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List of Buffyverse literature

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Buffyverse literature includes Buffy novels, Angel novels, Buffy/Angel novels, Tales of the Slayer, and both official and unofficial guidebooks.

Additionally, two magazine titles have been published by Titan Magazines in the United Kingdom for fans of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine commenced publication in 1999. Angel Magazine had a limited run of 24 issues and was published between September 2003 and July 2005. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine incorporated Angel Magazine from #76 (August 2005), and was renamed Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine incorporating Angel Magazine. It went bi-monthly in 2006, and the final issue was #94 (June/July 2007).

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Novels

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Buffy Season 1

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

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Buffy Season 2

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

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Buffy Season 3

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

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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:

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 fan fiction, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and were therefore later published as officially Buffy or Angel merchandise (see main article for details).

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Official guidebooks

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"Watcher's Guides"

The Official guides to Buffy the Vampire Slayer offer a comprehensive guide to the show. The episode guides include synopses, lines from the shooting scripts that were deleted, biographies, interviews, music listings, monster listings, special notes, pictures, quotes, and much behind-the-scenes information.

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Watcher's Guide Volume III opted to include only an episode guide (Seasons 5–7), and a number of essays:

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"Casefiles"

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The official companions to Angel. The content of these books follows similar standards set by the "Watcher's Guides", including comprehensive episodes guides, images, quotes and behind the scenes information.

Volume I covers Angel Seasons 1 & 2.

Volume II covers Angel Seasons 3 & 4.

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Unofficial guidebooks

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These books were not licensed by 20th Century Fox as official Buffy/Angel merchandise.

Keith Topping

Keith Topping has written several unofficial guide books to television series such as The X Files, The Avengers, The Sweeney and The Professionals. He has also written guides to both Buffy (Slayer), and Angel (Hollywood Vampire).

The style of the guides analytically studies each episode in categories, drawing attention to things which may otherwise have not been noticed by viewers.

Slayer

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The first edition of Slayer was released in the UK in December 1999, and offered a guide to the first three seasons of Buffy. The book has undergone numerous editions, the most recent of which, Complete Slayer includes information on all seven seasons of Buffy.

The categories which Topping uses to analyse each episode include:

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Hollywood Vampire

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Hollywood Vampire has gone through several editions, the most comprehensive of which (February 2004), includes Angel seasons 1–4. The 228-page guide to Angel Season 5, Hollywood Vampire: The Apocalypse, also by Topping, was released in May 2005.

The layout of the guide follows that of Slayer using categories for each episode, some of which are different than its predecessor:

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Nikki Stafford

Nikki Stafford has written guides on both Buffy (Bite Me) and Angel (Once Bitten).

Bite Me

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The most recent edition (September 2002) includes Seasons 1-6. It also gives capsule reviews to Angel (Seasons 1-3). Additionally it includes behind scenes information, and a biography of Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Once Bitten

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A guide to Angel seasons 1-5. Features a history of the show, a section profiling the best websites, a look at Buffy and Angel's recognition in academic circles, behind-the-scenes information.

Dusted

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Lawrence Miles, who usually focuses on fiction, here offers his opinions on seven seasons of Buffy. The guide contains a comprehensive episode guide and a brief guide to the Buffy comics and novels that had been published prior to 2003.

The Girl's Got Bite

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The second edition (May 2003) of this book covers up to mid-way through the seventh season of Buffy (and therefore is not a guide to the entirety of the series) and features episode guides, cast biographies, Buffy trivia and behind-the-scenes anecdotes.

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Magazines

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The contents of the magazine issues listed below are intended as a general reference and are not exhaustive. Many regular features such as the 'News' section, quizzes, Q&As, and posters are not detailed here. Furthermore, the reviews listed below in the reviews section disclude Buffy/Angel episode/DVD reviews.

KEY: In the reviews section, '(None)' signifies no reviews were present, whilst '-' signifies that reviews were present but only of episodes/DVDs.

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