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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.

Revenant is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. Written by Mel Odom, it was originally published in January 2001 by Pocket Books.

Synopsis

CULTURE CLASH

When a Chinese gang hits Sunnydale, racial tensions in the community are sparked. Buffy has seen the baddies shake down Willy the Snitch, so naturally her Slayer senses are up. But to Willow, the situation poses a more personal threat. Her new friend Jia Li has been feeling the backlash from this cross-cultural hostility — and it's tearing her family apart. Jia remains true to her ancient cultural heritage, but her brother, the angry, outspoken Lok, is ready to toss out old Chinese customs for the modern American lifestyle. And he's willing to use the occult for just that purpose.

Suddenly, a beautiful martial-arts warrior arrives on the scene. It's impossible to tell where her allegiance lies, but Xander — whose romances are becoming habitually complicated — is smitten, Giles is in full research mode, and before long, Buffy is wondering who's behind the gang warfare. Is supernatural evil brewing?

Continuity

The story takes place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3.

Appearances

Individuals

Organizations and titles

Locations

Sunnydale

Behind the scenes

Production

The cover features a promotional picture taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4.

International titles

German: Kriegerin aus Fernost (Warrior from the Far East)

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 {{Book
+|title     = ''Revenant''
-| image       = Revenant_(Buffy_Novel).jpg
-| author      = [[Mel Odom]]
+|image     = Revenant.jpg
+|tagline   = A foreign evil has a new address...
-| date        = January 2001
+|type      = Novel
-| publisher   = [[Pocket Books]]
+|author    = [[Mel Odom]]
-| isbn        = 0-7434-0035-6
+|date      = January [[2001]]
-|tagline = A foreign evil has a new address...
-|pages = 386}}
+|pages     = 386
+|publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
+|isbn      = 0743400356
+}}
-'''''Revenant''''' was a novel written by [[Mel Odom]] based on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel]]. Written by [[Mel Odom]], it was originally published in January [[2001]] by [[Pocket Books]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Synopsis==
+CULTURE CLASH
-A Chinese gang arrives in Sunnydale and suddenly they're committing criminal acts all over the town. Immediately racial tension begin to increase and one of Willow's friends, Jia Li, is feeling the effects more than anyone else. She's discovered that her brother Lok is delving into the occult in order to learn more about their great grandfather's tragic death in Sunnydale many years ago. Coinciding with these events, a man named Zhiyong is trying to raise the men that died in a cave many years ago in order to raise Sharmma, a demon that would give him power in return. A beautiful warrior called Shing arrives on the scene at the same time and she's just as strong as Buffy. Xander feels an immediate attraction for her but there's something about her that he doesn't know...
+When a Chinese gang hits [[Sunnydale]], racial tensions in the community are sparked. [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] has seen the baddies shake down [[Willy]] the Snitch, so naturally her [[Slayer]] senses are up. But to [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]], the situation poses a more personal threat. Her new friend [[Jia Li]] has been feeling the backlash from this cross-cultural hostility — and it's tearing her family apart. Jia remains true to her ancient cultural heritage, but her brother, the angry, outspoken Lok, is ready to toss out old Chinese customs for the modern American lifestyle. And he's willing to use the occult for just that purpose.
-== Appearances ==
-*[[Buffy Summers]]
+Suddenly, a beautiful martial-arts warrior arrives on the scene. It's impossible to tell where her allegiance lies, but [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] — whose romances are becoming habitually complicated — is smitten, [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] is in full research mode, and before long, Buffy is wondering who's behind the gang warfare. Is supernatural evil brewing?
-*[[Joyce Summers]]
-*[[Rupert Giles]]
+==Continuity==
-*[[Xander Harris]]
+*The story takes place during [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 3]].
+==Appearances==
+===Individuals===
 *[[Angel]]
 *[[Cordelia Chase]]
+*[[Rupert Giles]]
+*[[Alexander Harris]]
+*[[Jia Li]]
+*[[Daniel Osbourne]]
 *[[Willow Rosenberg]]
-*[[Daniel Osbourne|Oz]]
+*[[Shing]]
+*[[Buffy Summers]]
+*[[Joyce Summers]]
+*[[Zhiyong]]
+===Organizations and titles===
+*[[Scooby Gang]]
+*[[Slayer]]
+===Locations===
+*[[Sunnydale]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover features a promotional picture taken for [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 4|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 4]].
+===International titles===
+*'''German:''' ''Kriegerin aus Fernost'' (Warrior from the Far East)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+B22.jpg|Original photo for cover
+Revenant GE.jpg|Cover in Germany
+</gallery>
+[[fr:Revenant]]
-==Behind the Scenes==
-*Tagline: "A foreign evil has a new address."
-*Setting: Season 3.
 [[Category:Buffy novels]]