Tempted Champions

Tempted Champions
First edition cover
Author	Yvonne Navarro
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Genre	Horror novel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	March 2002
Media type	Print
Pages	240
ISBN	0-7434-5031-0
OCLC	51437461
Preceded by	Wisdom of War
Followed by	Little Things

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

Plot summary

A young, vicious and beautiful woman named Celina comes to Sunnydale and there's nothing but an uproar caused by her appearance. She's a deadly fighter that is willing to kill both humans and vampires alike. Upon her arrival in Sunnydale, she scares Anya, demanding to know where the Slayer is. As Buffy becomes involved in a short battle with Celina at sunrise, she realizes that she's in way over her head as Celina's method of fighting is far superior to her own. Meanwhile, Anya wrestles with her humanity and realizes that a lot of pain can come from being human and no longer immortal. D'Hoffryn offers her back her demonhood and she must decide which path is right for her. Buffy, after her encounter with the violent Celina, has Giles research who this mysterious woman is to better prepare her for the next time they meet. Unfortunately, the news of what Celina actually IS, is a lot more shocking than Buffy had expected.

Continuity

Fits into an alternative Buffy season 5. Written before "Hell Bells". That episode made much of this book uncanonical.

Canonical issues

Main article: Buffyverse canon

Buffy 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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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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