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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.

Prime Evil is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. Written by Diana G. Gallagher, it was originally published in March 2000 by Pocket Books.

Synopsis

DIVISIBLE BY NONE

When attractive, youthful Crystal Gregory takes a teaching position at Sunnydale High, she also takes what seems to be an instant dislike to Buffy Summers. Buffy's Slayer sense doesn't detect anything unusual about the teacher. But when you're living on a Hellmouth, nothing is what it seems. Crystal isn't above playing favorites, and her pets — including Willow, Michael, and Anya — are loyal to her in the extreme. This wouldn't bother Buffy... but for the fact that she has found a fresh burn mark on two of the students' necks. Giles immediately recognizes the symbol as the mark of a powerful witch whose existence predates the Salem Witch Trials.

The primal witch will continue to wreak havoc until she successfully gathers a coven of thirteen people who have magickal ability. Once the group is created, she will perform a moonlit ritual to endow herself with infinite power, at which point all members of her clan — indeed, all human beings — will be subject to her will. Buffy's going to need her Wicca girl, Willow, to save the world this time — but can Willow be persuaded by reason before it's too late?

Continuity

Cordelia is nervous about her father's tax position but does not tell the others. This foreshadows the events revealed in "The Prom".
Giles and Joyce are nervous in each other's company after their actions in episode "Band Candy".

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and titles

Locations

Sunnydale

Behind the scenes

Production

The cover features a promotional picture taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3.

International titles

French: Les Cendres de Salem (The Ashes of Salem)
German: Teuflische Ergebenheit (Diabolic Devotion)

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 {{Book
+|title     = ''Prime Evil''
-| image       = 200px-Prime_Evil_(Buffy_Novel).jpg
-| author      = [[Diana G. Gallagher]]
+|image     = Prime Evil.jpg
+|tagline   = Infinity awaits an ancient evil.
-| date        = March 2000
+|type      = Novel
-| publisher   = [[Pocket Books]]
+|author    = [[Diana G. Gallagher]]
-| isbn        = 0-671-03930-X
+|date      = March [[2000]]
-|tagline = Infinity awaits an ancient evil.
-|pages = 260}}
+|pages     = 260
+|publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
+|isbn      = 067103930X
+}}
-'''''Prime Evil''''' was a novel written by [[Diana G. Gallagher]] based on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel]]. Written by [[Diana G. Gallagher]], it was originally published in March [[2000]] by [[Pocket Books]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Synopsis==
+DIVISIBLE BY NONE
-Crystal Gregory is a beautiful new teacher at Sunnydale High, who also happens to give Buffy panic fits whenever she's in the same room as her. Buffy can't sense anything unusual about the teacher and begins to wonder if she's losing her mind. But lately, Anya and Michael seem to be getting awfully close to Crystal and would appear to do anything for her. While out for her usual patrol at night, Buffy has two strange encounters; one, a man is completely incinerated by red and lighting and the other being a girl from school who has a burn mark on her neck in the shape of the symbol for infinity. As soon as Giles gets cracking on his books, he finds out that Crystal is in fact Shugra, a powerful primal witch which is trying to activate the source. She needs a coven of 13 willing people to participate in order to draw the proper energy, unfortunately, it seems that Willow is one of those people.
+When attractive, youthful [[Crystal Gregory]] takes a teaching position at [[Sunnydale High School|Sunnydale High]], she also takes what seems to be an instant dislike to [[Buffy Summers]]. Buffy's [[Slayer]] sense doesn't detect anything unusual about the teacher. But when you're living on a [[Hellmouth]], nothing is what it seems. Crystal isn't above playing favorites, and her pets — including [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]], [[Michael Czajak|Michael]], and [[Anya Jenkins|Anya]] — are loyal to her in the extreme. This wouldn't bother Buffy... but for the fact that she has found a fresh burn mark on two of the students' necks. [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] immediately recognizes the symbol as the mark of a powerful witch whose existence predates the Salem Witch Trials.
-== Appearances ==
-*[[Buffy Summers]]
+The primal [[witch]] will continue to wreak havoc until she successfully gathers a coven of thirteen people who have [[magic]]kal ability. Once the group is created, she will perform a moonlit ritual to endow herself with infinite power, at which point all members of her clan — indeed, all [[human]] beings — will be subject to her will. Buffy's going to need her Wicca girl, Willow, to save the world this time — but can Willow be persuaded by reason before it's too late?
-*[[Joyce Summers]]
+==Continuity==
+*[[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]] is nervous about [[Mr. Chase|her father]]'s tax position but does not tell the others. This foreshadows the events revealed in "[[The Prom]]".
+*Giles and [[Joyce Summers|Joyce]] are nervous in each other's company after their actions in episode "[[Band Candy]]".
+==Appearances==
+===Individuals===
+*[[Cordelia Chase]]
+*[[Michael Czajak]]
 *[[Rupert Giles]]
-*[[Xander Harris]]
+*[[Crystal Gregory]]
+*[[Alexander Harris]]
 *[[Anya Jenkins]]
-*[[Cordelia Chase]]
-*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
 *[[Daniel Osbourne]]
+*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
+*[[Buffy Summers]]
+*[[Joyce Summers]]
+===Organizations and titles===
+*[[Scooby Gang]]
+*[[Slayer]]
+*[[Witch]]
+===Locations===
+*[[Sunnydale]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover features a promotional picture taken for [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 3]].
+===International titles===
+*'''French:''' ''Les Cendres de Salem'' (The Ashes of Salem)
+*'''German:''' ''Teuflische Ergebenheit'' (Diabolic Devotion)
+==Gallery==
-== Behind the Scenes ==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
-*Tagline: "Infinity awaits an ancient evil."
+S3c7.jpg|Original photo for cover
+Prime Evil FR.jpg|Cover in France
+Prime Evil GE.jpg|Cover in Germany
+</gallery>
+[[fr:Les Cendres de Salem]]
-*Cordelia is nervous about her father's tax position but does not tell the others. This foreshadows later events.
-*Giles and Joyce are nervous in each other's company.
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