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Slayers: A Buffyverse Story

By: Christopher Golden, Amber Benson
Narrated by: Amber Benson, Charisma Carpenter, James Charles Leary, Emma Caulfield Ford, Juno Dawson, Laya DeLeon Hayes, Anthony Head, Juliet Landau, James Marsters, Danny Strong
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Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die—even if you bury them.

A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys. Rebellious vampire Spike (James Marsters) is working undercover in Los Angeles with his old pal Clem (James Charles Leary) when he meets feisty, rookie Slayer, Indira (Laya DeLeon Hayes), who wants Spike to be her mentor. Stakes intensify as Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) emerges from an alternate reality where she alone is the Slayer, and Buffy Summers doesn’t exist. Cordelia enlists Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world…his ex, Drusilla (Juliet Landau). Giles (Anthony Head), Anya (Emma Caulfield Ford), Jonathan (Danny Strong), and Tara (Amber Benson) also return, but through the years and the vastness of the multiverse, not everyone is who they used to be…

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is written and directed by Amber Benson and Chris Golden, and co-directed by Kc Wayland.

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About the Creator

Kc Wayland is an award-winning writer, producer, editor, director, and United States Army veteran whose film and audio work has been enjoyed around the world. His highly successful original audio series We’re Alive has garnered over 240 million downloads since its debut and is one of the highest rated podcasts on iTunes. More recently, Kc was a producer of the historical audio theater series and smash hit Bronzeville starring Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate, which released season 2 under Wayland Productions this last year. Kc has also published Bombs Always Beep, a comprehensive manual on producing what he calls Theater for the Mind. Kc’s recent audio series Goldrush premiered to over 5 million downloads at launch, rave reviews, a BBC award nomination for Best Audio Drama, and first place Audience Favorite at the Hear Now Festival.
Currently, Kc teaches at Chapman University at the Dodge College of Media Arts and USC’s School of Dramatic Arts focusing on Writing for Audio, Audio Techniques, and Audio Drama Production.

About the Creator

Christopher Golden is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Road of Bones, Ararat, and All Hallows. Golden co-wrote the script for the upcoming film Hellboy: The Crooked Man and is developing film and television projects based on several of his own novels. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of the Outerverse comic book universe, including such series as Baltimore and Joe Golem: Occult Detective. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories and won twice.

About the Creator

Amber Benson is the author of both the Death’s Daughter and Witches of Echo Park fantasy series for Penguin Random House and the middle grade book Among the Ghosts for Simon and Schuster. Behind the camera, she co-directed the Slamdance feature film Drones and (co-wrote) and directed the BBC animated series Ghosts of Albion. In her previous incarnation as an actor, she spent three years playing Tara Maclay on the cult television series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

Credits

An Audible Original produced by Wayland Productions
Written by Amber Benson and Christopher Golden
Directed by Amber Benson, Christopher Golden, and Kc Wayland
Produced by Kc Wayland
Starring: James Marsters as Spike; Laya DeLeon Hayes as Indira; Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia; Emma Caulfield as Anya and Anyanka; Amber Benson as Tara; James Charles Leary as Clem; Juliet Landau as Drusilla; Anthony Head as Giles; Phina Oruche as Olivia; and Danny Strong as Ghost Jonathan
Also Featuring: Julia Cho as Ms. Bang; Josh Petersdorf as Kurgan; Juno Dawson as Miranda; Jessica Gardner as Amy Madison; Cheryl Umana as Zantina; Joshua McClenney as Rahim; Denise Pickering as Buzz; Glenda Morgan Brown as Esther; Jasmine Hyde as Althenea; and Michael Swan
Additional Voices By: Morgan Toll; Jalaam Reeves; Ros Gentle; Hayes Dunlap; Kc Wayland; Allie Costa; Mario Prado Jr.; Theresa June-Tao; Adam Burch; Jesse Merlin; Amanda Troop; Gregory A. Thompson; Nicole Shadi Tchounga; Jino Jang; and Victoria Cheng
Production Coordinator: Nikki Spina
Editing and Sound Design by: Victoria Cheng, Jino Jang, and Kc Wayland
Atmos Mixing by: Michael Keane and Kc Wayland
Assistant Editor: Tim Mulhern
Additional Editing by: Jayna Nishioka
Sound Engineer: Carlos Sotolongo
Location Recording by: LA Studios, Real World Studios, and Outloud Audio
Script Supervisor: Jino Jang
Post Supervisors: Kc Wayland and Victoria Cheng
Casting Director: Nicole Shadi Tchounga
Casting Support Services by Breakdown Services
Music by Jonathan Dinerstein
Score Orchestrated and Engineered by Jonathan Dinerstein
Violinist: Rebecca Ward
Guitarist: Michael Carpenter
Theme Music by: Mike Sawitzke
Production copyright 2023 by Audible Originals, Ltd
This has been a Theater for the Mind by Wayland Productions

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So good!

This audiobook is amazing! Loving the cast, the storyline is great. This will be on repeat for weeks! “I can be the Faith to your Buffy!” “My best friend Spike!”

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Great romp!

This was such fun. I loved what they did with the story. Just the right amount of camp. I really hope there’s another one in the works!

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amazing.

love it so much. love hearing these alternate storys told in the original voices. couldn't ask for anything more ❤️❤️❤️💪💪💪

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Audible - more like this please

I loved the performances and the dynamic audio is so well done. This kind of storytelling was new for me so I got a little lost the first time they did a scene change, but then I caught on. Recommend headphones, particularly for fight scenes as motion is conveyed from one side to the other.

I feel like the group dynamic is so much better than the original show. Much more compassion for the characters that are hurting and none of the toxic dynamics labeled as friendship (after years of therapy, the original frustrates me as much as I love it), but still with the heart and fighting for the good despite the bad. Plus lots of humor :D

By the end of the original show, I didn't much like Willow/Xander/Buffy anymore so personally I don't miss them one bit. This has all my favorite characters plus the new slayer Indira is lovely. Another shot for characters that maybe didn't get the best from the original or like Clem, a character I didn't know I needed more time with. Such a delight.

Story went along great until it stumbled slightly on final approach to the end. It wasn't so much bad as perhaps a difficulty of the medium? How do you "show and not tell" when you have zero visuals... hmmm. I found a couple bits repetitive because there were a few instances where characters had to restate things when a new person entered the scene. Repetition may have also been due to treating aspects of the storytelling like episodes of a TV show you'd have to wait a week to continue. So maybe I only noticed because I listened to it in one sitting instead of coming back one episode at a time. Solid conclusion, but not so final that they couldn't continue this story down the line. *hint hint nudge nudge*

I think this format is a great way to continue beloved franchises without "rebooting" them. Would love to see more in the Buffyverse as well as others (Stargate Atlantis needs a proper series finale for one). THIS is the sort of media dedicated fans want, not the hash that studio execs seem determined to churn out.

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The Big Bad is BACK (and it’s So Good)!

*Spoilers Ahead* I went into this recording with high expectations after seeing the cast and creators at New York Comic Con, and it did not disappoint. I was hesitant about Cordelia taking the lead as the sole slayer from an alternate universe, and I thought I would miss Willow, Buffy and Xander, but the story was really well done and I absolutely adored Indira as the new bright eyed and bushy tailed protege. This new story captured the same magic as the series as well as the heart. I was especially touched by Cordelia and Indira’s sisterly bond and their final scene together as well as Spike and Dru’s reunion, with all its twists and turns and wonderful wickedness. Thank you to everyone who made this project possible. You’ve brought the Buffyverse magic back in a big way, and I love you for it!

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The Buffyverse has Arrived

Slayers was a fun listen. It was great to hear Spike, Giles, Cordelia, Anya, Giles and even Drucilla. Add Indira, a new young slayer, and you have an adventure that crosses different universes. The story was a little over the top in places, but all in all it was very good. It was great to hear the old gang taking care of business. I'm hoping there will be more stories from this group. Great Job!

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Don't make us wait another 20 years!

Finally justice for Cordelia. Every character, even those from a different reality maintained a the core of who they were in both series. I could go on for days about each character and every callback to the OG series but it would be too long. Plus the new characters fit right in. I need more!

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Loved it.

Would love more!!!!! I missed these characters so much. And to get Cordelia back was amazing.

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This is awesooooommeee

I love it, it is different from the OG storyline, for me it is a little bit difficult to listen to the little spicy time just because my brain still trying relate it to the TV show's characters relationship. other than that, everything, the voice acting, the sound effect the music was great.

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Loved it

It was nice to be reunited with the old cast from Buffy. I hope for more books to follow.

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