The unauthorized, uncensored true story behind the making of two of the biggest cult TV shows in recent years, featuring interviews with the cast and crew of Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

From the bestselling authors of the critically acclaimed two-volume series The Fifty-Year Mission, comes the complete uncensored, unauthorized oral history of Buffy and Angel.

Two decades after its groundbreaking debut, millions of fans worldwide remain enthralled with the incredible exploits of Joss Whedon’s Buffy Summers, the slayer and feminist icon who saved the world...a lot; as well as Angel, the tortured vampire with a soul who fought against the apocalyptic forces of evil.

Now, go behind-the-scenes of these legendary series that ushered in a new Golden Age of Television, with the candid recollections of writers, creators, executives, critics, and cast members. Together they unveil the often shocking true story of how a failed motion picture became an acclaimed cult television series, how that show became a pawn between two networks, and how the spin-off series proved to be as engaging as everything that had gone before.

This is the amazing true story of Buffy and the friends, vampires, slayers, and demons who changed television forever.

Edward Gross is an author and journalist, currently Executive Editor of Empire Magazine Online and co-author of the bestselling The Fifty-Year Mission, the definitive oral history of Star Trek, from St. Martin’s Press.
Mark A. Altman is a film and television writer/producer who most recently was Co-Executive Producer of TNT’s hit series, The Librarians. He co-authored The Fifty Year Mission with Edward Gross.

“For fans of the shows, reading the reflections of the many people responsible for producing Buffy and Angel will be like watching the must-see extras in the DVD boxed sets, getting behind-the-scenes scoops and insights into the making of their beloved TV shows.” —Library Journal

“Loaded with inside info on the fake blood, sweat, and tears that went into the Buffy phenomenon… a must-read for anyone who dreamed of hanging with the Scooby Gang or the crew at Angel Investigations.” —B&N SFF Blog