List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels
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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 Buffy's 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 to 1996 CE
These Buffyverse tales take place before the television series begins (from 490 BCE to 1996 CE).
Buffy season 1
These Buffyverse tales take place around Buffy season 1 (from spring 1996 until spring 1997).
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.
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