The Summoned

The Summoned  

First edition cover
Author(s) Cameron Dokey
Country United States
Language English
Series Angel novels
Genre(s) Horror novel
Publisher Pocket Books
Publication date December 1, 2001
Media type Print (paperback)
Pages 304
ISBN 0-7434-0700-8
OCLC Number 48515309
LC Classification CPB Box no. 1892 vol. 5
Preceded by Bruja
Followed by Haunted

The Summoned is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "Who is next to be marked for death?"

Contents

Plot summary

Doyle's at the supermarket when his latest vision comes. He sees images of fear, fire, death, and an ornately engraved old amulet. The Powers That Be are not being too specific. When Doyle awakens an anxious young woman named Terri Miller is helping him.

Terri is a shy woman from a small town, and new to L.A.. Soon after meeting Doyle, who disappears without saying thank-you, a charismatic man invites her to meet him at a club to which he belongs.

Meanwhile, Angel and his team are investigating a murderer who seems to be burning his victims beyond recognition. Several of the dead are connected to Terri's newfound friends, and Cordy suddenly finds herself with an amulet that seems very familiar.

Continuity

Supposed to be set early in Angel season 1, before the episode "Hero"

Characters include: Angel, Cordelia and Doyle.

Canonical issues

Angel books 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/Angel merchandise.

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