Revenant (Buffy novel)

Revenant
First edition cover
Author	Mel Odom
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genre	Horror novel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	January 2001
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	386
ISBN	0-7434-0035-6
OCLC	45339858
LC Class	CPB Box no. 1961 vol. 16
Preceded by	Power of Persuasion
Followed by	Resurrecting Ravana

Revenant is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Plot summary

A Chinese gang arrives in Sunnydale and suddenly they're committing criminal acts all over the town. Immediately racial tension begin to increase and one of Willow's friends, Jia Li, is feeling the effects more than anyone else. She's discovered that her brother Lok is delving into the occult in order to learn more about their great grandfather's death in Sunnydale many years ago. Coinciding with these events, a man named Zhiyong is trying to raise the men that died in a cave many years ago in order to raise Sharmma, a demon that would give him power in return. A beautiful warrior called Shing arrives on the scene at the same time and she's just as strong as Buffy. Xander feels an immediate attraction for her but there's something about her that he doesn't know.

Continuity

Supposed to be set in an alternative late Buffy season 3, more specifically April 1999. Wesley and Faith do not appear.

Canonical issues

Main article: Buffyverse canon

Buffy novels such as this one are not usually considered by fans as canonical. Some fans consider them stories from the imaginations of authors and artists, while other fans consider them as taking place in an alternative fictional reality. However unlike fan fiction, overviews summarising their story, written early in the writing process, were 'approved' by both Fox and Joss Whedon (or his office), and the books were therefore later published as officially Buffy 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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