Angel novels
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Angel novels have been published since 2000 by Pocket Books
. The last was published in 2004.
tales take place during Buffy season 4, and Angel season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).
. They are not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. Unlike internet fan fiction however, all of these stories have been licensed as official Angel merchandise. Furthermore the overall concept for each Buffyverse story had to be accepted by Joss Whedon (or his office), who did not want these stories to venture too far from his original intentions.
Pocket Books
Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
. The last was published in 2004.
Season 1
These BuffyverseBuffyverse
The Buffyverse, also known as the Whedonverse or Slayerverse , is the shared fictional universe in which the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are set. This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss...
tales take place during Buffy season 4, and Angel season 1 (from autumn 1999 up until spring 2000).
| Title | Location, time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Not Forgotten Not Forgotten (Angel novel) Not Forgotten is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:Los Angeles is being struck by a crime wave. There seems to be no link between the victims and their cause of death - burning from the inside out. Supernatural powers seem to be involved.Angel investigates... |
L.A. 1999 | Angel Investigations tries to help some struggling immigrants. |
| Close to the Ground Close to the Ground (Angel novel) Close to the Ground is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:After saving a young woman from her rogue bodyguards, Angel is hired by a big Hollywood studio head, Jack Willitts, to guard the girl in question; his daughter, Karinna... |
L.A. 1999 | A big Hollywood studio head recruits Angel to act as a bodyguard for his daughter, but Angel is simultaneously being hunted by a wizard who seeks the secret behind Angel's status as an immortal with a soul. |
| Soul Trade Soul Trade (Angel novel) Soul Trade is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "The black market is trading on humanity."-Plot summary:... |
L.A. 1999 | A girl's soul is mysteriously taken. Angel investigates, but soon discovers a black market where souls are bought and traded... and his soul just became the new hot item on the market. |
| Redemption Redemption (Angel novel) Redemption is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "History can repeat itself."-Plot summary:A wealthy actress, Whitney Tyler, requests the help of Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle... |
L.A. 1999 | A wealthy actress who plays a vampire on TV requests help when she faces attacks by a group who seem to genuinely believe that she is a vampire, but Angel is confused by her resemblance to one of his first victims as Angelus. |
| Shakedown Shakedown (Angel novel) Shakedown is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:Doyle has a vision of a seismic shift, and everyone's guard goes up. After investigation, Angel is led to a group of Serpentine demons who live locally in a wealthy and private community... |
L.A. 1999 | Doyle has a vision of a seismic shift. |
| Hollywood Noir Hollywood Noir (Angel novel) Hollywood Noir is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:A decayed corpse at a Hollywood construction site appears to be a harbinger of more supernatural evil. Meanwhile, Doyle has a vision which leads him to a strange address. He, Angel and Cordelia start... |
L.A. 1999 | A decayed corpse at a Hollywood construction site is a sign of dire events, especially when a long-dead private detective reappears to finish his last case while Doyle has a vision of the grave of the P.I.'s last client. |
| Avatar Avatar (Angel novel) Avatar is a novel by John Passarella set in the fictional universe of the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:Cordelia suggests beginning a Web site for their detective agency, but Angel is hesitant—as Doyle points out, "people in trouble want to interface with a face." Meanwhile the police... |
L.A. 1999 | Cordelia suggests beginning a Web site for their detective agency, but Angel soon discovers that a demon is hunting victims on the internet to steal their life-force and create a new body for itself. |
| Bruja Bruja (Angel novel) Bruja is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:L.A. is shocked when a woman attacks a priest. The woman had just confessed to the priest that she had murdered her own son. Meanwhile, Angel and Co. get reports of a woman fighting with teens across L.A. The woman... |
L.A. 1999 | L.A. is shocked when a woman attacks a priest, leading to Angel Investigations discovering that that a ruthless spirit of vengeance has been unleashed. |
| The Summoned The Summoned (Angel novel) The Summoned is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Who is next to be marked for death?"-Plot summary:... |
L.A. 1999 | An anxious young woman, Terri Miller, arrives in L.A., and Doyle discovers that she is connected to recent violent deaths |
| Unseen Unseen (Buffy/Angel novel) -Volume 1: The Burning:The Unseen trilogy consists of three books authored by Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte. Tagline: "The first in a new crossover trilogy".-Plot summary:... (trilogy) |
Sunnydale, L.A., 2000 | Buffy and Angel have to work together to solve disappearances of teenagers and calm down the gang warfare going on in LA. |
Season 2
These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy season 5, and Angel season 2 (from autumn 2000 up until spring 2001).| Title | Location, time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Image Image (Angel novel) Image is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:Cordelia Chase has a vision of a child being attacked by a squidlike demon. Meanwhile, Gunn is trying to rescue a young artist; the artist's studio is being attacked by vampires. Cordelia goes to investigate the... |
L.A., 1950s, 2000 | An old evil is trying to use a painting to achieve great power, and an artist who once painted Darla and unintentionally inspired Mary Shelley Mary Shelley Mary Shelley was a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus . She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley... to write Frankenstein Frankenstein Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first... is involved. |
| Stranger to the Sun Stranger to the Sun (Angel novel) Stranger to the Sun is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:Wesley opens a strange package that arrives by special delivery, which instantly sends him into a slumber. It seems likely he is the victim of a spell. Angel leaves with Gunn to investigate... |
L.A., 2000 | Wesley opens a strange package and is sent into a coma where he dreams of being trapped in a mine, as a vampire attempts a ritual that will bring permanent darkness to the world. |
| Vengeance Vengeance (Angel novel) Vengeance is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "The original evil is after Angel's soul."-Plot summary:... |
L.A., 2001 | Lily Pierce's motivational speaking spreads across the city. |
| Haunted Haunted (Angel novel) Haunted is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Reality television is taken one step too far." Characters include: Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, Gunn, Lilah Morgan and the Host.-Plot summary:... |
L.A., 2001 | Cordelia enters a haunted house for reality TV, but subsequently has a vision about a contestant that didn't make the final cut. |
Season 3
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy season 6, and Angel Season 3 (from autumn 2001 up until spring 2002).| Title | Location, time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cursed Cursed (Buffy/Angel novel) Cursed is an original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.-Plot summary:Various demons have battled Spike since he was given a chip preventing him from hurting humans... |
L.A., 2001 | When Spike is hired to steal an ancient artifact that is connected to a woman whom he and Angelus were once hired to kill, Angel and Spike must deal with their shared evil pasts and break an ancient curse that was placed on them. |
| Sanctuary Sanctuary (Angel novel) Sanctuary is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:Angel and Co. are enjoying some downtime at the karaoke bar Caritas when a loud explosion occurs. The gang and the rest of the bar are attracted outside. A building nearby is on fire. It seems that it may have... |
L.A., 2001 | A loud explosion occurs at Caritas and Fred is captured, prompting Lorne to try and question the guests while Angel Investigations conduct their own search. |
| The Longest Night The Longest Night (Angel novel) The Longest Night is a collection of short stories based on the U.S. television series Angel.-Plot summary:It's December 21, and hour by hour Angel and his crew must survive the longest night of the year.-The House Where Death Stood Still:... |
L.A., 2001 | It's December 21, and hour by hour Angel and his crew must survive the longest night of the year. |
| Monster Island Monster Island (Buffy/Angel novel) Monster Island is an original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. The plot revolves around the Scooby Gang and the Angel Investigations team joining forces to defeat General Axtius, the father of Angel's deceased ally Doyle.-Plot summary:Doyle's pureblood... |
Sunnydale, L.A., Monster Island, 2001 | The Fang Gang and the Scooby Gang must unite to protect a safe-haven of half-blood demons from a supremist group led by none other than the demonic father of Angel's dead friend Doyle Allen Francis Doyle Allen Francis Doyle is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Angel. The character was portrayed by Glenn Quinn.-Character history:Doyle was born to a human mother and a Brachen demon father... . |
| Endangered Species Endangered Species (Angel novel) Endangered Species is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Can Angel rid the world of all vampires?"-Plot summary:... |
L.A., 2001 | Angel considers the ethics of wiping out all vampires when he discovers a plan to wipe out the being who created them, and finds himself pitted against one of Drusilla's first victims. |
| Impressions Impressions (Angel novel) Impressions is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Evil always leaves an impact."-Plot summary:It seems a quiet day at Angel Investigations until a desperate man arrives, chased by a demon. The gang kills the monster, which decomposes as soon as it dies... |
L.A., 2001 | A desperate man arrives at the Hotel with a demon chasing him, having been tricked by a man posing as Angel because he likes the thrill of killing demons. |
Season 4
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy season 7, and Angel season 4 (from autumn 2002 up until spring 2003).| Title | Location, time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Crows Seven Crows (Buffy/Angel novel) Seven Crows is an original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.-Book description:Somewhere on the border between Mexico and Arizona lies a town where Riley Finn and his wife Samantha have been assigned to work... |
Mexico, 2002 | Between Mexico and Arizona Riley and Sam Finn call in Buffy and Angel to investigate mysterious supernatural events. |
| Dark Mirror Dark Mirror (Angel novel) Dark Mirror is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "What is the true reflection of a champion?" .-Plot summary:... |
L.A., 2002 | The gang must face dark versions of themselves when a group of demons target them in an attempt to 'recruit' an Angelus duplicate as their leader. |
| Heat Heat (Buffy/Angel novel) Heat is an original novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Tagline: "An original crossover novel based on the hit television series created by Joss Whedon & David Greenwalt"-Plot summary:... |
Sunnydale, L.A., 2002 | Buffy and Angel both battle the same ancient evil, a Possessor who was once "Qin", and Angel's old ally/adversary Jhiera is working with their enemy. |
| Solitary Man Solitary Man (Angel novel) Solitary Man is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Angel Investigations is about to get help from unlikely sources."-Plot summary:... |
L.A., 2002 | Team Angel copes with a detective-wannabe-old women. |
| Love and Death Love and Death (Angel novel) Love and Death is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "It's open season on monsters."-Plot summary:Huge numbers of demon-killers are descending upon L.A., provoked by outspoken radio host Mac Lindley... |
L.A., 2002 | Demon-killers are provoked by an outspoken radio host, putting Angel, Connor and Lorne at risk |
| Monolith Monolith (Angel novel) Monolith is a novel by John Passarella set in the fictional universe of the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline:'The two in opposition must agree.'-Plot summary:Like other parents, Angel wishes he could understand his son, Connor... |
L.A., 2002 | A huge monolith suddenly appears at Hollywood Boulevard. |
| Nemesis Nemesis (Angel novel) Nemesis is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Evil lurks where the science and supernatural collide." -Plot summary:... |
L.A., 2003 | One of Fred's old friends from graduate school contacts her for help at a big scientific facility. |
| Book of the Dead Book of the Dead (Angel novel) Book of the Dead is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel, written by and published by Pocket Books. It was first published in 2004.-Plot summary:Wes has loved books since childhood... |
L.A., 2003 | Wesley's former-Watcher colleague arrives at LA for a rare book auction. |
Authors
Authors who have written Angel novels:- Scott CiencinScott CiencinScott Ciencin is an American author. He sometimes writes with Denise Ciencin.-Biography:Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author who writes adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books. Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons &...
- Denise Ciencin
- Don DeBrandtDon DeBrandtDon DeBrandt is a Canadian science-fiction author, who also writes under the pen-names Donn Cortez and DD Barant. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His...
- Cameron DokeyCameron DokeyCameron Dokey is an American author. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her three cats and her husband. She has a collection of over 50 old sci-fi and horror films.Cameron was born in the Central Valley of California...
- Doranna DurginDoranna DurginDoranna Durgin is an American author. In 1995 she won the Compton Crook Award for the novel Dun Lady's Jess.Durgin's works feature suspense elements and distinctive descriptions of animals and their behavior.-Buffyverse:...
- Craig Shaw GardnerCraig Shaw GardnerCraig Shaw Gardner 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 , a loose-knit group of Heroic Fantasy authors founded in the 1960s, some of whose works were anthologized...
- Christopher GoldenChristopher GoldenChristopher Golden is an American author of horror, fantasy, and suspense novels for adults, teens, and young readers.Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. He is a graduate of Tufts University...
- Christie GoldenChristie GoldenChristie Golden is an award-winning author who lives in Loveland, Colorado, United States. She has written over thirty novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction.-Career:...
- Nancy HolderNancy HolderNancy Holder 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 and fantasy shows, including Angel and Smallville.Holder is a four-time winner...
- Dan Jolley
- Ashley McConnellAshley McConnellAshley McConnell is an American author. Her first novel, Unearthed, was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers of America...
- Jeff MariotteJeff MariotteJeff Mariotte is an author who currently lives in Arizona with his wife, author Maryelizabeth Hart, and family. As well as his own original work, he is best known for writing novels and comic books based on licensed properties.-Biography:...
- Yvonne NavarroYvonne NavarroYvonne Navarro is an American author who has published over twenty books. Of those twenty, the titles AfterAge, deadrush, Final Impact, Red Shadows, DeadTimes, That's Not My Name and Mirror Me were solo novels, or fiction created solely by her...
- Mel Odom
- John PassarellaJohn PassarellaJohn "Jack" Passarella is an American author. His work includes a number of novels set in Joss Whedon's Buffyverse.-Buffyverse:Media tie-in novels relating to the fictional universe established by Buffy and Angel:* 2000 Ghoul Trouble...
- Thomas E. SniegoskiThomas E. Sniegoski-Career:A number of Sniegoski's works have been related to the Buffyverse, the fictional universe established by TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel....
Canonical issues
The books featured in this list are not part of Buffyverse canonBuffyverse canon
The Buffyverse canon consists of materials that are thought to be genuine and those events, characters, settings, etc., that are considered to have inarguable existence within the fictional universe established by the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
. They are not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. Unlike internet fan fiction however, all of these stories have been licensed as official Angel merchandise. Furthermore the overall concept for each Buffyverse story had to be accepted by Joss Whedon (or his office), who did not want these stories to venture too far from his original intentions.
See also
- Buffy/Angel novelsBuffy/Angel novelsBuffy/Angel crossover books involve characters and places from both TV shows.-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...
- List of Buffyverse novels
- List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels