''Buffyverse'' novels include ''Buffy'' novels, ''Angel'' novels, ''Buffy/Angel'' novels and '' Tales of the Slayer''.

Chronology

History

''Buffy'' Season 1

These ''Buffyverse'' tales take place around ''Buffy'' Season 1 (from spring 1996 up until spring 1997).

''Buffy'' Season 2

These tales take place during ''Buffy'' Season 2, (from autumn 1997 up until spring 1998).

''Buffy'' Season 3

These tales take place during ''Buffy'' Season 3 (from autumn 1998 up until spring 1999).

''Buffy'' Season 4/''Angel'' Season 1

These ''Buffyverse'' tales take place during ''Buffy'' Season 4, and ''Angel'' Season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).

''Buffy'' Season 5/''Angel'' Season 2

These ''Buffyverse'' tales take place during ''Buffy'' Season 5, and ''Angel'' Season 2 (from autumn 2000 up until spring 2001).

''Buffy'' Season 6/''Angel'' Season 3

These ''Buffyverse'' tales take place around ''Buffy'' Season 6, and ''Angel'' Season 3 (from autumn 2001 up until spring 2002).

''Buffy'' Season 7–8/''Angel'' Season 4–5

These ''Buffyverse'' tales take place around ''Buffy'' Season 7, and ''Angel'' Season 4 (from autumn 2002 up until spring 2003). {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="lightsteelblue" align=left ! ''Buffyverse'' stories , , Location, time
(if known) , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy/Angel'' book: '' Seven Crows'' , , Mexico, 2002 , - , colspan="4", Between Mexico and Arizona Riley Sam Finn call in Buffy and Angel to investigate mysterious supernature. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy'' book: '' Apocalypse Memories'' , , Sunnydale, 2002 , - , colspan="4", Willow is terrified that using her magic powers might result in dark magic consuming her whilst the Angel Michael brings signs of apocalypse to Sunnydale. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Angel'' book: '' Dark Mirror'' , , L.A., 2002 , - , colspan="4", The gang must face dark versions of themselves. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy'' book: '' Mortal Fear'' , , Sunnydale, 2002 , - , colspan="4", Buffy is being sent on random missions by a man that goes by the name of Simon. He wants her to retrieve parts of a mystical sword and put them together, but he refuses to say why or who he even is. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy'' book: ''

Spark and Burn ''Spark and Burn'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Plot summary Spike was born in the nineteenth century as a gentle, intellectual boy named William. ...

'' , , Sunnydale, 2002 , - , colspan="4", Spike remembers his past as he suffers insanity in a school basement. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy/Angel'' book: ''

Heat In thermodynamics, heat is defined as the form of energy crossing the boundary of a thermodynamic system by virtue of a temperature difference across the boundary. A thermodynamic system does not ''contain'' heat. Nevertheless, the term is ...

'' , , Sunnydale, L.A., 2002 , - , colspan="4", Buffy and Angel both battle the same ancient evil, a Possessor who was once "Qin". , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Angel'' book: '' Solitary Man'' , , L.A., 2002 , - , colspan="4", Team Angel copes with a detective-wannabe-old women. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Angel'' book: ''

Love and Death ''Love and Death'' is a 1975 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It is a satire on Russian literature starring Allen and Diane Keaton as Boris and Sonja, Russians living during the Napoleonic Era who engage in mock-serious ...

'' , , L.A., 2002 , - , colspan="4", Demon-killers are provoked by an outspoken radio host , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Angel'' book: ''

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'' , , L.A., 2002 , - , colspan="4", A huge monolith suddenly appears at Hollywood Boulevard. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Angel'' book: '' Nemesis'' , , L.A., 2003 , - , colspan="4", One of Fred's old friends from graduate school contacts her for help at a big scientific facility. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Angel'' book: '' Book of the Dead'' , , L.A., 2003 , - , colspan="4", Wesley's former-Watcher colleague, arrives at LA for a rare book auction. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy'' book: '' Queen of the Slayers'' , , Sunnydale, Cleveland, Italy, Summer 2003-2004 , - , colspan="4", Hundreds of potential slayers have been awakened. A number of leading dark figures unite in an attempt to retaliate against the new status quo. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", , - , rowspan="2", ''Buffy'' book: '' Dark Congress'' , , 2003–2004 , - , colspan="4", Until 500 years ago all of the demonic and monstrous races met at a Dark Congress. They prepare to meet again. , - , colspan="6" bgcolor="#f2f2f2", *''One Thing Or Your Mother'' (by Kirsten Beyer) - August 2007

Authors

* (w/) = Collaboration with another Buffyverse author * (s) = Short story List of authors (alphabetically by surname) who have written novels set in the fictional Buffyverse: * Pierce Askegren – '' After Image'' * Laura J. Burns – ''

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'' (w/), '' Apocalypse Memories'' (w/) * Denise Ciencin – '' Nemesis'' (w/), '' Mortal Fear'' (w/) *

Scott Ciencin Malcolm Scott Ciencin (September 1, 1962 – August 5, 2014) was an American author of adult and children's fiction. He co-authored several books with his wife Denise Ciencin. Biography Malcolm Scott Ciencin was born in 1962. He was a New ...

– '' Sweet Sixteen'', '' Vengeance'' (w/), '' Nemesis'' (w/), '' Mortal Fear'' (w/) * Arthur Byron Cover – '' Night of the Living Rerun'' * Don DeBrandt – '' Shakedown'' * Keith R.A. DeCandido – '' Blackout'' *

Cameron Dokey Cameron Dokey (born 1956) is an American author. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her three cats and her husband. Cameron was born in the Central Valley of California. Her father was a teacher of Philosophy, Creative Writing, and Western Lit ...

– '' Here Be Monsters'', '' The Summoned'', '' How I Survived My Summer Vacation'' (s) * Doranna Durgin – '' Impressions'', '' Fearless'', '' The Longest Night'' (s) * Diana G. Gallagher – '' Obsidian Fate'', '' Prime Evil'', '' Doomsday Deck'', ''

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Bad Bargain ''Bad Bargain'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Plot summary Having sealed the Hellmouth, the Scooby Gang do not realise that anything is odd when things to be sold at the first annual band ...

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Craig Shaw Gardner Craig Shaw Gardner (born July 2, 1949) is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett. He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Her ...

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Return to Chaos ''Return to Chaos'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Tagline: "Under the cover of darkness". Plot summary When four Druids arrive in town everyone knows that something is going on. Three of ...

'', '' Dark Mirror'' *

Ray Garton Ray Garton (born December 2, 1962 in Redding, California) is an American author, well known for his work in horror fiction. He has written over sixty books, and, in 2006, he was presented with the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award. Pe ...

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Resurrecting Ravana ''Resurrecting Ravana'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Tagline: "A dark evil is rising". Plot summary It's midterm exam time at Sunnydale High School and tensions are rising high in the u ...

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Laura Anne Gilman Laura Anne Gilman (born 1967, New Jersey) is an American fantasy author. Biography Laura Anne Gilman was born in 1967 in suburban New Jersey. She received a Liberal Arts education from the Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, and was ...

– '' Visitors'' (w/), '' Deep Water'' (w/) * Christopher Golden – ''

Halloween Rain ''Halloween Rain'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Plot summary Xander and Willow warn Buffy not to go out on Halloween if it's raining. According to the premise of the book, the rain in ...

'' (w/), ''

Blooded ''Blooded'' is a novel written by Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder, based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and di ...

'' (w/), '' Child of the Hunt'' (w/), '' The Gatekeeper trilogy'' (w/), ''

Immortal Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life. Immortal or Immortality may also refer to: Film * ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film * ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film ''The Wisdom of ...

'' (w/), '' Sins of the Father'', ''

Pretty Maids All in a Row ''Pretty Maids All in a Row'' is a 1971 American sexploitation film that is part black comedy, part sex comedy, and part murder mystery. Starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, and Telly Savalas, it was released on April 28, 1971. Roger Vadim dire ...

'', '' The Lost Slayer series'', '' Oz: Into the Wild'', '' Wisdom of War'', '' Monster Island'' (w/) * Christie Golden – '' Tales of the Slayer'' (s), '' The Longest Night'' (s) * Alice Henderson – ''

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Portal Through Time ''Portal Through Time'' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. It was published in 2006. The author, Alice Henderson, also wrote, ''Night Terrors'' in the '' Stake Your Destiny'' series. In this no ...

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Nancy Holder Nancy Holder (born August 29, 1953) is an American writer and the author of several novels, including numerous tie-in books based on the TV series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. She's also written fiction related to several other science fiction ...

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'' (w/), '' Child of the Hunt'' (w/), '' The Gatekeeper trilogy'' (w/), ''

'' (w/), '' The Evil That Men Do'', '' The Book of Fours'', '' Blood and Fog'', '' Keep Me In Mind'', '' Queen of the Slayers'', ''

Carnival of Souls ''Carnival of Souls'' is a 1962 American independent horror film produced and directed by Herk Harvey and written by John Clifford from a story by Clifford and Harvey, and starring Candace Hilligoss. Its plot follows Mary Henry, a young wo ...

'', '' Not Forgotten'', '' Endangered Species'', '' The Longest Night'' (s) *

Dan Jolley Dan Jolley is an American novelist and comic book writer. His comics work includes DC Comics' ''Firestorm'' and Graphic Universe's ''Twisted Journeys,'' a series of interactive fiction or gamebooks in graphic novel form, and his novel work include ...

– '' Vengeance'' (w/) *Dori Koogler – '' These Our Actors'' (w/) *Robert Joseph Levy – '' The Suicide King'', '' Go Ask Malice'', '' ToS: Back to the Garden'' (s) *

Ashley McConnell Ashley McConnell is an American author. Her first novel, ''Unearthed'', was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers of America. In addition to horror, she has published numerous fantasy and media tie-in novels, including sever ...

– '' These Our Actors'' (w/), '' Book of the Dead'' *

Jeff Mariotte Jeff Mariotte (born 1955) is an author who lives in Arizona. As well as his own original work, he is best known for writing novels and comic books based on licensed properties. Biography Mariotte was born in Park Forest, Illinois, but he moved ...

– '' Unseen Trilogy'' (w/), '' Hollywood Noir'', ''

Haunted Haunted or The Haunted may refer to: Books * ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005 * ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004 * ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005 * ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...

'', '' Stranger to the Sun'', '' Endangered Species'', ''

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'', '' Solitary Man'', ''

'', '' Close to the Ground'' *

Elizabeth Massie Elizabeth Spilman Massie is an American author. She lives outside Waynesboro, Virginia with illustrator Cortney Skinner. Career Elizabeth Massie is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of horror novels and short fiction. She won the award ...

– '' Power of Persuasion'' *

Melinda Metz Melinda Metz (born March 7, 1962) is an American author of young adult books as well as a series for adults. Her series ''Roswell High'', about teenage aliens, serves as the basis of The WB television series '' Roswell'' and The CW television ...

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'' (w/), '' Apocalypse Memories'' (w/) *

Rebecca Moesta Rebecca Moesta Anderson (born November 17, 1956) is an American writer and the author of several science fiction books. Early life Rebecca Moesta Anderson was born in Germany to American parents, and raised in Pasadena, California, where she liv ...

– '' Little Things'' *

Yvonne Navarro Yvonne Navarro (born 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American author who has published over twenty novels. Of those twenty, the titles ''AfterAge'', ''deadrush'', ''Final Impact'', ''Red Shadows'', ''DeadTimes'', ''That's Not My Name'' and ''M ...

– ''Wicked Willow trilogy'', '' Paleo'', '' Tempted Champions'', '' Tales of the Slayer'' (s), '' How I Survived My Summer Vacation'' (s), '' The Longest Night'' (s) * Mel Odom – '' Unnatural Selection'', ''

Revenant In folklore, a revenant is an animated corpse that is believed to have been revived from death to haunt the living. The word ''revenant'' is derived from the Old French word, ''revenant'', the "returning" (see also the related French verb ''reve ...

'', '' Crossings'', '' Cursed'', '' Redemption'', ''

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'', '' Image'', '' ToS: Ch'ing Shih'' (s), '' ToS: Silent Screams'' (s) *

John Passarella John "Jack" Passarella is an American author. His work includes a number of novels set in Joss Whedon's Buffyverse. Bibliography Buffyverse Media tie-in novels relating to the fictional universe established by ''Buffy'' and ''Angel'': * 2000 ...

– '' Ghoul Trouble'', ''

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Paul Ruditis Paul Ruditis is an American author. Early life Ruditis was born and raised in Philadelphia. He attended West Chester University where he majored in Theatre Arts with a directing emphasis. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles where he began ...

– '' ToS: The Show Must Go On'' (s) *

Josepha Sherman Josepha Sherman (December 12, 1946 – August 23, 2012) was an American author, folklorist, and anthologist. In 1990 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel ''The Shining Falcon''. Works Series Buffyverse *''Visitors'' (1999) (with ...

– '' Visitors'' (w/), '' Deep Water'' (w/) * Thomas E. Sniegoski – '' Soul Trade'' (w/), '' Monster Island'' (w/) * John Vornholt – '' Coyote Moon'', '' Seven Crows''

Canonical issues

The books featured in this list are not part of ''Buffyverse'' canon. They are not considered as official ''Buffyverse'' reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Whedon (or his office), and were therefore later published as officially ''Buffy'' or ''Angel'' merchandise (see main article for details).

External links

Nika Summer's Buffy Library
Buffyverse Lists of novels

Chronology

History

''Buffy'' Season 1

''Buffy'' Season 2

''Buffy'' Season 3

''Buffy'' Season 4/''Angel'' Season 1

''Buffy'' Season 5/''Angel'' Season 2

''Buffy'' Season 6/''Angel'' Season 3

''Buffy'' Season 7–8/''Angel'' Season 4–5

Authors

Canonical issues

See also

External links