Seven Crows

by John Vornholt

Book Overview

One crow sorrow, Two crows mirth, Three crows a wedding, Four crows a birth, Five crows silver, Six crows gold, Seven crows a secret, Which must never be told.... In a sleepy little town on the border... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689860145
• ISBN13: 9780689860140
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

A really good book!

This book is really good! It is the best Buffy/Angel book I have read so far. The crows get you more interested into the book.

Seven Crows

Seven Crows John Vornholt (2003) RATING: 5/5 Stakes SETTING: Season Seven (alternate) CAST APPEARANCES: Buffy, Dawn, Angel, Fred, Riley, Samantha Finn MAJOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS: Raul, Machete (vampires), Clete Barton (Sheriff), Frederick Tatum (pear farmer) BACK-OF-THE-BOOK SUMMARY: "In a sleeply little town on the border between Arizona and Mexico, Agent Riley Finn and his operative wife, Sam, have tracked down an international smuggling ring involving vampires. Suprisingly, the call for reinforcements is answered by Buffy Summers and the atoning vampire Angel. Now tempers are flaring in the heat of the day-and night-as people are dying and locals are turning a blind eye to the deadly events. Bodies are turning up in the surrounding desert, some drained of blood, some having succumbed to another, fast-moving death. Riley Finn is noticing the arrival of more and more crows to this area, ominous portents of the events ahead. But even Mr. Secret Agent Man is distracted from his job when his wife goes undercover with Angel. . . ." REVIEW Simply put, one of the best Buffy novels out there. The action starts quickly as we see a young illegal immigrant narrowly survive death at the hands of Raul and Machete, two vampires who smuggle people across the border (and, sometimes, make a meal out of them). When Riley and his wife Sam are called in to investigate, they get the run-around by the local sheriff and a powerful landowner. Buffy and Angel get called in to help, and the storyline really starts running hot. Add in drug tunnels, werewolves, and a touch of jealousy and you've got a great book. There are a lot of things that make Seven Crows so good. First, the setting. The area around the Arizona and Mexico border has never been the location for a Buffy story, and John Vornholt does a good job describing the landscape and inhabitants. Second, and I'm as surprised as anyone to say this, Riley and Sam. Somehow these two characters, often rather bland in the show, sparkle in the book and seem far more interesting. As a bonus, the fact that they're not major Buffy stars means Vornholt has more flexibility in making permanent changes to the characters. Last, the characterization and dialogue is top-notch. Buffy and Angel's first meeting is hilarious, and their subsequent . . . awkwardness around each other is played perfectly. The plot is solid but probably have used a few tweaks near the end, which seems to come too quickly. Still, this is definitely one worth seeking out.

Buffy/Angel/Commando crossover in the middle of Arizona.

In this Buffy/Angel/Commando crossover, don't expect to see any of the Scooby Gang or LA crew. This is a novel that is based purely on the foursome, Buffy, Angel, Riley and Sam. There's not much to the plot or the significance of the crows. The main highlights are the interactions between the foursome. This writer is one that well understands the complexity of B/A and B/R. For most of the novel, Buffy and Riley play sidekicks, with Angel and Sam going undercover and getting most of the action and heat. One wonders how Angel could survive out there. Anyway, besides the past relationships, there's also Sam's crush on Angel, surprises along the way, B/A teary moments and the Sam and Buffy rivalry. Overall a book that takes place out of Sunnydale, out of LA and out of the Buffy and Angel verse. It takes the relationships of that genre and throws it out in the middle of Arizona and Mexico for some good roasting.

Finally Something a little diffrent!

One of the better of the Buffy or Angel Books to come out in a while. I enjoyed the many diffrent characters in this one, and the liitle ryme was nice. This Book could of and should have been alot longer, but I would definatley recommend this as a good book. Riley is still Riley, but at least he's grown up and makes this a good read.

a nice mixture of some of our favorite characters

down on the arizona mexican border, riley finn and his wife samantha are investigating the deaths of some illegal immigrants when they find that vampires may behind the gruesome murders. feeling that they need some help, they call buffy and angel in to help with the investigation.but from the beginning, there are powerful forces that are trying to make sure that they don't find out too much. for the plot goes a lot deeper than a bunch of imigrants being mercilessly left to die out in the desert. big money is involved and if our gang is not careful, they will end up food for the vultures just like the immigrants.the book is rather fast paced and keeps you quite entertained. it is surprising that you would think that finn's wife would almost be a 5th wheel but she has a strong part in it that makes the book more interesting. the author did a marvelous job on the book and i hope that we see more from him.