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Country United States Series Angel novels Publication date June 1, 2000 Originally published 1 June 2000 Page count 320 | 3.7/5 Goodreads Language English Publisher Pocket Books Media type Print (paperback) Genre Horror fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by Angel Fire, Not Forgotten, Soul Trade, Angel's Curse, Close to the Ground, Angel Touch Followed by Redemption, Hollywood Noir, Shakedown, Close to the Ground, Angel City, Angel's Body Similar Angel Novels Season 1 books, Vampire books, Horror books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Angel. Tagline: "History can repeat itself."
Contents
Plot summary
A wealthy actress, Whitney Tyler, requests the help of Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle. She plays a vampire on a popular TV show, and a small number of viewers seem to believe she is actually a real vampire and have made attempts to kill her.
Doyle is pleased the case isn't relying on painful visions and Cordelia is starstruck, but Angel is confused; Whitney resembles someone he knew two centuries earlier.
The attempts to kill Whitney continue, while Angel, Doyle and Cordy discover a symbol that links the attackers to an ancient battle. Angel must put the pieces together.
Continuity
Supposed to be set early in Angel season 1, before the episode "Hero".
Characters include: Angel, Cordelia, and Doyle.
The story has some similarities to "Eternity" which first aired April 2000.
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.