the world's first slayer-witch, but she doesn't have that slay-life balance figured out just yet. She's still reeling from the deadly explosion at the anual slayer retreat—and new evidence that some slayers may have survived. And while she's defeated her first Big Bad, Frankie soon realizes it was just a warm-up act. Bigger, badder forces of evil are just getting started.

The Hellmouth has been reawakened and its calling old friends home. Portals are opening between Sunnydale and other dimensions. And the Scooby Gang has too many demons to contend with—real, metaphorical, and sometimes absurdly hot.

Then an oracle warns of a new foe on its way: the Darkness. Could this be what attacked the slayers? And is it coming for Frankie?

New York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes readers back to the demon capital of the world in this sequel to In Every Generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368075077
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/31/2023
Series:	Buffy: The Next Generation , #2
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	33,267
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kendare Blake is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Three Dark Crowns series, the Anna Dressed in Blood duet, All These Bodies, and others. She lives and writes in Gig Harbor, Washington, from under a pile of dogs and cats.

Editorial Reviews

A propulsive read…satisfyingly blends humor and lightheartedness with gruesome action, compelling mystery, and a dash of taboo romance.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-09-28
The slayer-witch and her Scoobies have more Big Bads to fight in this sequel to In Every Generation (2022).

Frankie Rosenberg is getting plenty of experience mixing her witch and slayer powers as more evil pops up (often from graves) in New Sunnydale. Demons of yore, back from Buffy’s slaying days, are reappearing in droves, but the fate of Buffy herself after the explosion at slayerfest is still unknown. The Scoobies, a crew comprising teens introduced in the first book as well as some beloved characters from TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, are working on finding out what happened to the missing slayers when an oracle warns them “the darkness is coming.” As if that wasn’t enough to worry about, everyone is dealing with the ups and downs of romantic entanglements and the pressures of expectations from loved ones. This is clearly a midseries book that relies on knowledge from the previous story and ends with more of a reprieve than a resolution. Still, there’s important development of the overarching plot as well as notable character growth that together make for a propulsive read. Like the show, this tale satisfyingly blends humor and lightheartedness with gruesome action, compelling mystery, and a dash of taboo romance. Frankie is cued White; there is some racial diversity and queerness among the Scoobies.

A captivating addition to the series that will leave fans clamoring for the next entry. (Paranormal. 14-adult)

Kirkus Reviews