Thomas E. Sniegoski Books In Order

A Kiss Before the Apocalypse

Boston P.I. Remy Chandler has many talents. He can will himself invisible, he can speak and understand any foreign language including the language of animals, and if he listens carefully, he can hear thoughts.

Unusual, to say the least for an ordinary man. But Remy is no ordinary man he’s an angel. Generations ago, he chose to renounce heaven and live on Earth. He s found a place among us ordinary humans; friendship, a job he s good at and love.

Now he is being drawn into a case with strong ties to his angelic past. The Angel of Death has gone missing and Remy s former colleagues have come to him for help. But what at first seems to be about tracing a missing person turns out to involve much more a conspiracy that has as its goal the destruction of the human race.

And only Remy Chandler, formerly known as the angel Remiel can stop it.

Dancing on the Head of a Pin

Once he was known as the Angel Remiel, but generations ago Boston PI Remy Chandler chose to renounce heaven and live on earth, where he found a secure place among us ordinary humans But now, having lost the love of his life, Remy finds himself turning more and more away from his human friends and his everyday existence. He’s begun to seek out dangerous jobs those that involve the supernatural, those that bring him into contact with his past. Like his latest case: the theft of a cache of ancient weaponry stolen from a collector who deals in antiquities of a dark and dubious nature. The weapons, Remy knows, were forged aeons ago and imbued with unimaginable power. If they fall into the wrong hands, they could be used to destroy not only Heaven but also Earth. And to prevent that, Remy Chandler must decide whether he is willing to lose the last of his own humanity

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Six-year-old Zoe York has been taken, and her mother comes to Remy for help. He thinks the cops would be a better choice-until the desperate woman shows Remy why she chose him out of all the private detectives in Massachusetts. There are drawings. Crude childlike drawings that show Zoe’s visions of the future. Everything leading up to her abduction, and some beyond. Such as the picture of a man with wings who would come and save her-a man who is an angel. This is more than a mere kidnapping. Zoe’s preternatural gifts have made her a target for those who wish to exploit her power for their own destructive ends. And the search takes Remy to dark places he would rather avoid. But to save an innocent, Remy will ally himself with a variety of lesser evils-and his soul may pay the price.

A Hundred Words for Hate

As an Angel, Remy possesses powers and skills only to be used if the situation calls for it. And the sudden reappearance of the Garden of Eden is just such a situation. Two opposing forces of immortals want the Key to the Gates of Eden, so Remy must turn for help to a fallen angel who is sometimes friend, sometimes foe and always deadly.

The Fallen

Aaron Corbet isn’t a bad kid he’s just a little different.

archangel

On the eve of his eighteenth birthday, Aaron dreams of a darkly violent landscape. He can hear the sounds of weapons clanging, the screams of the stricken, and another sound he cannot quite decipher. But gazing upward at the sky, he suddenly understands. It is the sound of great wings, angels’ wings, beating the air unmercifully as hundreds of armored warriors descend on the battlefield.

Orphaned since birth, Aaron is suddenly discovering newfound and sometimes supernatural talents. But not until he is approached by two men does he learn the truth about his own destiny, and his role as a liaison between angels, mortals, and Powers both good and evil, some of whom are hell bent on his own destruction…
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Leviathan

Eighteen year old Aaron is on the run from the Powers that killed his foster parents and took his younger brother, Steven. With his dog, Gabriel, and Camael, a former Power, he is drawn north to a small town in Maine. Here Aaron, who still hasn’t accepted his newfound heritage, finds comfort in the isolated, tight knit community. But when Camael and Gabriel go missing, and their landlady suddenly attacks Aaron, he is forced to learn more about the War in Heaven and the many Powers that are fighting for dominance…
of humankind.

Aerie

haven? or hell?

Aaron Corbet is an eighteen year old Nephilim and the one who will reunite the fallen angels with Heaven. But right now Aaron isn’t interested in saving anybody other than himself, his magically powered dog, and his younger, autistic foster brother, Steven, from Verchiel, the cruel leader of the Powers. Verchiel is bent on destroying Aaron, and with him all hope of angelic reconciliation.

With the help of a fallen angel, Aaron manages to arrive in the angelic refuge known as Aerie. Though he hopes to catch his breath before continuing the Good Fight, Aaron learns that the other residents of Aerie are concerned about his presence and his role in their future. But how can he win their trust when he has accidentally led the Powers straight to the sanctuary of the Fallen?

Reckoning

The time has come for Aaron Corbet, the eighteen year old son of an angel and a mortal, to face his worst enemy. Verchiel, the fallen leader of the Powers, is determined to defeat the prophecy that foretold Aaron’s power over all the Fallen. And to do this, he intends to kill Aaron, hoping that the removal of such a ‘blight’ will restore Verchiel in the eyes of the Creator. Aaron has been training for this showdown, working to understand and control the awesome force that resides deep within himself. He knows he will win. After all, Verchiel has taken away everything and everyone who ever meant anything to Aaron. He has nothing to lose…
until Verchiel introduces Aaron to his long lost father.

End of Days

Victory is fleeting, but defeat is eternal. The war between Heaven and Hell rages on. Aaron, half angel and half human, commands the Fallen in their quest to protect humanity. But evil forces gain strength at every turn. And lurking somewhere in the shadows is Archangel Gabriel’s instrument with the power to call down the End of Days. Aaron draws confidence from the girl he loves as he struggles to make peace with his legacy as Lucifer s son. These are desperate times, and Aaron knows the Fallen will need to forge new, unlikely alliances to survive. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Aaron will stop at nothing to defend civilization and the girl who holds his heart. Even if it means facing Hell s darkest demons.

Billy Hooten, Owlboy

Billy Hooten is a weird kid. He gets beat up a lot, and spends the rest of his time doggedly trying to build a robot. One day, Billy Hooten hears a cry for help coming from the cemetery that borders his backyard. Against his better judgment, he runs toward it. And after that, everything changes for Billy Hooten. Because Billy Hooten, you see, is Owlboy. A quickthinking, goggle and feather wearing superhero who protects the bizarre and monstrous citizens of Monstros City, a city that exists under Billy’s hometown of Bradbury, Massachusetts. But is Billy truly worthy of the moniker Owlboy?

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Girl with the Destructo Touch

One day, using the magical passage that will take him to Monstros City, Billy forgets to close the door to the crypt, and is followed by…
Victoria. Oh, no. Victoria is Billy’s neighbor, his constant shadow, and a huge pain in the butt. Worse, Monstros City seems to exaggerate the traits people have in Bradbury and Victoria arrives in Monstros with something that Billy and Archebold name the Destructo Touch. Owlboy is supposed to protect Monstros City but has he just introduced the agent of its destruction?From the Trade Paperback edition.

Tremble at the Terror of Zis-Boom-Bah

WHAT S SCARIER THAN the Sassafras Siblings and Rot Toothed Hopping Monkey Demons? The answer, my friends, is old people. And Billy is forced to face his fears when his family picks up his Great Aunt Tilley at Shady Acres to bring her home for the long weekend. Meanwhile, in Monstros City, a mysterious villain unleashes a legendarily destructive monster: the enormous Zis Boom Bah. Zis Boom Bah has the inhabitants of Monstros so riled up that the military wants to use the OMG oh my gosh! device, which will destroy Zis Boom Bah, but take half of Monstros with him. But Billy has a revolutionary idea…
which leads him to a realization about the scariest Old Person at Shady Acres…

The Flock of Fury

IN The Flock of Fury, Billy Hooten learns the strange and horrifying truth behind Monstros City’s woes. It turns out that all the supervillains Billy has encountered are under the hire of a super SUPERvillain called the Monarch. The Monarch hates Billy and with good reason. But when Billy learns the Monarch s shocking true identity, will he be able to fight back against his most powerful foe yet?From the Trade Paperback edition.

Not Forgotten (By:Nancy Holder)

A band of child pickpockets leads Angel, Cordelia and Doyle to Jusef, a wealthy Indonesian businessman with a mild crush on Cordelia and a passionate love for Megawati, a beautiful woman with a terminal illness.

Redemption (By:Mel Odom)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
DEJA VU DEMONWhen their investigation agency books a walk in client, Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle couldn’t be happier. Whitney Tyler is a beautiful, widely adored actress who plays a vampire on a popular television series. Trouble is, a cult of viewers seems to think she’s a ‘real’ vampire, and has made attempts on her life. Cordelia has got stars in her eyes now that she’s rubbing elbows with Hollywood’s elite, and Doyle’s just relieved to have signed on a case that didn’t start with a vision and a blinding migraine. But when Angel lays eyes on Whitney, he’s astounded she’s the spitting image of a young woman warrior whom he encountered during his early days as the scourge of Europe. As the attempts on Whitney’s life continue, the trio uncovers a symbol that links the perpetrators to an ancient cadre sworn to battle creatures of the night. But what could connect Whitney to someone that Angel once knew almost two centuries ago?

Close to the Ground (By:Jeff Mariotte)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
MORTAL WEAKNESS Greed. Fear. Anger. All, technically, human emotions. But Angel’s a demon, not a saint, and he’s not immune to human emotions. So when big shot Hollywood studio head Jack Willitts offers him huge sums of cash in exchange for guarding his overprivileged daughter, Karinna, the Dark Avenger takes the gig. After all, as Cordy and Doyle point out eagerly there’s rent to pay. And Willitts can certainly foot the bill. After accompanying Karinna to several trendy nightspots, Angel writes her off as a spoiled brat. Cordy thinks Angel’s too personally involved in the case, but the situation is worse than they suspect. Karinna’s in trouble and suddenly Angel and company are being pursued by an unidentifiable creature, bent on destroying everything between it and what it wants most in the world. Before long, Angel finds himself trapped within a supernatural struggle for power, fame…
and immortality.

Hollywood Noir (By:Jeff Mariotte)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
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Hard boiled Horror

At a Hollywood construction site, a decayed corpse is the harbinger of a supernatural evil, while at Angel Investigations, Doyle’s latest vision leads him to a puzzling address. He, Angel, and Cordelia start tracking down the real McCoy: a cigarette girl named Betty McCoy. But they’re not the only ones to do so. There’s a new PI in town Mike Slade who dresses and acts as though entrenched in the era when lounge singers, swing dancing, and martinis first made the Hollywood night scene. The golden age of the silver screen. Tinseltown.

Still, Mike’s agenda is thoroughly modern he has a long standing bone to pick with local officials. Now Angel and his team find that their research leads them directly to Slade, and some files that are strictly L.A. confidential. But what do a cigarette girl, a water commissioner, and a slew of disappearing demons have in common?

Bruja (By:Mel Odom)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
. The Witching Hour Los Angeles is stunned when a priest is attacked by a woman who confesses to having murdered her own son. At the same time, Angel Investigations turns up reports of a madwoman floating in and out of gang fights, playgrounds, and flophouses populated by teen runaways…
she’s everywhere. She is a bruja a witch, and the embodiment of La Llorona the ‘Weeping Woman’ of Spanish lore. In any place she alights, a trail of death lingers. The priest soon lapses into a coma, but Angel and company have their hands full with other matters: Doyle is wracked with a vision of a young mother and her son in danger, out by the docks. Meanwhile, Cordy is busy searching for a big shot producer’s missing wife. The trio is running out of time. Angel has to find a possible connection between the wife who’s gone MIA and the mother on the docks before he himself is stopped by a phantom whose mere touch brings death itself…
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Avatar (By:,John Passarella)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
‘Net Stalker When Angel arrived in Los Angeles, he assumed he’d find enough evil to keep himself busy for, well…
eternity. Up until now, he’s had his hands full in real time. So when Cordelia suggests starting up a Web site for their detective agency, he’s hesitant. As Doyle puts it, ‘People in trouble want to interface with a face.’ Soon, though, the police discover a trail of desiccated corpses stretching across the city. The only thing that binds these victims other than their cause of death is their pastime pursuit: online chatting. One by one, they are being hunted by a techno savvy demon. And when this monster has claimed his final victim, he will have completed a ritual that extends the arm of his evil far beyond the reaches of even the Internet…

Soul Trade

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
. Soul Survivor Of any creature to walk the earth, Angel understands perhaps better than most the fragility of the soul. For others, the soul is the essence of humanity. But for Angel, his propels him toward the acts of humanity that may ultimately be his salvation. He never thought people would pay for a soul. In Los Angeles, where everything’s for sale, Doyle, Cordelia, and Angel discover a young girl whose soul has been literally taken from her, and they realize that the Soul Trade has hit the black market. A soul is now a commodity among the gamblers, junkies, and gangsters of the underworld, and the soul of an innocent child is the hottest item in town. That is, until Angel appears on the scene, and the inside traders realize that there’s a soul out there even more unique than they had ever dared to dream…
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Bone: Tall Tales

Long before the Bone cousins were ever lost in the uncharted desert on the outskirts of the Valley, Big Johnson Bone, the discoverer of the Rolling Bone River, founded Boneville. But little is known of the mighty explorer’s adventures before he started his famous trading post. So when Smiley Bone sits down with a group of young campers to retell the legendary stories of Boneville’s origin and its tough, no nonsense founder, what they hear are tall tales in typical BONE fashion wild antics complete with rat creatures, dragons, and a snarky little monkey! Previously published in black and white as STUPID, STUPID RAT TAILS, this edition will feature new material and full color art!

Bone: Quest for the Spark, Vol. 1

A return to the enthralling world of BONE with book one in this gripping spin off novel trilogy, illustrated in four color! Twelve year old Tom Elm is just an ordinary turnip farmer from the Valley, but he’s always felt destined for something bigger. So when he discovers everyone in his village is asleep and plagued by nightmares, he assembles a band of unlikely heroes. They must fight to preserve the Spark a divine light born at the core of a vast, dark nothingness called the Nacht. The Nacht is trying to permeate the Waking World with nightmares of the Dreaming, and it’s Tom’s mission to defeat the Nacht and its most loyal follower, the Constable. If he fails, his family and everyone might never wake up again.

Bone: Quest for the Spark, Vol. 2

The quest continues!The Nacht, the evil dragon that threatens to destroy both the Dreaming and the Waking World, is growing stronger, and twelve year old Tom Elm is the champion the Dreaming has chosen to defeat it. Along with Roderick the raccoon, Percival Bone and his nephew and niece, Randolf, Lorimar, and the two stupid Rat Creatures, Tom must race to find the missing pieces of the Spark. This leg of the journey introduces him to a trio of scheming bears and takes him into the depths of a dangerous beehive. And, on top of everything else, a traitor might be among them…
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Bone: Quest for the Spark Vol. 3

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Twelve year old Tom Elm, his raccoon friend Roderick, Percival, Abbey, and Barclay Bone, warrior priest Randolf, and forest woman Lorimar join in a quest to find the pieces of the Spark that can save Dreaming and the Waking World from a Darkness created by the Nacht.

Halloween Rain (By:Christopher Golden)

As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in the all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. Around Sunnydale, they say a scarecrow saturated with Halloween rain will come alive and slaughter anyone in sight. Lovely place, Sunnydale. Buffy’s best friends, Xander and Willow, used to think the tale was nonsense but after a few adventures with Buffy, they’re not so sure. Even without a maniacal scarecrow, a Sunnydale Halloween is a truly horrific happening. There are enough zombies and vampires about, ready to party hearty and eat some brains, to keep the Slayer and her friends up all night. And then rain starts to fall…
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Night of the Living Rerun (By:Arthur Byron Cover)

‘A History Lesson? ‘As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. one girl in all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. As if real life wasn’t already overflowing with vampire staking, now Buffy has begun to ‘dream about slaying! Night after night, it’s the same thing. She’s back with the Puritans, a Slayer on the trail of a witch. What can it mean? Buffy gets a clue when Xander and Giles start acting like ‘they have ancient alter egos. Now the stage is set for a symbolic replay of the night the Master was accidentally trapped in the other dimension. Only this time, the Master wants a happy ending for himself. Buffy and her friends must pervent the Master from rewriting the script and escaping his supernatural prison before Sunnydale becomes history!

Blooded (By:Christopher Golden)

An ancient vampire has arrived in Sunnydale, bent on continuing his reign of terror. But the trail of blood leads straight to Buffy’s best friend, Willow.

Child of the Hunt (By:Christopher Golden)

EVIL THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES

Jousting contests, human chess matches, lords and ladies and beggars…
a traveling Renaissance fair has come to Sunnydale. The fair may seem terminally uncool, but Buffy and her friends are charmed anyway. Especially by a sad eyed boy named Roland, who serves as the court jester.

Unfortunately, the people from the fair are not the only visitors in Sunnydale. Roaming the countryside are nasty little creatures with a taste for flesh: the dark faerie. They are minions of the Wild Hunt, servants of the evil Erl King.

Buffy’s challenge is to annihilate the king and his murderous horde. But the path to his destruction leads straight to Roland, who is not quite human…
and destined to become the Slayer’s mortal adversary.

Return to Chaos (By:Craig Shaw Gardner)

Old Magic, New Problem The Hellmouth a.k.a. Sunnydale, CA has drawn vampires, witches, and other demons to its powerful vortex. Now it has also drawn the attention of an ancient set of Druids allies in Buffy Summers’ battle against the Undead. Clocked in Darkness, wrapped in mystery, the Druids descend on Sunnydale ready to perform new rituals to summon forth a new world order, free from the evil that shapes Buffy’s nights. But the Slayer’s concerns are more immediate someone is stalking her friends. Cordelia, Xander, and Oz all are falling victim to this spell. And now it’s up to Willow and Giles to find the cause, while Buffy stands between the Mouth of Hell and the New Dawn.

Visitors (By:Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman)

When a supernatural stalker starts watching Buffy’s every move, she finds herself face to face with a being unlike any she’s ever encountered. But can she figure out this evil entity’s weakness before she is forced to participate in its dance of death?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book (With: Christopher Golden)

‘Like werewolves. Zombies. Succubi, incubi…
. Everything you ever dreaded was under your bed and told yourself couldn’t be by the light of day.’ Giles, ‘Welcome to the Hellmouth’ Vampires, werewolves, witches, demons of nonspecific origin. All of them are drawn to the Hellmouth in Sunnydale. California. And all of them have met their fate at the hands or stake of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Since its premiere. the popular TV show has pitted the Chosen One against the forces of darkness on a weekly basis. And her success is due in part to the intense research her Watcher Rupert Giles. and the rest of the gang have done to find the origin and best method of disposal for each villain. The Monster Book expands upon information revealed through Giles’ research and knowledge, exploring the mythological, literary, and cultural origins of the endless numbers of ghoulish creatures that have tried to take a piece of the Slayer. Before the Master, there was Dracula, before ‘Becoming,’ there was Nosferatu. Before Buffy, there was…
no one. The true horror fan knows that the legend of the vampire has existed for as long as there have been legends. But the demons that greet the business end of Buffy’s stake are one part tradition, three parts creative genius. Indeed, the Buffy creators have purposefully moved away from recent vampire fictions to find a middle ground among ancient lore, Bram Stoker’s ‘rules.’ and their own twist on the topic. ‘Well, if we close our eyes and say it’s all just a dream it’ll stab us to death. These things are real.’ Xander. ‘Fear, Itself’ Here you’ll find exclusive interviews with series creator Joss Whedon and the Emmy nominated team that creates the images you can’t shake. The Monster Book welcomes you to the Hellmouth. Enter at your own risk. ‘Wish me monsters.’ Buffy, ‘Living Conditions’

Immortal (By:Christopher Golden)

In the first hardcover installment of the bestselling Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder, coauthors of The Watcher’s Guide ‘Fans will suck this tome dry’ Entertainment Weekly, present a supernatural tale that pits Buffy against the deadliest vampire yet: one who is…
Immortal. During a routine slaying, Buffy Summers runs into a small group of vampires who seem to be out for more than the usual bite and suck. As the vamps scatter, one of them stays behind, willing to sacrifice itself to help the others escape. Though surprised vampires aren’t exactly known for their generosity the Slayer doesn’t waste time pondering the demon’s motivation and kills it. Or so she thinks. But the next night a new vampire confronts the Chosen One and her friends. One who knows Buffy’s name and can anticipate her basic attack. One who doesn’t have the proper respect for Mr. Pointy. One whose name is Veronique. She cannot die. Strike her down, but like the night she will always come again. And she will bring forth the end of Man…
. Every time Buffy kills her, Veronique rises again in a new body. ‘Great. Instant replay.’ An invincible demon is the last thing the Slayer needs right now. Joyce Summers is about to undergo a serious operation, calling up all of her daughter’s fears about her own mortality. Angel wants to comfort Buffy, but her mother’s crisis underscores the difference between them: he will live forever, while she will grow old…
or die young. Torn between her duties as a daughter and as the Chosen One, Buffy will need the support of her friends to help her solve a rash of grave robberies, head off an influx of new vampires, and take Veronique down, once and for all. For Veronique is on a mission to bring about the unification of her masters. the Triumverate, into one all powerful demon who will drink the blood of the last man on earth…
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Sins of the Father (By:Christopher Golden)

Stone Cold Killer One night while on patrol, the Slayer and her friends are outnumbered and receive aid from a totally unexpected source: Buffy’s old flame, Pike. He and Buffy had a complex relationship back in Los Angeles, when the Chosen One was first called. Now, Pike has arrived in Sunnydale, on the run from a stone demon with a grudge. Faced with this blast from the past, Buffy finds herself caught between her history with Pike…
and her future with Angel. But there’s little time to contemplate this situation as vamp activity rises and Giles, in particular, becomes the target of mysterious, brutal attacks. Buffy suspects a deeper connection between old friends and new enemies. With the help of her friends, Buffy unmasks the evil entities and discovers that even a Watcher can be watched…
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Unnatural Selection (By:Mel Odom)

Slick humour and scary thrills, based on the TV series.

Resurrecting Ravana (By:Ray Garton)

RAISING THE DEAD With midterms looming, the students at Sunnydale High are predictably stressed out. Even super student Willow is feeling the pressure to succeed. And when her usual study buddies Buffy, Xander, and Oz decide they don’t need her tutorial sessions, Willow wonders if she’s really what they don’t need. But her hurt feelings don’t explain her sudden antagonism toward Buffy or the strange dreams they’ve both been having. As tensions in the school escalate into brutal acts of violence and the perpetrators turn up horribly mutilated Buffy and the gang search for a supernatural source. The evidence indicates that someone is attempting to resurrect a powerful Hindu demon. Willow’s new confidante, guidance counselor Promila Daruwalla, becomes the prime suspect…
until Giles runs into an old ‘friend’ who is always causing trouble. It will take all of the Slayer’s resources…
and the help of all her friends…
to find the culprit and destroy the key to the demon’s resurrection.

The Sunnydale High Yearbook (By:Christopher Golden)

It’s senior year for Buffy Summers and her friends. And that means homecoming, senior prom, finals, graduation all the usual evil doings guaranteed to make the Chosen One long for recess. Slayer duties caused Buffy to miss picking up her Yearbook, so Willow took it for her and enlisted the help of Xander, 0z, Cordelia, Giles, and Angel to make it truly special. Filled with personal notes, candid photos, and in jokes about Slayerfest, Halloween, substitute teachers, the principal who was eaten, Ascension, etc. Buffy’s Yearbook is part school publication, part memory book. Written by the authors of the bestselling The Watcher’s Guide, this keepsake volume is packed with key references to the show and characters, 32 full color pages of fan favorite moments, and Graduation photos!

The Willow Files, Vol. 1 (By:Yvonne Navarro)

‘Now we’re supposed to be deciding what we wanna do with our lives and I realized that’s what I want to do. Fight evil…
. It’s a good fight, Buffy, and I want in.’ Since the self proclaimed ‘science nerd’ had the odd luck to fall in with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow Rosenberg has come into her own. As a member of the Scooby Gang, Willow used her skills as savvy ‘Net girl to help save the world on more than one occasion. But as time passed, Willow’s powers evolved from Web surfing to the limitless realm of magic. And with that change came some difficult life lessons. Willow has always longed for more parental guidance, but when Sunnydale’s adults are swept up in a witch hunt, Willow finds that her mother’s judgment really bums. And who knew that her forays into the black arts would bring her literally face to face with an alter ego ‘Old Reliable’ never imagined existed? Ultimately, though, when it comes time to take charge of her future, Willow realizes that whether it be as a computer hacker or Wicca extraordinaire, she can go further than she had ever dreamed…
by staying right where she has been all along.

Deep Water (By:Laura Anne Gilman,Josepha Sherman)

Shape Shifters Willow’s soft spot for critters finds her spending a cold winter morning along the coast as part of a volunteer rescue team, cleaning up an oil spill that has damaged the marine habitat. While climbing over some rocks, she discovers another unexpected victim of the spillage a selkie, a shape shifting seal girl who won’t be able to return to the sea until the oil is removed from her coat. Willow takes the creature back to the library so that Giles and the Slayerettes can help her to restore her magickal coat. However, though ‘Ariel,’ as the posse dubs her, is endearing in her innocence, Buffy can’t quite shake her innate suspicions of the creature whose nature, like the ocean, is ever changing. Unfortunately, the spill has forced more than a selkie from the cold water. Merrows look very much like traditional mermaids with one important and fatal difference. As if things weren’t complicated enough…

The Harvest (By:,Richie Tankersley Cusick)

Stock up on the original novelization that started it all! Buffy is poised to knock’em dead so don’t miss this exciting opportunity to order the original movie novelization! Now a WB TV series, Entertainment Weekly calls Buffy, the Vampire Slayer ‘this season’s most distinctive and sharply written new show.’.

The Evil That Men Do (By:Nancy Holder)

EVIL DWELLS HERE After a vicious shooting spree, the town of Sunnydale is shell shocked. What could have sparked the random rampage? Buffy Summers can guess. Considering the prophetic dreams she’s been having, the Slayer suspects possession by an especially malevolent force. As the police follow their typical false leads, the Slayerettes start up their own research into possible paranormal causes. But when Oz’s van is discovered on the side of the road, minus one teen wolf, a distraught Willow turns on Buffy, disrupting the investigation. With the pressure in Sunnydale mounting, the residents’ reactions to stress grow increasingly unpredictable. The Slayer continues her search for answers, narrowly surviving an attack by a well trained and powerful vampire who brought a gruesome death to every Slayer who crossed her path. Is this the ancient creature behind the recent influx of evil? Or is there another influence…
close to home?

Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row (By:Christopher Golden)

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You got Slayer problems. You know what I find works real good with Slayers? Killing them.’ ‘Oh yeah, I did a couple Slayers in my time. Don’t like to brag. Oh, who am I kidding, I love to brag. There was one Slayer, during the Boxer Rebellion…
‘ ‘We like to talk big, vampires do. ‘I’m gonna destroy the world,’ just tough guy talk, strutting around with your friends over a pint of blood…
Truth is, I like this world. You got dog racing, Manchester United, Love Boat, and you got people. Billions of people walking around like Happy Meals with legs…
‘ In the second hardcover installment of the bestselling Buffy the Vampire Slayer series, Christopher Golden, coauthor of The Watcher’s Guide ‘fans will suck this tome dry’ Entertainment Weekly and Immortal ‘Golden and Holder smartly expand upon the show’s slangy lingo and display deep insight into the characters.’ Entertainment Weekly, presents a unique supernatural tale that finds fan favorite demon lovers Spike and Drusilla wreaking havoc throughout war torn Europe as only they can. As long as there have been demons, there have been Slayers. But Slayers have short life expectancies and high mortality rates. Which is why there exists a list of Pretty Maids All in a Row It’s 1940, and Europe is ravaged by World War II an ideal environment for two gleefully destructive monsters. Drusilla’s birthday that is, the anniversary of her resurrection as a vampire impends and her devoted paramour Spike wants to celebrate in style. What more perfect a gift than the legendary necklace known as Freyja’s Strand a chain of metal so potently magical that it instantly imbues its wearer with the ability to shape shift at will? The problem is, no one’s sure that the bauble even exists. Until Spike learns of a demon named Skrymir, who claims not only to possess the necklace, but is willing to trade. Skrymir’s true desire is to be rid of the most persistent thorns in his side, the Watchers’ Council and the Slayer, so that he can implement his vision of world domination. Spike’s task is to infiltrate Council head quarters and get his hands on the list of all young women currently in training to take over as Slayer should they be called. In exchange for the necklace, Spike must kill the current Slayer, a brazen young woman named Sophie, as well as all of the Slayers in Waiting that exist the ‘pretty maids all in a row.’ To Spike, this sounds like fun, and he sets off on a spree. Sophie and her Watcher, Yanna, are determined to stop whoever has been slaughtering all of the potential Slayers. If Spike and Drusilla succeed with their plans of bloodlust and power, it could mean the end of the Chosen One all of the Chosen Ones forever…

The Willow Files, Vol. 2 (By:Yvonne Navarro)

‘Now we’re supposed to be deciding what we wanna do with our lives and I realized that’s what I want to do. Fight evil…
. It’s a good fight, Buffy, and I want in.’ Since the self proclaimed ‘science nerd’ had the odd luck to fall in with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow Rosenberg has come into her own. As a member of the Scooby Gang, Willow used her skills as savvy ‘Net girl to help save the world on more than one occasion. But as time passed, Willow’s powers evolved from Web surfing to the limitless realm of magic. And with that change came some difficult life lessons. Willow has always longed for more parental guidance, but when Sunnydale’s adults are swept up in a witch hunt, Willow finds that her mother’s judgment really bums. And who knew that her forays into the black arts would bring her literally face to face with an alter ego ‘Old Reliable’ never imagined existed? Ultimately, though, when it comes time to take charge of her future, Willow realizes that whether it be as a computer hacker or Wicca extraordinaire, she can go further than she had ever dreamed…
by staying right where she has been all along.

Revenant (By:Mel Odom)

When a Chinese gang hits Sunnydale, racial tensions in the community are sparked. Buffy has seen the baddies shake down Willy the Snitch, so naturally her Slayer senses are up. But to Willow, the situation poses a more personal threat. Her new friend Jia Li has been feeling the backlash from this cross cultural hostility and it’s tearing her family apart. Jia remains true to her ancient cultural heritage, but her brother, the angry, outspoken Lok, is ready to toss out old Chinese customs for the modern American lifestyle. And he’s willing to use the occult for just that purpose. Suddenly, a beautiful martial arts warrior arrives on the scene. It’s impossible to tell where her allegiance lies, but Xander whose romances are becoming habitually complicated is smitten, Giles is in full research mode, and before long, Buffy is wondering who’s behind the gang warfare. Is supernatural evil brewing?

Tempted Champions (By:Yvonne Navarro)

Fallen Angels Buffy’s shaken to learn that Celina, the new girl in town, is actually a vamp who’s heard of Buffy’s rep. She’s here to challenge the Slayer and even Angel in L.A. is concerned that this time, Buffy may be in over her head. Celina’s not the only monster skulking about the neighborhood. D’Hoffryn has returned to Sunnydale to offer Anya another chance as a vengeance demon. Can she give up her romance with Xander and the friendships she’s forged as a mortal for another shot at immortality even if it comes with a horrific price tag? Dawn tries to explain to Anya that humanity is worth the occasional heartache, even as she has doubts of her own. Suddenly Buffy learns the terrifying truth about Celina: she’s not just any vamp she was once a Slayer herself. Buffy has struggled with her own dark side enough to question the subtle distinction between ‘Slayer’ and killer. If Celina turned Buffy, and Willow restored Buffy’s soul, could she possibly find love with Angel at last? And, more importantly, would she still be a hero?

The Book of Fours (By:Nancy Holder)

In the third hardcover installment of the bestselling Buffy the Vampire Slayer series Nancy Holder, coauthor of Immortal ‘Golden and Holder smartly expand on the show’s slangy lingo and display deep insight into the characters’ Entertainment Weekly presents an epic tale that bridges the gap between Buffy and her immediate predecessor. Here, the Slayer is united with her sisters, and all are pitted against an ancient force manifested in the four elements. The Book of Fours When an old classmate of Buffy’s from L.A. is killed and Willow is severely injured in a car accident, both in the space of one week, the Slayer must yet again face the vulnerabilities of her mortal friends. No one is invincible, least of all the Slayer herself. After all, Buffy’s very existence as the Chosen One bears witness to the demise of countless Slayers called before her. At the same time, from a place of nightmares which Buffy and Faith share a terrible evil invades Sunnydale, setting off a quartet of disasters: A controlled burn of some old forest growth escalates into a raging fire that threatens to devour the town; astonishingly high tides at the beach take out boats, oceanfront property, and innocent bystanders; a hurricane pummels the beleaguered town, but does not quench the fire; and a massive earthquake erupts, disgorging pockets of natural gas from huge sinkholes. Clearly, these catastrophes are linked to the Slayers’ nightmares, which revolve around four strangely swathed, indistinct figures. One is burning, one is dripping wet; one is covered in mud, one shrouded in windswept linen. Each trudges across pristine desert sand dunes carrying a box of grafted skin and bone that Faith thinks she recognizes from a previous battle. Research leads Giles to the Watcher’s Diaries, where he learns that the last Slayer to encounter a similar container was India Cohen Buffy’s immediate predecessor. Strangely, Buffy has never given much thought to the young girl whose death activated her own era as the Chosen One. But now she must draw on the strength of those who came before her or something else will draw on hers. For Buffy is being stalked by a monstrous force that journeys through time, fortifying itself by draining the primal power of a Slayer. Mortal though she may be, if she wishes to stop this demonic presence, Buffy must orient herself on a continuum that predates even humanity itself…

Paleo (By:Yvonne Navarro)

Prehistoric Hysteria

Buffy Summers and her gang know that Sunnydale is a haven for outsiders, whether of the supernatural or strictly adolescent variety. Shy transfer student Kevin Sanderson is no exception. But Kevin instantly finds a mentor in Daniel, a paleontologist and fellow dino phile at the Sunnydale Museum of Natural History. When Buffy starts hearing rumors of alligators in the sewers, she has to wonder about Kevin and Daniel’s hobbies.

Meanwhile, the Slayerettes are having extracurricular excitement of their own. Alysa, a hotshot talent agent, wants to represent the Dingoes, and she’s offering the Scooby Gang fame and fortune. If she’s legit, it could be Oz’s big break. But Buffy’s too busy to run a background check Daniel and Kevin have reanimated an ancient creature with a new agenda…
an agenda that begins and ends with the destruction of the Slayer…
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Ghoul Trouble (By:,John Passarella)

Something wicked has been preying on Sunnydale students and whatever it is, its methods are pretty gruesome. Buffy locates some human bones that have been picked clean, and knows that she’s dealing with an unearthly evil. Some help from the Scooby Gang would be ideal, but they’ve run into trouble of their own. Oz and Xander are literally perhaps unnaturally mesmerized by a hottie new chick band headlining at the Bronze, and Willow has been captured by Sunnydale’s latest resident carnivores. What they need is the Slayer. But in order to help her friends, Buffy must first dust a vampire one that has an urgent interest in Joyce Summers, the unique ability to resist sunlight, and an open invitation to the Summers’ house…

Oz: Into the Wild (By:Christopher Golden)

One werewolf’s personal journey in seach of truth and enlightenment; When Willow first dated laconic laid back Daniel Osborne, guitarist with hip campus band Dingoes Ate My Baby, it didn’t matter to her that he turned into a werewolf every time there was a full moon. After all, as she said to him, ‘Three days of the month I’m not much fun to be around either.’ But when Oz’s savage instincts threaten to overwhelm him and he fears he can no longer control his impulses even outside the full moon, he decides that he’s no longer safe for Willow to be around. Leaving a devastated Willow behind him he drops out of college and vanishes out of her life, telling her only that he will return when he is confident he can control the wolf within. Viewers of Buffy Season Four will know that he does return and that thanks to a sage in Tibet he did indeed learn to master the wolfish part of his nature. Christopher Golden’s fabulous tale fills in the gaps…
where he went in his search for knowledge and whom he encountered, what happened to him on his travels and exactly how he learned to find that inner strength and peace.

Crossings (By:Mel Odom)

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME Buffy and Dawn are having difficulty settling into their new roles, now that their mother is gone. Buffy herself is reluctant to cross over to the role of parent, and the two are bickering more than usual. In fact, Buffy’s distraction prevents her from noticing strange behavior among the video game crowd. One of Xander’s friends goes medieval outside the Sunnydale movie theatre, laughing and babbling that he can’t be stopped he’s only in town on a temporary visa. Puzzled, Anya and Xander investigate. It seems that people who’ve been testing a new video game have been demonstrating creepy tics. As the Slayer attempts to put all of the pieces together, Anya is abducted into an alternate demon universe. Buffy had better figure out how to get her friend back to Sunnydale, before the game is over, for good…

The Wisdom of War (By:Christopher Golden)

When Sunnydale’s shores are invaded by an ancient, demonic threat from beneath the waves, and its citizens begin to undergo a horrible transformation, the Council of Watchers’ response is immediate and unequivocal. Kill the creatures. Kill them all. But there are mysteries upon mysteries here, and Buffy is sure that the Council is hiding something. When she refuses to cooperate, the Council turns its attention southward, to another Slayer who may be more willing to execute their plans. That the Watchers Council can be both pragmatic and ruthless is not in doubt. The ‘wetworks’ team they despatched first to capture and later to kill the errant Faith provides ample proof of that. But the assassination squad that should have taken Faith out failed to complete their assignment, leaving the rogue Slayer alive and apparently repentant in a Los Angeles jail. Desperate times require desperate measures. But is it wise of the Council to try to use her now?

Chosen (By:Nancy Holder)

BIGGEST BADDEST BUFFY OF THEM ALL The First has come to Sunnydale and set its sights on taking down the Slayer. On the side of the White Hats: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Anya, Dawn, Giles, Spike, Faith, Angel, and an assortment of young, innocent, untried Potentials. In this season spanning storyline, Buffy Summers will learn about the primeval origins of her own strength, and have the opportunity to train those would succeed her. And as the forces of evil find their way back to the Hellmouth where it all began the Slayer will uncover what being the Chosen One is all about: Power. ‘She’s laid down her life literally to protect the people around her. This girl has died, two times, and she’s still standing. You’re scared, that’s smart. You got questions, you should. But you doubt her motive, you think Buffy is about the kill…
then you take the little bus to battle. I’ve see her heart this time not literally and I’ll tell you right now she cares more about your lives than you will ever know. You gotta trust her. She’s earned it.’ Xander, ‘Dirty Girls’

Blood and Fog (By:Nancy Holder)

The strongest magick ever distilled, and the deadliest butcher England has ever known…

Buffy Summers is on the trail of a killer demon in Sunnydale, and reluctantly accepts the help of Spike. Anything’s better than his moping around. But Spike as usual has his own agenda, and it involves something the demon is carrying: a vial of pure magickal power. Spike knows plenty of people and demons who will pay top dollar for this vial: Doc, Rack…
and an ancient evil known as The First.

Spike has encountered The First before. In the good old days in Victorian London, when Spike, Drusilla, Angelus, and Darla ran through the night in pursuit of dark fun, another evil being was stalking the streets, dispatching young women with brutal efficiency. But when the so called ‘Jack the Ripper’ struck too close to their twisted ‘family,’ the vampires found themselves on the same side as the Slayer of that time. Working to bring down Jack, and running afoul of The First, Spike and the Slayer formed an uneasy alliance, which followed Spike all through the twentieth century to present day Sunnydale, now blanketed in a mysterious fog…
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Chaos Bleeds (By:James A. Moore)

Reunion Life on the Hellmouth a.k.a. Sunnydale, California has always involved a steady parade of demons intent on ruining Buffy Summers’s nightlife. Staying at the top of her game means Buffy’s racked up some powerful enemies. Now an old nemesis has returned: Ethan Rayne, a college ‘friend’ of Giles’s, has arrived in Sunnydale, and this time he actually wants Buffy’s help. Not surprisingly, he’s run afoul of The First an ancient evil that predates humankind. And now The First has made Ethan a deal he can’t refuse: ultimate power. All he has to do is lure Buffy into battle. With their sanity on the line, the gang is going to need all the help they can get. Enter Spike and Faith…

Queen of the Slayers (By:Nancy Holder)

No vacation. No benefits. And the only retirement is an early death. With the closing of the Hellmouth and the awakening of hundreds of potential slayers, Buffy Summers thought she had overturned the Slayer’s self sacrifice and earned herself a much deserved break. But the thrill of victory is short lived. The Forces of Darkness are not ones to graciously accept defeat, and the collective rage unites disparate and powerful parties more eager than ever to reclaim dominance. Willow’s magickal distribution of the slayer essence left girls across the world discovering their latent power. Giles races to reorganize the now much needed Watchers Council, and the Scoobies relocate to Europe. And there in Rome, Buffy is drawn to the Immortal a charismatic, if inscrutable, figure. But then comes word that a number of the fresh slayers are being coerced to join an army of slayers governed by the mysterious ‘Queen of the Slayers,’ an awesome evil determined to claim the intoxicating slayer essence for herself. Xander is sent to Africa to learn more about the origin of the slayer essence. Instead, he returns to report that, alarmingly, there’s not enough good in the world to counteract the overabundance of evil, and that the deciding apocalypse is drawing much too near. Alliances are formed and loyalties betrayed as it comes down to slayer versus slayer, leading to an ultimate battle of champions from Buffy’s past and present. And then an unimaginable gift arrives…

Blackout (By:Keith R.A. DeCandido)

THE DARK IS COMING…
. New York City in 1977 is vampire heaven. Serial killer Son of Sam is often blamed for their hits, and a citywide blackout gives them free reign of the streets, allowing them to get away with murder. Spike and his beloved Drusilla are in the Big Apple taking advantage of the situation, as is Vampire Slayer Nikki Wood, who has hunkered down with her son, Robin, in a Times Square apartment where she thinks they’ll be safe. But no matter where she goes, Nikki has to watch her back. Spike has only one thing on his mind: to slay a slayer. Adding to Spike’s list of challenges is a corrupt local vampire community that catches wind of his presence, and when they start messing with him, things get bloody interesting.

The Deathless (By:Keith R.A. DeCandido)

As if Ring Day weren’t enough to make Buffy Summers anxious she can’t even afford one of the less expensive silver bands, the Slayer has her hands full trying to figure out why an average split level house in Sunnydale has all the vampires spooked. When she arrives at the library to discuss this new development with Giles, a package he’s received from an old folklorist in Russia reveals what’s going on: The stars are properly aligned for an attempt to resurrect Koschei the Deathless, a long dead evil sorcerer. So while her classmates are busy choosing rings to demonstrate their school spirit, Buffy must figure out how to keep someone from reviving Koschei and, should she need to resort to plan B, how to kill him again. A little investigating soon leads Buffy and the gang to the necromancer who originally killed the sorcerer, an immortal Russian sorceress named Yulia Dryanushkina, who can control vampires which explains their reluctance to pass by her place of residence. When the crew pays Yulia a visit, she assures them that with Willow’s assistance, she would be able to kill the sorcerer again should he be revived. Neither Buffy nor Willow are particularly comfortable with aligning themselves with the necromancer, but they have no other choice when, twenty four hours later, the vampires start behaving strangely…
and half the senior class goes missing.

Dark Congress (By:Christopher Golden)

Since the beginning of time, the demonic races have gathered every century to resolve conflicts among them and to determine the course of their future. This centennial event was called the Dark Congress. In the second century b.c., however, the Dark Congress failed to resolve their conflicts. Instead, the Congress ignited into a war that drove wedges between the various demon races from that time until now. And all of it began as a result of Kandida, the great North African river demon, being nearly killed by forces in the Congress and magically entombed in the riverbank. But now, Kandida is free, and for the first time in centuries, the Dark Congress is being called again. All demon races and other varieties of supernatural creatures have been called to gather at the Hellmouth in Providence, Rhode Island. Some gather in hopes of resolution, some in favor of war, and Kandida is tasked to broker a treaty and guide the Congress to peace, wherein everyone might simply agree to disagree. And so the demons gather under a banner of a truce. But the demons still harbor many bitter disagreements with one another. The Congress must have an arbiter of these conflicts, and that someone is Buffy Summers. Buffy is horrified and disgusted to be included. After all, she is not a demon…
is she? She knows so little about her powers that she cannot say for certain where they truly spring from. How can she spend so much time wallowing in the darkness without becoming part of it? Can she possibly agree to a truce with all the horrors of the world, and allow them to come Providence without any attempt to stop them? And does she have a choice?

One Thing or Your Mother (By:Kirsten Beyer)

It’s tough being a teenage Slayer. On the verge of failing her junior year thanks to annoying Principal Snyder, who seems to be acting even stranger than usual lately Buffy agrees to meet with a tutor. Not helping her studies is the fact that lately she’s been exhausted, waking up each morning feeling more tired than she did the night before. To make matters even worse, she’s tasked with investigating the disappearance of a child…
a little girl who happens to have gone missing mere hours before a child vampire surfaced in Sunnydale, accompanied by a wheelchair bound male who fits Spike’s description perfectly. Fighting off exhaustion and uneasy at the prospect of staking a child vamp, Buffy learns that Principal Snyder is the target of a sleep deprivation spell that has taken over Sunnydale. Putting aside her fear that her tutor is out to get her, and hoping that the sleeping spell is affecting both humans and demons, Buffy investigates Snyder’s odd behavior. She follows him to his childhood home to discover that he has arranged to have his abusive mother banished to the demon dimension. Meanwhile, Drusilla, who has been playing mother figure to the child vampire, is learning how difficult it is to be a parent. As sleep takes hold of the citizens of Sunnydale, Buffy begins to realize that unless she breaks the spell soon, the nightmare is just beginning.

Endangered Species (By:Nancy Holder,Jeff Mariotte,,Jeffrey J. Mariotte)

Cordelia Chase is accustomed to being rocked by excruciating visions courtesy of the Powers That Be, but that doesn’t mean that she is impervious to them. She is particularly disturbed to be visited with the image of someone she knows. It’s Faith whose recent incarceration, it would seem, is the least of her problems. Angel wastes no time in heading off to jail to check on the once rogue warrior, who admits to having noticed various creepies of the supernatural, rather than criminal, variety going bump in the night. She can’t really investigate thoroughly for fear of giving away her status as Slayer to her fellow inmates. The picture becomes clearer when Chaz Escobar, a onetime game hunter, arrives at Angel Investigations. He explains that he is searching for his wife, Marianna, a vampire. He had been working on the cure for her vampirism on a small, distant island but she escaped. Chaz suspects her for being the monster harassing Faith. When Faith is magickally sprung from jail straight into Marianna’s clutches Angel’s Team and Chaz are off to Fantasy Island. Once there, however, they discover that Chaz’s secondary goal is to rid the world of vampires even those with a soul. If Angel aligns himself with Chaz even to the point of self sacrifice, his atonement will truly be complete. But before the two can retrieve the magickal chalice required for the destruction of vampires, they find themselves prey of a species of questionable evolution orchestrated by creatures of true evil: the lawyers of Wolfram & Hart.

Cursed (By:Mel Odom)

ANGEL VS. SPIKE Sulking around the Slayer in Sunnydale, the vampire Spike has often run into demons intent on punishing him for throwing in with the White Hats. But when there are hints of a more organized campaign dedicated to vanquishing the vampire with a chip in his head, Spike sets off on the trail of whoever’s put a hit out on him. Meanwhile, in the City of Angels, the vampire with a soul finds that the search for a mystical object is tied to his days as the vicious Angelus. Then Spike his former partner in carnage arrives in L.A. Each nursing a grudge, and with the specter of Buffy in both of their cold, dead hearts, the two vampires reluctantly work together…
until their torturous past catches up with them!

Impressions (By:Doranna Durgin)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
. ROCK SOLID An otherwise peaceful day at Angel Investigations is disturbed by the arrival of a desperate man and the demon at his heels. The gang quickly disposes of the monster, only to find that it decomposes the instant it dies, leaving them with little by way of identifying characteristics. The man is of no help, as he’s fallen victim to a stolen identity scam; he’s been wooed by a false Angel and is consequently distrustful of the real deal. And he’s certainly not going to give up the ancient stone he’s pocketed. Angel’s freaked by the thought of his very own impersonator and Cordy’s quick to point out all the more worthy celebrities residing in the greater L.A. vicinity but he doesn’t have time to reflect on the weirdness of the situation. Lorne’s reporting some majorly bad mojo over at Caritas that needs handling. But what ever’s getting under all the local demons’ skin seems to be affecting Angel as well. Will the real Dark Avenger please stand up?

Monster Island (With: Christopher Golden)

‘You never know until you’re tested.’ Doyle, ‘Hero’ Since he arrived in Los Angeles, Angel’s mission has been to help the helpless. He has saved countless innocents in his city. However, one escaped his grasp: Doyle, the hard drinking, easy living half demon who came to Angel on a vision quest. Doyle sacrificed himself and in turn reconciled his internal conflict toward his own demonic heritage, leaving Angel with Cordelia and, ultimately, a new cadre to carry on with the good fight. And fight they do. But as the group squares off against evil in the City of Angels, little do they know that back in Sunnydale trouble is brewing as usual. A shakedown of snitches yields info: Someone other than Buffy has been slaying and whoever it is, he or she is strictly after half breeds, going so far as to lie in wait to attack. It doesn’t add up, and the Scoobies are stumped. Back in L.A. the picture becomes clearer when Angel Investigations is visited by an unexpected guest. It’s Doyle’s father, a Brachen demon named Axtius. He’s come to give Doyle a gift: Daddy’s going to rid Doyle of his pesky human side. In fact he’s looking to rid the world of half breeds. He’s not happy to learn that Doyle’s gone, and if someone is to be blamed, it’s Angel. But Axtius doesn’t have time to point fingers he knows where the mixed blood demons have set up camp. Before long Buffy and her avengers have assembled right alongside Angel and Co. Both slayer and vampire have skirted the boundaries of humanity, but neither can support a massacre. A crime against monsters is a crime nonetheless…
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Sanctuary (By:Jeff Mariotte)

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends…
SAFE HAVEN Angel and Co. are enjoying a rare moment of relaxation at the karaoke bar Caritas when a loud explosion draws the gang and the rest of the bar’s patrons outside. A building across the way is on fire, but the conflagration is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to distract people from a drive by shooting! And when the smoke clears, Fred is missing. It’s obvious she’s been kidnapped, so Angel, Lorne, Cordy, Wes, and Gunn set about questioning everyone within the immediate radius. At least ten demons were direct eyewitnesses. One problem, though: Each tells a different story of what he, she, or it saw. It could have been gang warfare monster style or Fred could have wandered home without saying good bye. One thing quickly becomes clear: Demons don’t make for the most reliable sources…
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The Lost Army (By:Christopher Golden,Mike Mignola)

The hero: Forty years after being rescued from Axis powers at the end of World War II, he’s a top field agent for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Development. He questions the unknown, then beats it into submission. And he’s a blood red, cloven hoofed demon with a tail and stone right hand named Hellboy.

The girl: Dr. Anastasia Bransfield is the old flame from Hellboy’s past. Beautiful and tough, Anastasia wishes they could reunite under better circumstances. But she needs his raw power and knowledge of the unknown to help her search team solve…

The mystery: Around 525 B.C., a fifty thousand strong Persian army, while crossing the conquered Egyptian desert, inexplicably vanished from the face of the earth. Two millennia later, amid mounting hostilities between Libya and joint allied forces, a group of British archaeologists has met that same fate, disappearing without a trace along the edge of the Great Sand Sea.

The evil: From the mythical oasis of Ammon, the dead utter a warning to Hellboy, Anastasia and their companions: leave now or die. And be careful of the spiders. Hellboy has no recourse but to dig deeper, below the hot sands of the Sahara. As usual, what he finds is worse than even the world’s greatest paranormal agent could bargain for an immortal sorcerer named Hazred, who sees Hellboy as the instrument to summon back an even greater evil banished from our world eons before. And any who stand against him will fall before the undead legions of The Lost Army.

The Bones of Giants (By:Christopher Golden,Mike Mignola)

On the frozen shores of Sweden, lighting strikes from a clear sky. The skeleton of a huge man is revealed, its fingers clutched around the handle of an iron hammer. No one who comes to see this marvel from Norse mythology can lift it no one but Hellboy, who lifts the hammer just in time for lightning to strike again, welding it to his hand, and leading him towards a bizarre series of visions and encounters. Chris Golden, author of the popular Hellboy: The Lost Army novel, makes his return to the character, in a novel illustrated by Mike Mignola, award winning creator of Hellboy, and production designer of Disney’s summer blockbuster, Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

On Earth As It Is In Hell (By:Brian Hodge)

Fifty years ago, a blood red, cloven hoofed demon was conjured up by Axis powers at the end of World War II, but adopted by the United States government, which gave him the name Hellboy and raised him in secrecy. Today, Hellboy is a top field agent for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. He questions the unknown then beats it into submission. His latest case: Angels have attacked the Vatican, destroying an entire floor of the building’s precious library. That’s a new one, even for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. The BPRD dispatches Hellboy and his amphibious colleague, Abe Sapien, to investigate. When they arrive on the scene, they discover that thousands of documents from all eras of history have been destroyed except for one, saved from the holy fire by an obsessive scholar. His prize? An ancient scroll allegedly written by Jesus the Nazarene decades after the crucifixion. Hellboy’s first thought is that the scroll was the focus of the seraphim’s attack but why would heavenly creatures undertake such violence and ruin? The answer to this puzzle will lead Hellboy down a terrifying trail to ancient gods, vengeful demons, and a hidden world made of the purest evil…
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Unnatural Selection (By:Tim Lebbon)

Hordes of terrifying mythical creatures suddenly appear across the globe a dragon perched on the statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, a thirty foot alligator lurking in the canals of Venice, a griffin slaughtering horses in Madrid, giant vampire bats, mermaids, gremlins. As the destruction and death toll escalate rapidly, Hellboy and the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defence arm themselves for battle.

The God Machine

Hellboy, a bloodred, cloven hoofed demon raised by the United States government, is a top field agent for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. He questions the unknown then beats it into submission. Religious artifacts from every faith are disappearing without a trace. The identity of the perpetrator is a complete mystery until Hellboy and Liz Sherman acting on an unlikely tip from a ghost foil a museum heist attempted by crude, robotic constructs inhabited by human spirits. One of these freed human spirits offers to help Hellboy track down those who imprisoned him: a fanatical order of psychics obsessed with creating a new messiah, one that will bring about a new stage of evolution for mankind whether mankind is willing or not. Now only Hellboy and his colleagues stand between a vulnerable humanity and an evil, vengeful god…
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The Dragon Pool (By:Christopher Golden)

Hellboy, a bloodred, cloven hoofed demon raised by the United States government, is a top field agent for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. He questions the unknown then beats it into submission. In the upper reaches of the Himalayas, Hellboy’s ex girlfriend, archaeologist Anastasia Bransfield, believes she has found the location of the legendary ‘Dragon King Pool’ thought to be the ancient dwelling of an evil dragon who inflicted horrific devastation on the land and its people. Every year the villagers would sacrifice a child to placate the beast, until one day an unlikely hero fought the dragon and won, bringing peace and prosperity to the land. But Anastasia’s triumph at her discovery is short lived. Soon unearthly creatures are seen lurking around the dig site, someone is sabotaging the excavation with dire results, and the young daughter of one of the dig leaders goes missing. It looks like a job for Hellboy but his toughest challenge might be putting his past with Anastasia behind him…
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Emerald Hell (By:Tom Piccirilli)

Hellboy comes to the crossroads in Enigma, Georgia, a small town best by strange occurrences. Sent to keep an eye on Sarah Nail, a young girl hiding from the curse of her family, Hellboy becomes entangled in the blood debt of evil mystical preacher, Brother Jester. Stuck between human malice and the mysteries of the occult, Hellboy comes up against an intrigue of ghosts, demon trees, talking bullfrogs, and a race of lost mutant children.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (By:Robert Greenberger)

After an ancient truce existing between humankind and the invisible realm of the fantastic is broken, hell on Earth is ready to erupt. A ruthless leader who treads the world above and the one below defies his bloodline and awakens an unstoppable army of creatures. Now, it’s up to the planet’s toughest, roughest superhero to battle the merciless dictator and his marauders. He may be red. He may be horned. He may be misunderstood. But when you need the job done right, it’s time to call Hellboy. Along with his expanding team in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense pyrotechnic girlfriend Liz Sherman, aquatic empathy Abe Sapien, and protoplasmic mystic Johann the BPRD will travel between the surface strata and the unseen magical one, where creatures of fantasy become corporeal. And Hellboy, a creature of two worlds who’s accepted by neither, must choose between the life he knows and an unknown destiny that beckons him.

The All-Seeing Eye (By:Mark Morris)

Hellboy has his hands full. While the supernatural is on a rampage in London, a series of brutal ‘Torso Murders’ turns up at various sites around the city. All of the corpses are headless, limbless, and drained of their blood. Called in to investigate the killings, B.P.R.D. agents Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman discover a wellspring of black magic under the London streets. They also find a sack of heads. Hellboy descends into the dark underworld of London, encountering demons who prophesy the coming of plague and the opening of an eye to the otherworld, bringing forth death and destruction upon the land.

The Fire Wolves (By:Tim Lebbon)

Hellboy is called to Amalfi, Italy, by Franca, a young member of the Esposito family. She fears that a dark curse on her family is about to claim her cousin as its next victim. Hellboy makes his way to their large home, and he encounters a flaming demon a fire wolf which he successfully fights off. Hellboy and Franca make their way to Pompeii, where Franca remembers seeing an image of the fire wolf whilst on an archaeological dig. Hellboy unearths the shriveled corpse of a demon hunter who was buried during the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius, and it tells him of the fire demon that escaped the grip of the volcano leading to that devastating eruption. Attacked again by the fire wolf, Hellboy and Franca have to make their way back to Amalfi to confront Adamo Esposito, the family elder. But already the volcano is rumbling again, and an eruption even more devastating than that historical catastrophe looks very, very close!

Lobster Johnson

Ripped from the pages of Hellboy! Where greed and the occult walk hand in hand, where mobsters and monsters prowl the streets, none escape the justice of Lobster Johnson! In the years before World War II, Jonas Chapel was a respected physician, until his appetite for vice got the best of him and he found himself on the run from one of New York’s most powerful mob bosses. On the lam in Mexico, Chapel stumbles across a powerful witch and a cursed skeleton and the power to transform men into monsters. Now, he’s back in New York, selling his creations to the highest bidder. Only one man, backed by his team of trusted sidekicks, stands in his way. But will the Lobster’s resolve be enough to shut down Chapel’s twisted Satan Factory before New York itself is consumed?

The Ice Wolves (By:Mark Chadbourn)

In Cancun, Mexico, police investigate a slaughter at a wedding ceremony. In Dublin, Ireland, the clientele of a backstreet pub are found dead. In Kyoto, Japan, the bullet train pulls into the station with blood spattered windows. It is the time of the Black Sun. Across the world, the wolves are calling to each other. Locked in bodies that had no idea they were there, they rise from the depths of the unconscious and turn towards America! For Hellboy, it’s a race against time to prevent a devastating wave of primal savagery washing across the land. And so he is drawn to Boston’s Beacon Hill and the Grant Mansion, believed to be the most haunted house in New England, where the truth may lie buried.

The Un-Magician aka Magic Zero (By:Christopher Golden)

The most dangerous boy in the world?

Timothy is a freak, a weakling, an impossibility. He’s the only person in existence without magical powers and has spent his entire life hidden on a remote island. When Timothy is finally taken back to the city of this birth, he is fascinated by the current of magic that fuels the world, and mesmerized by the buildings and orbs that hang weightlessly in the sky. But he is also marked for death.

Assassins are watching his every move, and the government wants him destroyed. Timothy can’t imagine what threat he could possible pose; after all, he wields no power in this world.

Or does he?

Dragon Secrets

After learning how his powerlessness can be used as a weapon in the world of magic and defeating Nicodemus’s plan to overthrow the government, Timothy travels to a war torn dimension to help the Wurm: fierce magicians and warriors descended from an ancient dragon race. But while covertly gathering information on the age old feud between the bloodthirsty Wurm and the Parliament of Mages, Timothy unearths a conspiracy and a very different story about those he’s investigating…
But that’s not his only problem: despite Nicodemus’s death, mages are still disappearing…
and this time someone is painting Timothy as the villain.

Ghostfire (By:Christopher Golden)

The battle for control over the Order of Alhazred mounts as Nicodemus’s only heir, Cassandra, is challenged over her right to be grandmaster. But then Timothy discovers that the evil ancient sorceror, Alhazred is still alive and has gathered nearly enough dark power to take back control of his order. Timothy and Cassandra must become reluctant allies in their battle to stop Alhazred regaining power. But are they strong enough to fight his magic?

Sleeper Code

Teenager Tom Lovett suffers from a rare form of narcolepsy that can knock him out for days at a time. At least, this is what his parents and doctors have always told him. But Tom’s about to make a shocking discovery: He s actually a sleeper assassin. His narcoleptic ‘fits’ are cover for his horrific missions. In fact, his entire life has been a lie. The truth is, Tom shares a body with Tyler Garrett, a separate personality who has committed coldblooded murder without a second thought. Now, Tom is on a mission to take down the evil agency that created him. But can he also fight the evil within himself? In the tradition of The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, Sleeper Code and Sleeper Agenda are a two part white knuckle thrill ride that will keep readers riveted to the very last page.

Sleeper Agenda

Teenager Tom Lovett suffers from a rare form of narcolepsy that can knock him out for days at a time. At least, this is what his parents and doctors have always told him. But Tom’s about to make a shocking discovery: He s actually a sleeper assassin. His narcoleptic ‘fits’ are cover for his horrific missions. In fact, his entire life has been a lie. The truth is, Tom shares a body with Tyler Garrett, a separate personality who has committed coldblooded murder without a second thought. Now, Tom is on a mission to take down the evil agency that created him. But can he also fight the evil within himself? In the tradition of The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy, Sleeper Code and Sleeper Agenda are a two part white knuckle thrill ride that will keep readers riveted to the very last page.

The Brimstone Network

Thirteen year old Abraham ‘Bram’ Stone has never lived an ordinary life. Home is a monastery in the Himalayan Mountains, where the monks train him in otherworldly fighting skills. Bram’s father, Elijah Stone, leads a group called The Brimstone Network, an order of warriors and sorcerers who provide the last line of defense against all paranormal dangers.

Bram always knew that one day he’d take his father’s place. But that day comes far too soon when a bizarre man named Mr. Stitcharrives at the monastery and breaks the news to Bram: Every member of The Brimstone Network, including Elijah, has been assassinated. Suddenly it’s up to Bram to form a new Brimstone Network out of the rubble of the old, in the hope that he can rise to the challenge in time to stop a terrifying threat to humanity.

The Shroud of A’Ranka

Bram Stone and the other young teens he has recruited to join the BRIMSTONE NETWORK are still learning about their powers. When the telekinetic Dez gets angry, there’s little that can stop the damage. Emily can barely control the wolf inside, and after her parents finally discover her secret, she isn’t sure she wants to. Bram himself knows he still needs to master his specter half. But the group is going to have to learn fast. Terrifying SUPERNATURAL beings continue to make their presence known on earth, including one the new network can’t even imagine how to stop: Vladek, a VAMPIRE who can’t be killed. As Vladek gains power, Bram and rest of his new network race to learn how to stop the vampire prince before he can fulfill his devastating agenda and plunge humanity into total darkness forever.

Specter Rising

Just when thirteen year old Bram Stone has gotten the hang of running the new Brimstone Network, an unexpected shock is sent his way. Ligeia, queen of the specter the mother he’s never known suddenly appears in his life, leading Bram to explore his specter half as he never has before. The reunion is overshadowed by a dark threat from Barnabas, an evil specter warlord. In this final showdown between the Brimstone Network and Barnabas, Bram and his team must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies to wage a war against their foe and his secret weapon: the mysterious being known as Trinity.

The Nimble Man

Behind the fa ade of a stately Boston brownstone, The Menagerie marshals their last defenses. Together, they will confront the minions of utter darkness, who have already begun their quest to resurrect the most malevolent of the fallen angels whose wrath against mankind knows no bounds.

Stones Unturned

The Menagerie at the edge of the abyss. A powerful, demonic force seeks Danny Ferrick, a changeling and the youngest member of the Menagerie. Now Doyle’s team must race to save their friend from falling into the darkness and taking all of humanity with him.

Crashing Paradise

The Legion of Doom is hell bent on breaking into Eden, and they’ve got the perfect captive to help them: Eve, mother of all humanity and all vampires. Only Doyle and the Menagerie can stop them from turning a blessed garden into a paradise lost.

Force Majeure (With: Christopher Golden)

MAIN ENTRY: force ma jeure FUNCTION: noun 1: superior or irresistible force 2: an event or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled Twenty year old genius Shane Monroe has his life laid out before him. As part of an accelerated program, he is working on a major research project for a brain trust studying weather patterns. Shane’s job is to replicate a tornado through artificial means. When he manages to do just that, however, the course of his life is forever altered. His superiors want to know if he can do it ‘bigger big enough to drop on an enemy village and call it an act of God.’ Shane knows what he has to do. He shuts down his storm, switches majors, and leaves the lab behind. He is midway through his next semester when he reads of a rash of natural disasters in South America. There is no doubt in his mind: This is his fault. His notes have been confiscated and his work replicated. Now Shane is on the run, from the government, friends, and even once trusted mentors. What began as a reputable weather study has, with the force of a tornado, taken on an unstoppable life of its own…

Legacy

What if your deadbeat dad was a superhero?What if you found out your deadbeat father is a superhero? Would you leave your small town life to take up the mantle of a father you never knew? For 18 year old Lucas, the choice is an easy one: he’s not going to leave behind his mother and his comfortable life for a father who s never shown any interest in him. But his father known officially as billionaire Clayton Hartwell, and secretly as the vigilante superhero The Raptor tells Lucas that as he is dying, evil is growing, and the world needs Lucas to become the new Raptor. When Lucas s mother is killed by mysterious warriors, he realizes that his father is right. Once in Seraph City, Lucas is stunned by the amount of poverty and crime. But after observing his father s heroic behavior up close, Lucas is left wondering about the line between good and evil. And eventually, he must decide whether to take a stand against the one man who loves him in order to defend a world that desperately needs him. From the Hardcover edition.

Monster War (With: Christopher Golden)

Collected for the first time, this trade paperback presents the ultimate FULL COLOR crossover: Darkness, Magdalena, Tomb Raider and Witchblade do battle with the Classic Monsters! Written by writers Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegowski, and featuring the art of Joyce Chin and Vitor Ishimura, this volume also includes an all star cover gallery featuring the artwork of Marc Silvestri, E Bass, Joyce Chin and Joseph Michael Linsner!

Talent (With: Paul Azaceta,Christopher Golden)

The sold out sensation is finally collected! Optioned in a five way studio bidding war by Universal Pictures, Talent tracks Nicholas Dane, miraculous sole survivor of a plane crash. As mysterious men arrive to kill Dane, he discovers he can channel the talents of the victims of the crash! Discover why ‘Ain’t It Cool News’ said, ‘Since the company’s inception, Boom! has been creating quite a rumble in the comics world, but with Talent, they’re definitely living up to their name. Highly recommended.’

Mean Streets

From four of today’s hottest fantasy authors all new novellas of dark nights, cruel cities, and paranormal P.I.s.

The best paranormal private investigators have been brought together in a single volume and cases don t come any harder than this.

New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher delivers a hard boiled tale in which Harry Dresden s latest case may be his last.

Nightside dweller John Taylor is hired by a woman to find something she lost her memory in a thrilling noir tale from New York Times bestselling author Simon R. Green.

National bestselling author Kat Richardson s Greywalker finds herself in too deep when a simple job goes bad and Harper Blaine is enmeshed in a tangle of dark secrets and revenge from beyond the grave.

For centuries, the being that we know as Noah lived among us. Now he is dead, and fallen angel turned detective Remy Chandler has been hired to find out who killed him in a whodunit by national bestselling author Thomas E. Sniegoski.