Carnival of Souls (Buffy novel)

For other uses of "Carnival of Souls", see Carnival of Souls (disambiguation).

Carnival of Souls
First edition cover
Author	Nancy Holder
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genre	Horror novel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	April 3, 2006
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	320
ISBN	1-4169-1182-0
OCLC	65466258
LC Class	CPB Box no. 2490 vol. 2
Preceded by	After Image
Followed by	Go Ask Malice

Carnival of Souls is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Plot summary

A traveling carnival arrives in Sunnydale. It seems the carnival might be another victim of Sunnydale's weirdness. Nobody seems to be able to remember it arriving despite the many old-style wagons, the numerous performers, and horse-drawn carts. The creepy calliope music seems almost to beckon out to people. Also nobody who goes into Hall of Mirrors comes out exactly the same as they were to start with. Inspired by a pair of once-homely twins now parading around the school like divas, the Scoobs decide to investigate the carnival. It's soon clear that entering comes at a cost above the price of admission. Willow becomes consumed by envy, Cordelia gets greedy, and Xander finds himself overtaken with gluttony. Angel is revealing a dangerous new persona, whilst anger rises in Rupert Giles. More serious still, Buffy's pride starts to threaten those she cares about.

Continuity

This story takes place in the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, after Spike and Drusilla have arrived in Sunnydale but before Angel has lost his soul. However, there are numerous hints and mentions of things which occur in later seasons, including:

Clem (from season six) is mentioned as one of Angel's sources of information.

Canonical issues

Main article: Buffyverse canonical issues

Buffy novels, such as this one are considered by most fans to not be part of Buffyverse canon. They are not considered as official Buffyverse reality, but are novels from the authors' imaginations. However unlike fanfic, 'overviews' summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as official Buffy merchandise.

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Buffy novels

Buffy books in order of Buffyverse chronology

Tales of the Slayer Pretty Maids All in a Row Blackout Halloween Rain Coyote Moon Night of the Living Rerun How I Survived My Summer Vacation Keep Me In Mind The Suicide King Colony Night Terrors Portal Through Time After Image Carnival of Souls Blooded Go Ask Malice: A Slayer's Diary Sins of the Father Child of the Hunt Ghoul Trouble Paleo The Evil That Men Do The Deathless Doomsday Deck Immortal Prime Evil Power of Persuasion Revenant The Gatekeeper Resurrecting Ravana Return to Chaos Visitors Unnatural Selection Obsidian Fate Deep Water Here Be Monsters The Book of Fours Sunnydale High Yearbook Lost Slayer Oz: Into the Wild These Our Actors Unseen Tempted Champions Little Things Crossings Sweet Sixteen Wisdom of War Cursed Blood and Fog Monster Island Wicked Willow Seven Crows Apocalypse Memories Mortal Fear Spark and Burn Heat Queen of the Slayers Dark Congress

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Canon Index Joss Whedon

Series	Film Television Episodes Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Comics Season Eight Nine Ten

Main characters	Buffy Xander Willow Cordelia Giles Angel Oz Spike Riley Anya Dawn Tara

Recurring characters	Amy Andrew Darla Faith Harmony Jenny Jonathan Joyce Kennedy Snyder Wesley Wood

Antagonists	The Master Drusilla The Mayor Adam Prof. Walsh Glory The Trio Warren Caleb Turok-Han The First

Spin-offs	Angel Fray Tales of the Slayers Tales of the Vampires Buffy the Animated Series

Expanded universe	Novels Undeveloped productions Video games

Auxiliary	Academia Card game Home video Guidebooks In popular culture Magazines Music Role-playing games

Universe	Big Bads Demons Hellmouth Main characters Minor characters Monsters Old Ones Scooby Gang Slayers Sunnydale Vampire Watcher Werewolf Witch

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