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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Coyote Moon''}}
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'''Coyote Moon''' is an original novel based on the U.S. television series [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]].
  
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{{Book
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|image = Coyote Moon.jpg
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|tagline = Humans by day, evil by night...
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|type = Novel
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|author = [[John Vornholt]]
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|date = January 1, [[1998]]
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|pages = 176
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|publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
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|isbn = 0671017144
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel]]. Written by [[John Vornholt]], it was originally published on January 1, [[1998]] by [[Simon Pulse]].
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It's summer vacation in Sunnydale and the carnival has come to town. At the carnival Willow and Xander hook up with two carnies but Buffy sense something evil about them and she thinks it has something to do with the sudden influx of coyotes in the area. Eventually Buffy learns that the carnies are skinwalkers and that they're in town to raise Spurs Hardaway, their old master, from his grave in one of Sunnydale's cemeteries. Buffy has to stop these werecoyotes before Willow and Xander become their victims.
 
   
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==Trivia==
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==Synopsis==
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OF SHAPESHIFTERS AND SKINWALKERS...
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*Tagline: 'Humans by day... Evil by night'.
  
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*[[Buffyverse canon]] characters include: Buffy, Xander, Willow, Giles, Cordelia
  
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*Original characters include: Rose, Lonnie, Hopscotch (werecoyotes); Dr. Henshaw (friendly doctor); Spurs Hardaway (villain)
  
   
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The seedy carnival looks like just the thing to give [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] and her best buds, [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] and [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]], a break from staking bloodsuckers. Some greasy food, a few cheap thrills — what more could a [[Slayer]] ask for?
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But then Buffy senses something evil behind this carnival. Xander and Willow aren't so sure. They don't buy Buffy's notion that the carneys are somehow connected to the corpses turning up around [[Sunnydale]]. It doesn't help that her two best friends are each interested in someone at the carnival. Which puts the burden of proof on Buffy.
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Can she find out what's going on in time to save her friends?
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Or has the Slayer become the prey?
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==Continuity==
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*This novel is supposed to take place between ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' seasons [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 1|one]] and [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2|two]]. However, the novel indicates that Buffy spends her summer in Sunnydale, while "[[When She Was Bad]]" has Buffy in L.A. with her father during the summer.
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==Appearances==
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===Individuals===
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*[[Cordelia Chase]]
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*[[Rupert Giles]]
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*[[Spurs Hardaway]]
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*[[Alexander Harris]]
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*[[Henshaw]]
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*[[Hopscotch]]
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*[[Lonnie]]
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*[[Rose (Coyote Moon)|Rose]]
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*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
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*[[Buffy Summers]]
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==Behind the scenes==
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===Production===
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*The cover features a promotional picture taken for the episode "[[Nightmares]]."
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===Collections===
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*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 1]]''
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===International titles===
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*'''Dutch:''' ''Nacht van de Prairiewolf'' (Night of the Coyote)
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*'''French:''' ''La Lune des Coyotes'' (The Coyotes' Moon)
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*'''German:''' ''Die Hexer von Sunnydale'' (The Warlocks of Sunnydale)
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*'''Hungarian:''' ''A prérifarkasok éjszakája'' (The Night of the Coyotes)
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*'''Indonesia:''' ''Kala Bulan Merah'' (When the Red Moon)
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*'''Portuguese (Portugal):''' ''A Lua do Coiote'' (The Coyote's Moon)
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*'''Russian:''' ''Луна койота'' (Coyote Moon)
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===Other===
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*The book is likely an homage to ''[[wikipedia:The Wolf Man (1941 film)|The Wolf Man]]'' (1941), with American carnies instead of Romani and skinwalkers instead of lycanthropy to suit the change in setting from Europe to America.
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*The book is the second in a trilogy of standalone novels using the theme of "Cowboys and Indians," along with ''[[Halloween Rain]]'' and ''[[Night of the Living Rerun]]''. It is the most overt entry in the trilogy, containing numerous in-text comparisons between the narrative and western films, using literal cowboys who stole magic from Navajo medicine men as the antagonists, and ending the book with an homage to the classic western film ''[[wikipedia:Shane (film)|Shane]]'' (1953), where a morally ambiguous anti-hero ally wanders off into the distance to die on his own terms.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
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Nightmares Buffy.jpg|Original photo for cover
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Coyote Moon FR.jpg|Cover in France
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Coyote Moon DE.jpg|Cover in Germany
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Coyote Moon HU.jpg|Cover in Hungary
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Coyote Moon ID.jpg|Cover in Indonesia
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Coyote Moon NL.jpg|Cover in the Netherlands
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Coyote Moon PT.jpg|Cover in Portugal
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Coyote Moon RU.jpg|Cover in Russia
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</gallery>
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[[fr:La Lune des Coyotes]]
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Coyote Moon is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. Written by John Vornholt, it was originally published on January 1, 1998 by Simon Pulse.

Synopsis

OF SHAPESHIFTERS AND SKINWALKERS...

The seedy carnival looks like just the thing to give Buffy and her best buds, Xander and Willow, a break from staking bloodsuckers. Some greasy food, a few cheap thrills — what more could a Slayer ask for?

But then Buffy senses something evil behind this carnival. Xander and Willow aren't so sure. They don't buy Buffy's notion that the carneys are somehow connected to the corpses turning up around Sunnydale. It doesn't help that her two best friends are each interested in someone at the carnival. Which puts the burden of proof on Buffy.

Can she find out what's going on in time to save her friends?

Or has the Slayer become the prey?

Continuity

  • This novel is supposed to take place between Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons one and two. However, the novel indicates that Buffy spends her summer in Sunnydale, while "When She Was Bad" has Buffy in L.A. with her father during the summer.

Appearances

Individuals

Behind the scenes

Production

  • The cover features a promotional picture taken for the episode "Nightmares."

Collections

International titles

  • Dutch: Nacht van de Prairiewolf (Night of the Coyote)
  • French: La Lune des Coyotes (The Coyotes' Moon)
  • German: Die Hexer von Sunnydale (The Warlocks of Sunnydale)
  • Hungarian: A prérifarkasok éjszakája (The Night of the Coyotes)
  • Indonesia: Kala Bulan Merah (When the Red Moon)
  • Portuguese (Portugal): A Lua do Coiote (The Coyote's Moon)
  • Russian: Луна койота (Coyote Moon)

Other

  • The book is likely an homage to The Wolf Man (1941), with American carnies instead of Romani and skinwalkers instead of lycanthropy to suit the change in setting from Europe to America.
  • The book is the second in a trilogy of standalone novels using the theme of "Cowboys and Indians," along with Halloween Rain and Night of the Living Rerun. It is the most overt entry in the trilogy, containing numerous in-text comparisons between the narrative and western films, using literal cowboys who stole magic from Navajo medicine men as the antagonists, and ending the book with an homage to the classic western film Shane (1953), where a morally ambiguous anti-hero ally wanders off into the distance to die on his own terms.

Gallery

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