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The Longest Night (Angel novel)
Encyclopedia
The Longest Night is a collection of short stories based on the U.S. television series Angel
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A quest for a missing child taken by his father leads Angel to a house where the father has made a pact. In return for a human sacrifice
each winter solstice
, both father and son could live forever.
A group is killing Santas and replacing them with their own people so that the sound of their bells can open a rift in space-time and allow a demon to eat the Earth.
Angel needs help from Cordelia - 4 days before Christmas
and he still hasn't done his shopping. But he really is planning a surprise gift for her. They must deal with demonic chaos.
Wesley meets two ghosts from the early Hollywood era who lead him to a better understanding of his life.
Cordelia is invited to become a model
, but there is a catch.
The title is a pun on Have Gun — Will Travel
, a popular Western TV series which ran in the 1950s and 1960s. The entourage of the prince of a small middle eastern country-who turns out to be a demon in disguise- is worried for his safety. They ask Gunn to impersonate him for an important gathering. Naturally, things don't go as planned.
Having Lilah Morgan
send presents was a good idea. Lilah sends Christmas presents to all, but of course she is not playing nice - it's a ploy to test their resolve.
A group of wannabe Druid
s builds a stone circle to sacrifice a virgin. Time-traveling adventures ensue.
Something is killing the down-and-outs, and Angel and Co. go undercover to save the day (or night in this case).
An ice demon shows up in the hotel and plays with people's memories.
Christmas carol
ers are being taken as hosts for a demon race. After freeing the singers and defeating the demons, Angel feels like singing - and does.
The creatures of the night are trying to prevent the new day from starting, and only Angel can ensure the new dawn.
such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction
, overviews summarizing their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon
(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy/Angel merchandise.
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
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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
- Written by: Pierce AskegrenPierce AskegrenJohn Pierce Askegren , of the Louisiana Askegrens, was an American author best known for his work in adaptations of licensed properties.-Biography:...
- Setting: December 21, 2002, 6pm–7pm
A quest for a missing child taken by his father leads Angel to a house where the father has made a pact. In return for a human sacrifice
Sacrifice
Sacrifice is the offering of food, objects or the lives of animals or people to God or the gods as an act of propitiation or worship.While sacrifice often implies ritual killing, the term offering can be used for bloodless sacrifices of cereal food or artifacts...
each winter solstice
Winter solstice
Winter solstice may refer to:* Winter solstice, astronomical event* Winter Solstice , former band* Winter Solstice: North , seasonal songs* Winter Solstice , 2005 American film...
, both father and son could live forever.
A Joyful Noise
- Written by: 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:...
- Setting: December 21, 2002, 7pm–8pm
A group is killing Santas and replacing them with their own people so that the sound of their bells can open a rift in space-time and allow a demon to eat the Earth.
I Still Believe
- Written by: 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...
- Setting: December 21, 2002, 8pm–9pm
Angel needs help from Cordelia - 4 days before Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
and he still hasn't done his shopping. But he really is planning a surprise gift for her. They must deal with demonic chaos.
It Can Happen to You
- Written by: 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 &...
and Denise Ciencin - Setting: December 21, 2002, 9pm–10pm
Wesley meets two ghosts from the early Hollywood era who lead him to a better understanding of his life.
Model Behaviour
- Written by: Emily Oz
- Setting: December 21, 2002, 10pm–11pm
Cordelia is invited to become a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, but there is a catch.
Have Gunn, Will Travel
- Written by: 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...
- Setting: December 21, 2002, 11pm–12pm
The title is a pun on Have Gun — Will Travel
Have Gun — Will Travel
Have Gun — Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated either number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings during each year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio...
, a popular Western TV series which ran in the 1950s and 1960s. The entourage of the prince of a small middle eastern country-who turns out to be a demon in disguise- is worried for his safety. They ask Gunn to impersonate him for an important gathering. Naturally, things don't go as planned.
Generous Presence
- Written by: 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...
- Setting: December 21, 2002, midnight–1am
Having Lilah Morgan
Lilah Morgan
Lilah Morgan is a fictional character from the television series Angel, played by Stephanie Romanov. She is first introduced in the episode "The Ring," and appears in the show's first and second seasons. After Lindsey McDonald leaves Los Angeles, Lilah becomes the primary face of Wolfram & Hart,...
send presents was a good idea. Lilah sends Christmas presents to all, but of course she is not playing nice - it's a ploy to test their resolve.
The Anchoress
- Written by: 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...
- Setting: December 22, 2002, 1am–2am
A group of wannabe Druid
Druid
A druid was a member of the priestly class in Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, and possibly other parts of Celtic western Europe, during the Iron Age....
s builds a stone circle to sacrifice a virgin. Time-traveling adventures ensue.
Bummed Out
- Written by: 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:...
- Setting: December 22, 2002, 2am–3am
Something is killing the down-and-outs, and Angel and Co. go undercover to save the day (or night in this case).
Icicle Memories
- Written by: 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...
- Setting: December 22, 2002, 3am–4am
An ice demon shows up in the hotel and plays with people's memories.
Yoke of the Soul
- Written by: 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:...
- Setting: December 22, 2002, 4am–5am
Christmas carol
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas or the winter season in general and which are traditionally sung in the period before Christmas.-History:...
ers are being taken as hosts for a demon race. After freeing the singers and defeating the demons, Angel feels like singing - and does.
The Sun Child
- Written by: 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:...
- Setting: December 22, 2002, 5am–6am
The creatures of the night are trying to prevent the new day from starting, and only Angel can ensure the new dawn.
Continuity
- Supposed to be set early in Angel season 3 – more specifically, December 21, 2001, between 6pm and 6am the next morning.
Canonical issues
Angel booksAngel novels
Angel novels have been published since 2000 by Pocket Books. The last was published in 2004.-Season 1:These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy season 4, and Angel season 1 .-Season 2:...
such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction
Fan fiction
Fan fiction is a broadly-defined term for fan labor regarding stories about characters or settings written by fans of the original work, rather than by the original creator...
, overviews summarizing their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
(or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy/Angel merchandise.