Book of the Dead (Angel novel)

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Canonicity warning: The following is not considered canonical in the Buffyverse.''

Book of the Dead is a novel based on the U.S. television series Angel, written by and published by Pocket Books. It was first published on

Book of the Dead is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel.

Contents

1 Book description
2 Continuity

2.1 Canonical issues
2.2 Timing

3 Trivia
4 External links

4.1 Reviews

Book description

[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details about some or all of the Buffyverse productions (Buffy, Angel, Fray, etc.) follow.

Wes has loved books since childhood. When a former colleague, Adrian O'Flaherty, arrives in town and invites him to a secret auction of rare occult books, Wes immediately agrees.

However Adrian wants more than dusty old books at the auction. He wants revenge. Before the Watcher's Council was blown up (seen in 'Never Leave Me'), Rutherford Circe took a number of rare books from the council's libraries and killed the librarian who was Adrian's father.

Wes buys a number of old books at the auction including one of the most famous books of magick, The Red Compendium, which is infamous for absorbing those who read it. Wes has always been a sucker for literature and soon finds he can't put it down even if he wants to.

Continuity

Supposed to be set in Angel Season 4, after Buffy episode Never Leave Me

Canonical issues

Buffy/Angel books 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 summarising 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.

Timing

Stories that take place around the same time in the Buffyverse:

Location, time (if known)	Buffyverse: January 2003 - Spring 2003 (non-canon = italic)
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.11 Showtime (Buffy episode)>Showtime
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.12 Potential (Buffy episode)>Potential
L.A., 2003	A4.11 Soulless (Angel episode)>Soulless
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.13 The Killer in Me (Buffy episode)>The Killer in Me
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.14 First Date (Buffy episode)>First Date
L.A., 2003	A4.12 Calvary (Angel episode)>Calvary
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.15 Get It Done (Buffy episode)>Get It Done
L.A., 2003	A4.13 Salvage (Angel episode)>Salvage
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.16 Storyteller (Buffy episode)>Storyteller
L.A., 2003	A4.14 Release (Angel episode)>Release
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.17 Lies My Parents Told Me (Buffy episode)>Lies My Parents Told Me
L.A., 2003	A4.15 Orpheus (Angel episode)>Orpheus
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.18 Dirty Girls (Buffy episode)>Dirty Girls
L.A., 2003	A4.16 Players (Angel episode)>Players
L.A., 2003	Angel book: Nemesis (Angel novel)>Nemesis
L.A., 2003	Angel book: Book of the Dead (Angel novel)>Book of the Dead
L.A., 2003	A4.17 Inside Out (Angel episode)>Inside Out
L.A., 2003	A4.18 Shiny Happy People (Angel episode)>Shiny Happy People
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.19 Empty Places (Buffy episode)>Empty Places
L.A., 2003	A4.19 The Magic Bullet (Angel episode)>The Magic Bullet
L.A., 2003	A4.20 Sacrifice (Angel episode)>Sacrifice
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.20 Touched (Buffy episode)>Touched
L.A., 2003	A4.21 Peace Out (Angel episode)>Peace Out
L.A., 2003	A4.22 Home (Angel episode)>Home
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.21 End of Days (Buffy episode)>End of Days
Sunnydale, 2003	B7.22 Chosen (Buffy episode)>Chosen

Trivia

Tagline:'Demons lurk in the most unexpected places.'

Characters include: Angel, Cordelia, Wesley, Gunn, and Fred.

External links

Reviews

[Teen-books.com - Reviews of this book]

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