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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.

The Book of Fours is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. Written by Nancy Holder, it was originally published on April 2001 by Pocket Books.

Synopsis

From a place of nightmares — which Buffy and Faith share — a terrible evil invades Sunnydale, setting off disaster. Clearly, the big evil is linked to the Slayers' nightmares, which revolve around four figures: one burning, one dripping wet, one covered in mud, one shrouded in windswept linen. Each carries a box of grafted skin and bone. Giles learns that the last Slayer to encounter a similar container was India Cohen — Buffy's immediate predecessor.

Strangely, Buffy has never given much thought to the young girl whose death activated her own Slayerdom, but now she must draw on the strength of those who came before her. For Buffy is being stalked by a monstrous force that journeys through time, fortifying itself by draining the primal power of a Slayer. Buffy must orient herself on a continuum against evil that predates even humanity itself...^[1]

Continuity

The events of this story take place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3.

Appearances

Individuals

Behind the scenes

International titles

German: Die dunkle Macht der Vier (The Dark Power of the Four)
Spanish: El Libro de los Cuatros (The Book of the Fours)

Gallery

References

↑ "The Book of Fours eBook by Nancy Holder". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[1] "The Book of Fours eBook by Nancy Holder". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

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 {{Book
+|title     = ''The Book of Fours''
-| image       = The_Book_of_Fours_(Buffy_Novel).jpg
-| author      = [[Nancy Holder]]
+|image     = The Book of Fours.jpg
-| tagline     = To combat a quartet of unnatural disasters, four slayers must band together: Buffy, Kendra, Faith and India.
+|tagline   = To combat a quartet of unnatural disasters, four Slayers must band together: Buffy, Kendra, Faith and India.
-| date        = April 2001
+|type      = Novel
+|pages     = 336
-| publisher   = [[Pocket Books]]
+|author    = [[Nancy Holder]]
-| isbn        = 0-7434-1240-0
+|date      = April [[2001]]
-|pages = 336}}
+|publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
+|isbn      = 0743412400
+}}
-'''''The Book of Fours''''' 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]]. Written by [[Nancy Holder]], it was originally published on April [[2001]] by [[Pocket Books]].
+==Synopsis==
+From a place of nightmares — which [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]] and [[Faith Lehane|Faith]] share — a terrible evil invades [[Sunnydale]], setting off disaster. Clearly, the big evil is linked to the [[Slayer]]s' nightmares, which revolve around four figures: one burning, one dripping wet, one covered in mud, one shrouded in windswept linen. Each carries a box of grafted skin and bone. [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] learns that the last Slayer to encounter a similar container was [[India Cohen]] — Buffy's immediate predecessor.
+Strangely, Buffy has never given much thought to the young girl whose death activated her own Slayerdom, but now she must draw on the strength of those who came before her. For Buffy is being stalked by a monstrous force that journeys through time, fortifying itself by draining the primal power of a Slayer. Buffy must orient herself on a continuum against evil that predates even [[human]]ity itself...<ref>[https://www.simonandschuster.com/9781534429482 "The Book of Fours eBook by Nancy Holder"]. ''[[Simon & Schuster]]''. Retrieved August 3, 2019.</ref>
+==Continuity==
+*The events of this story take place during [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 3]].
-== Synopsis ==
-Taking place during Buffy's third season, Faith and Buffy are the current Slayers and when mayhem caused by tidal waves and burning forests begin to erupt in Sunnydale as well as vicious attackers appearing with ceremonial axes, the gang knows that something is up. A woman named Cecile Lafitte has sent her Servants to kill the Slayers with special axes, Faith being the Slayer of Fire and Buffy being the Slayer of Air. Each Slayer has a special axe made to destroy the Slayer of that particular element. There are four axes in total; air, fire, water and earth. Should Faith and Buffy both be killed then it's believed that the line of Slayers would die out forever. Cecile wants to bring forth the Gatherer, and the only way to do so is to have the Slayers killed, which would feed the demon enough power to bring him forth into the world. Meanwhile, Willow ends up in the hospital with major brain trauma while Giles figures they need answers from the Watcher of the Slayer that preceded Buffy, India Cohen.
 ==Appearances==
+===Individuals===
-*[[Buffy Summers]]
 *[[Angel]]
-*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
+*[[Christopher Botwell]]
-*[[Xander Harris]]
+*[[Mrs. Chase]]
-*[[Rupert Giles]]
 *[[Cordelia Chase]]
-*[[Daniel Osbourne|Oz]]
+*[[India Cohen]]
-*[[Faith Lehane|Faith]]
+*[[Rupert Giles]]
+*[[Alexander Harris]]
+*Kevin Harris
+*[[Lucy Hanover]]
+*Cecile LaFitte
+*Simon LaFitte
+*[[Faith Lehane]]
+*Mirielle
+*[[Daniel Osbourne]]
+*[[Ira Rosenberg]]
+*[[Sheila Rosenberg]]
+*[[Snyder]]
+*[[Buffy Summers]]
 *[[Joyce Summers]]
-*[[Principal Snyder]]
 *[[Willy]]
+*Anthony Yorke
-*[[Sheila Rosenberg]]
-*[[Ira Rosenberg]]
 *[[Kendra Young]]
-*[[India Cohen]]
 *[[Sam Zabuto]]
-*[[Lucy Hanover]]
-*[[Mrs. Chase]]
-*Xander's Aunt & Uncle
-*Kevin Harris (Xander's cousin)
-*Kit Bothwell (India’s Watcher)
-*Simon LaFitte (voodoo king)
-*Cecile LaFitte (voodoo practitioner)
-*Mirielle (insane girlfriend of Zabuto)
-*Anthony Yorke (traitorous Watcher)
-*The Wanderers (Gatherer’s four servants)
-== Behind the Scenes ==
+==Behind the scenes==
+===International titles===
-*India Cohen was the Slayer that preceded Buffy. She is seen on the front cover of the book, the third from left. The character also appears in ''[[Tales of the Slayers]]'', Volume III, in the story ''[[Tales of the Slayers#The Code of the Samurai|The Code of the Samurai]]''.
+*'''German:''' ''Die dunkle Macht der Vier'' (The Dark Power of the Four)
+*'''Spanish:''' ''El Libro de los Cuatros'' (The Book of the Fours)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+Faith This Year'sGirl S4E15.jpg|Original photo for cover
+Kendra - 01.jpg|Original photo for cover
+A15.jpg|Original photo for cover
+The Book of Fours GE.jpg|Cover in Germany
+The Book of Fours SP.jpg|Cover in Spain
+</gallery>
+==References==
-*Kendra's Watcher [[Sam Zabuto]] is killed in this novel.
+{{References}}
-*This novels introduces many family members of the scooby gang that were never seen in the series, like Xander's Aunt, Uncle and Cousin. Willow and Cordelia's father and mother appear.
+[[fr:The Book of Fours]]
-*To battle the Gatherer, a spell is used that allows India and [[Kendra Young|Kendra]] to possess [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]] and [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]]'s bodies and allow them to fight alongside Buffy and Faith; it is never specified if the decision for Cordelia to host Kendra is a deliberate reference to the fact that the actress who played Kendra originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia before Charisma Carpenter received the part.
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