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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.

Soul Trade is an Angel novel. Written by Tom Sniegoski, it was originally published on June 4, 2001 by Pocket Books.

Synopsis

SOUL SURVIVOR

Of any creature to walk the earth, Angel understands — perhaps better than most — the fragility of the soul. For others, the soul is the essence of humanity. But for Angel, his propels him toward the acts of humanity that may ultimately be his salvation.

He never thought people would pay for a soul.

In Los Angeles, where everything's for sale, Doyle, Cordelia, and Angel discover a young girl whose soul has been literally taken from her, and they realize that the soul trade has hit the black market. A soul is now a commodity among the gamblers, junkies, and gangsters of the underworld, and the soul of an innocent child is the hottest item in town. That is, until Angel appears on the scene, and the inside traders realize that there's a soul out there even more unique than they had ever dared to dream...

Continuity

The events take place during Angel season 1.

Appearances

Individuals

Angel
Cordelia Chase
Allen Francis Doyle
Harriet Doyle
Aubrey Fabiano
John Fabiano
Rupert Giles (Only mentioned)
Kathy (Only in flashbacks)

Organizations and titles

Angel Investigations

Species

Locations

Los Angeles

Behind the scenes

Production

The cover features promotional pictures taken for Angel season 1.

International titles

French: Marché noir (Black Market)
German: Seelenhandel (Soul Trade)

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+|title     = ''Soul Trade''
-|image = N32118.jpg
+|image     = Soul Trade.jpg
-|tagline = The black market is trading on humanity...
+|tagline   = The black market is trading on humanity...
-|type = Novel
+|type      = Novel
-|author = [[Tom Sniegoski]]
+|author    = [[Tom Sniegoski]]
-|date = June 4, 2001
+|date      = June 4, [[2001]]
-|pages = 336
+|pages     = 336
 |publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
-|isbn = 0743406990
+|isbn      = 0743406990
 }}
-'''Soul Trade''' is a novel by [[Tom Sniegoski]] centered around [[Angel]] and [[Angel Investigations|his team]].
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an [[Angel novels|''Angel'' novel]]. Written by [[Tom Sniegoski]], it was originally published on June 4, [[2001]] by [[Pocket Books]].
 ==Synopsis==
+SOUL SURVIVOR
-Angel understands the importance and meaning of the [[soul]]. His soul has driven him on his journey of redemption. Now he discovers those who would pay for a soul. Doyle, Cordelia, and Angel find a girl whose soul has been taken away from her. It seems a soul trade is developing its own black market; the soul is an item of wealth to gamblers, junkies, and others in [[Los Angeles]]'s vast underworld. The soul of an innocent girl is a desirable item. Soon Angel proves the value of his own soul.
+Of any creature to walk the earth, [[Angel]] understands — perhaps better than most — the fragility of the [[soul]]. For others, the soul is the essence of [[human]]ity. But for Angel, his propels him toward the acts of humanity that may ultimately be his salvation.
+He never thought people would pay for a soul.
+In Los Angeles, where everything's for sale, [[Allen Francis Doyle|Doyle]], [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]], and Angel discover a young girl whose soul has been literally taken from her, and they realize that the soul trade has hit the black market. A soul is now a commodity among the gamblers, junkies, and gangsters of the underworld, and the soul of an innocent child is the hottest item in town. That is, until Angel appears on the scene, and the inside traders realize that there's a soul out there even more unique than they had ever dared to dream...
 ==Continuity==
-The events took place after "[[Close to the Ground]]" but before "[[Redemption]]".
+*The events take place during [[Angel season 1|''Angel'' season 1]].
-*After his first sighting of Aubery (the little girl whose soul has been taken) Angel is strongly reminded of his own sister, [[Kathy]], reflecting that the moment when he traded on his sister's innocence to enter the family home remains one of his most painful memories of his sins as Angelus.
-*While Angel and Doyle attempting to find information on the Kurgarru (the soul-eating demon responsible for the soul trade) Doyle briefly suggests Angel contact "Jeeves". Angel correcting him by noting that he is actually referring to [[Rupert Giles|Giles]], but his reluctance to contact Sunnydale unless there is no other option prompts Angel to suggest that Doyle contact [[Harriet Doyle|Harry]] instead.
 ==Appearances==
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 *[[Cordelia Chase]]
 *[[Allen Francis Doyle]]
-*[[Kathy]] {{FBO}}
-*[[Rupert Giles]] {{Om}}
 *[[Harriet Doyle]]
-*[[John Fabiano]]
 *[[Aubrey Fabiano]]
+*[[John Fabiano]]
-===Organizations and Titles===
+*[[Rupert Giles]] {{Om}}
+*[[Kathy]] {{FBO}}
+===Organizations and titles===
 *[[Angel Investigations]]
 ===Species===
+*[[Demon]]
+**[[Brachen demon]]
+**[[Kurgarru]]
 *[[Human]]
 *[[Vampire]]
-*[[Brachen Demon]]
-*[[Kurgarru]]
-===Events===
 ===Locations===
-*[[Los Angeles]]
+*Los Angeles
-===Weapons and Objects===
-==Death Count==
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover features promotional pictures taken for ''Angel'' season 1.
+===International titles===
-{{Empty section|date=January 2016}}
+*'''French:''' ''Marché noir'' (Black Market)
+*'''German:''' ''Seelenhandel'' (Soul Trade)
+==Gallery==
-==Behind the Scenes==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
-===Trivia===
+A1 Doyle 03.jpg|Original photo for cover
-* Setting: Season 1.
+Soul Trade FR.jpg|Cover in France
+Soul Trade DE.jpg|Cover in Germany
+</gallery>
-===International Titles===
-* '''German:''' "Seelenhandel" (Soul Trade)
-===Pop Culture References===
-==Quotes==
-{{Quotation
-|source    = Soul Trade
-|speaker1  = [[Angel]]
-|line1     = There was a race of demons that fed on souls, but I was led to believe they died out a long time ago... maybe my information was wrong.
-}}
 [[Category:Angel novels]]