These Our Actors is an original novel by Ashley McConnell and Dori Koogler.
In the book, even though Buffy decided to drop drama class to concentrate on her slaying and taking care of Dawn, Willow still decided keep the class on her course list. She becomes engrossed in it, especially when the teacher, Professor Addams, begins discussing about rituals and chants involved in old dramatic works. Unfortunately, the professor, realizing that Willow has some power of her own, decides to use her for his own ways. He needs to locate a particularly powerful book used to summon the Fates, which he believes is located somewhere in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, this novel also takes us back to the time where Spike was shunned by Cecily Addams and turned into a vampire by Drusilla. Spike, as a vampire, decides to take his revenge on the weak Cecily.
Behind the Scenes
- Tagline: 'Evil is set for an encore'.
- Characters include: Buffy, Joyce, Giles, Xander, Anya, Dawn, Spike, Willow, and Tara
- The book has a strong focus on Willow and Spike.
- In Lies My Parents Told Me William's mother asks him if his love interest is "the Underwood girl?", he denies this and states that "he wouldn't presume." Assuming Spike's mother is talking about Cecily, some fans believe "Underwood" is the surname of Cecily. Whilst others, especially prior to this episode use "Addams", the surname given in this book. It is possible, however, that one name or the other could be her middle name, or that one or both is an alias.