Willow Files/Xander Years/ etc.

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Has anyone read/got any of the following books:
The Willow Files Vol 1,
The Willow Files Vol 2,
The Xander Years Vol 1,
The Xander Years Vol 2,
The Cordelia Collections Vol 1,
The Angel Chronicles Vol 1,
The Angel Chronicles Vol 2,
The Faith [idk what these ones are called 😛]
And I think there are some more, but I'm unsure.

I've read both of the Willow ones, Xander Years 1, and the Cordy one, they're basically - if you haven't read any of them - just episodes written out, if you HAVE read them, then which ones and did you like them? 🙂
 
Among those you mentioned, I only have the volume 2 of Willow files. I have not read it because I was hoping to find volume 1 first. As soon as I do, I will come back to this. I wish I could get all of them.
 
I have volume 1 & 2 of the Willow Files [Well, they were both £1 at Forbidden Planet, I couldn't pass up the chance 😛] They're really good, and it doesn't really matter which order you read them in, because it's not one long story, there are three different stories in each book, and each one is an episode of the show =]
 
The ones I have are:

The Faith Trials Vol 1
The Xander Years 1 & 2
The Willow Files 1 & 2
The Angel Chronicles 1, 2 & 3

I love the pictures in the middle of the books. They are very good episode shots.

In Faiths book I liked the opening where it shows her arrival into Sunnydale. Being an Angel fan I love the Angel Chronicles the best. I just have one nip pick though. At the end of book 2 in the epilogue Angel thinks that Spike and Dru are still alive but in book 3 he is convinced that they killed them at the end of What's My Line. It's just a small inconsistency that bugs me lol
 
I've read

Angel Chronicals vol.1
The Xander Years vol.2 (i think)
Willow files vol.2 (i think)

I cant remember which volumes and im too lazy to go upstairs and check!
 
I have a few of those.... More than I can be bothered typing! They were given to me as a gift but when I saw they were basically just the episodes in book form I didnt read them. I have since exchanged many of them at book exchange stores, I have the DVDs I dont need the books too. Plus I get other books in the exchange 🙂
 
I have and read all three parts of the Angel Chronicals, own the Faith Trials (haven't had time yet to read), and read The Willow Files pt.2 (got that from the library)
I especially liked the Angel Chronicles, the 3rd one was the best. I like written out episodes anyway, it's always a great experience to read something after you've seen the episode. And part 3 features some of the best episodes EVER (for Bangel and Angelsus fans anyway), like Surprise, Innocence or Passion. The scene in Surprise, when Angel and Buffy tell each other how much they love the other (right before they sleep together) is even better when you read it.
 
I like to form my own pictures in my head, so seeing the televised version before the written version doesnt work for me. Mind you, it doesnt work for me if I read then watch either. I get fussy and nit pick at silly things 🙂
 
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reading, then watching doesn't work for me either; I was so shocked when I saw what they made out of 'The da Vinci Code'
I'm with FunnyBunny on this one. I like reading the thoughts that go behind the actions as well.

I don't usually like reading books that go to films or watching a film then reading a book because there's bits missing and changed that way, but with these stories they are a perfect match with the episodes and its a good insight into the characters 🙂
 
I have the Willow files 1 & 2, and thought the author did a good job adapting the scripts. Then I bought her "Wicked Willow" trilogy and was really disappointed in it.
 
I had almost all of these at one point but I'm not sure where they went off to... They're probably in storage at my grandmother's house. I loved these because I also like to read the thoughts behind the actions and get into the characters' heads a bit more. I thought the writers did an excellent job of adapting the script and analyzing how the characters were feeling and what they were thinking during the scenes. They really are a fun read especially if you don't have access to watch the episodes whenever you want.
 
I've read The Willow Files Part 2, all of The Angel Chronicles and one of the Faith books and I think they were okay.
I remember reading the Willow and Angel ones before I had seen the episodes - I only watched Buffy from S4 when it aired here and was eager to get my hands onto everything I could - so I couldn't compare them to the episodes. But I remember that I especially loved the third part of The Angel Chronicles and was completely taken aback when I saw that they were actually episodes of the show. After I had finally seen the episodes and then reread the books they couldn't compare anymore.
Mind you, I own them in German and the translations aren't that good. So I've come to associate them with the German dubs which are really bad aswell and probably can't appreciate the books anymore.
So... I have to come to a conclusion, don't I? If you want to read the books before you see the episode because otherwise they seem rather pointless (at least, that's how they seem to me now) and the action on TV is much better. And read them in English or you'll miss out.
 
Ill be back to this soon just bought Willow Files 2, Faith Trails, and Xander Years 1 from Ebay...
As soon as I have read any of them I will report back here for my thoughts on them.
 
Well, your thoughts on them probably won't be much different from how you view the episode, since those are just novelizations of them. 😛
 
Rowan Hawthorn said:
I have the Willow files 1 & 2, and thought the author did a good job adapting the scripts. Then I bought her "Wicked Willow" trilogy and was really disappointed in it.
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Huh. I'm halfway through the second book of the "Wicked Willow Trilogy", and I like it quite a bit so far. The Ghost of Tara could be more interesting, but I enjoy getting inside Wicked Willow's head. I felt that Yvonne Navarro captured most of the characters fairly well, except Dawn (and Buffy seems a bit off, but not by too much). The evolving plot has held my attention, especially the golem subplot (where I'm at right now). I'm not a fan of the new roles for Spike and Oz in the books, though.
 
The only one I've read are the Faith Trials which is based on the episode synopsis' I was a bit disappointed at first because I'd already seen the show but it gives you inside info about what they're thinking/feeling that you don't necessarily get from the shows. Worth a read at least 🙂
 
Yes, I have Willow Files Volume 1, I didn't really see a point in them though. IT was just a book version of some episodes. I'd much rather watch the episodes, and I am a book person.
 
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