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The subject of this article is non-canonical.
While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

Blood and Fog is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. It was written by Nancy Holder and originally published by Simon Pulse on May 1, 2003.

Synopsis

THE STRONGEST MAGICK EVER DISTILLED, AND THE DEADLIEST BUTCHER ENGLAND HAS EVER KNOWN...

Buffy Summers is on the trail of a killer demon in Sunnydale, and reluctantly accepts the help of Spike. Anything's better than his moping around. But Spike — as usual — has his own agenda, and it involves something the demon is carrying: a vial of pure magickal power. Spike knows plenty of people and demons who will pay top dollar for this vial: Doc, Rack... and an ancient evil known as The First.

Spike has encountered The First before. In the good old days in Victorian London, when Spike, Drusilla, Angelus, and Darla ran through the night in pursuit of dark fun, another evil being was stalking the streets, dispatching young women with brutal efficiency. But when the so-called "Jack the Ripper" struck too close to their twisted "family," the vampires found themselves on the same side as the Slayer of that time. Working to bring down Jack, and running afoul of The First, Spike and the Slayer formed an uneasy alliance, which followed Spike all through the twentieth century to present day Sunnydale, now blanketed in a mysterious fog....

Continuity

The events of this story take place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6, after the episode "Tabula Rasa".
Buffy and Willow are still unaware who froze the security guard Rusty, Willow is struggling with her magic addiction and Buffy is having liaisons with Spike, suggesting a placement between "Wrecked" and "Gone".

Appearances

Individuals

Behind the scenes

Production

The cover features promotional pictures taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5.

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Blood and Fog''}}
 {{Noncanon}}
 {{Book
+|title     = ''Blood and Fog''
-| image       = BuffyBloodandFog.jpg
-| author      = [[Nancy Holder]]
+|image     = Blood and Fog.jpg
-| tagline     = Buffy and Spike on the trail of Jack the Ripper.
+|tagline   = Buffy and Spike on the trail of Jack the Ripper!
-| date        = May 1, 2003
+|type      = Novel
-| publisher   = [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]]
+|author    = [[Nancy Holder]]
-| isbn        = 0743400399
+|date      = May 1, [[2003]]
-|pages = 291}}
+|pages     = 291
+|publisher = [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]]
+|isbn      = 0743400399
+}}
-'''''Blood and Fog''''' was a novel written by [[Nancy Holder]] based on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel]]. It was written by [[Nancy Holder]] and originally published by [[Simon Pulse]] on May 1, [[2003]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Synopsis==
+THE STRONGEST MAGICK EVER DISTILLED, AND THE DEADLIEST BUTCHER ENGLAND HAS EVER KNOWN...
-Whitechapel, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper is massacring prostitutes and the townspeople aren't sure what to do. Unfortunately for them, Jack the Ripper isn't merely human and he relishes spilling the blood of innocent humans whom he's come to hate over the years. Back in the day, when Spike, Drusilla, Angelus, and Darla ran through the night in pursuit of dark fun, another evil being was stalking the streets, dispatching young women with brutal efficiency, Spike aligned himself with the current Slayer in order to destroy Jack. Only it didn't work and Buffy and Spike come face to face with Jack in current day Sunnydale where a thick mist of blindness and terror has begun to envelop the town in its cold embrace. Unfortunately, with fog so thick, it's hard to tell where your enemy is, even if they're standing right there in front of you. Jack has plans for Sunnydale.
+[[Buffy Summers]] is on the trail of a killer [[demon]] in [[Sunnydale]], and reluctantly accepts the help of [[Spike]]. Anything's better than his moping around. But Spike — as usual — has his own agenda, and it involves something the demon is carrying: a vial of pure magickal power. Spike knows plenty of people and demons who will pay top dollar for this vial: [[Doc]], [[Rack]]... and an ancient evil known as The [[First Evil|First]].
-== Appearances ==
-*[[Buffy Summers]]
+Spike has encountered The First before. In the good old days in Victorian London, when Spike, [[Drusilla]], [[Angel]]us, and [[Darla]] ran through the night in pursuit of dark fun, another evil being was stalking the streets, dispatching young women with brutal efficiency. But when the so-called "[[Jack the Ripper]]" struck too close to their twisted "family," the [[vampire]]s found themselves on the same side as the [[Slayer]] of that time. Working to bring down Jack, and running afoul of The First, Spike and the Slayer formed an uneasy alliance, which followed Spike all through the twentieth century to present day Sunnydale, now blanketed in a mysterious fog....
-*[[Dawn Summers]]
-*[[Xander Harris]]
+==Continuity==
-*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
+*The events of this story take place during [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 6]], after the episode "[[Tabula Rasa]]".
+*Buffy and Willow are still unaware who froze the security guard [[Rusty]], Willow is struggling with her magic addiction and Buffy is having liaisons with Spike, suggesting a placement between "[[Wrecked]]" and "[[Gone]]".
+==Appearances==
+===Individuals===
+*[[Angel]]<nowiki/>us
+*Balor
+*Banshee
+*[[Darla]]
+*[[Drusilla]]
+*[[Elizabeth (1988)|Elizabeth]]
+*Flinn
 *[[Rupert Giles]]
+*[[Alexander Harris]]
+*[[Jack the Ripper]]
+*[[James (Watcher)|James]]
 *[[Anya Jenkins]]
-*[[Tara Maclay|Tara]]
+*[[Tara Maclay]]
-*[[Olivia Williams|Olivia]]
-*[[Spike]]
-*[[Angelus]]
-*[[Drusilla]]
-*[[Darla]]
-*Elizabeth (1888 Slayer)
-*Sir James (1888 Watcher)
-*Thak/Jack
-*Milak
-*Banshee
 *MacNair
+*Milak
-*Balor (faeries)
+*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
-*Flinn (leprechaun)
+*[[Spike]]
+*[[Buffy Summers]]
+*[[Dawn Summers]]
+*[[Olivia Williams]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover features promotional pictures taken for [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 5]].
+===Collections===
+*''[[The First Evil Omnibus]]''
+===International titles===
+*'''French:''' ''Brouillard sanglant'' (Bloody Fog)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+Blood and Fog FR.jpg|Cover in France
+</gallery>
+[[fr:Brouillard Sanglant]]
-== Behind the Scenes ==
-*Takes place in Season 6, after the episode "[[Tabula Rasa]]".
 [[Category:Buffy novels]]