List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels
Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels have been published since 1997. Originally under the Pocket Books imprint of Simon & Schuster, many titles were published by Simon Spotlight Entertainment since its launch in 2004. Various authors have written original novels for the series, including Mel Odom, Christopher Golden, and Nancy Holder.
After Disney Entertainment acquired Buffys parent company 20th Century Studios in 2019, the publishing license is currently under Disney's Hyperion Avenue Books, which has published new Buffy novels since 2022.
Chronology
Novelizations
These Buffyverse tales take place throughout the series and are novelizations of various episodes.490 BCE-CE 1996
These Buffyverse tales take place before the television series begins.''Buffy'' season 1
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy season 1.''Buffy'' season 2
The Suicide King, Keep Me In Mind, Colony, and Night Terrors form a series of gamebooks, titled Stake Your Destiny. Each novel contains many numbered sections. Instead of reading the book from start-to-finish, the reader is given a choice at the end of each section. Depending upon the reader's decision, the reader will be directed to another numbered section that might be anywhere in the book. Unlike some other gamebooks, Stake Your Destiny novels do not contain any form of game system.These tales take place during Buffy season 2.
''Buffy'' season 3
These tales take place during Buffy season 3.''Buffy'' season 4/''Angel'' season 1
These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy season 4 and Angel season 1.''Buffy'' season 5/''Angel'' season 2
These Buffyverse tales take place during Buffy season 5 and Angel season 2.''Buffy'' season 6/''Angel'' season 3
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy season 6 and Angel season 3.''Buffy'' season 7 /''Angel'' season 4
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy season 7 and Angel season 4.''Buffy'' season 8 /''Angel'' season 5
These Buffyverse tales take place after Buffy season 7 and after Angel season 4.Canonical issues
Buffy novels are not usually considered part of Buffyverse canon by fans. However, unlike fan fiction, overviews summarizing the basic story of each novel were approved by both Fox and Joss Whedon, thereby allowing the books to be published as official Buffy/Angel merchandise.Novels by writer
For a list associating Buffyverse authors with their Buffyverse novels see here. List of authors who have written Buffy novels:- Pierce Askegren
- Kirsten Beyer
- Laura J. Burns
- Denise Ciencin
- Scott Ciencin
- Arthur Byron Cover
- Keith R. A. DeCandido
- Cameron Dokey
- Diana G. Gallagher
- Craig Shaw Gardner
- Ray Garton
- Laura Anne Gilman
- Christopher Golden
- Christie Golden
- Alice Henderson
- Nancy Holder
- Robert Joseph Levy
- Ashley McConnell
- Elizabeth Massie
- Jeff Mariotte
- Melinda Metz
- Rebecca Moesta
- Yvonne Navarro
- Mel Odom
- John Passarella
- Paul Ruditis
- Josepha Sherman
- Thomas E. Sniegoski
- John Vornholt