Soul Trade

Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends.... 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....

Thomas E. Sniegoski is best known as a comic-book writer who has worked for every major company in the comics industry, including DC, Marvel, Image, and Dark Horse. Some of his more recent works include Batman: The Real World for DC, and Star Trek: Embrace the Wolf for Wildstorm. Sniegoski is also the only outside writer ever invited to work within the universe that award-winning artist/writer Jeff Smith created for his series Bone. Sniegoski was the writer of Stupid-Stupid Rat-Tails: The Adventures of Big Johnson Bone, which was published by Cartoon Books in 1999. With Christopher Golden, he is currently working on the Angel comic for Dark Horse Comics and several other Buffy special projects. Sniegoski has recently expanded into other areas that showcase his interests and talents. He was one of the writers on Pocket Books¹ Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book and is currently completing the thriller Force Majure for Pocket Pulse with fellow Monster Book collaborator Christopher Golden. Sniegoski is also working on several other book projects for children and young adults. He lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts, with his wife, LeeAnne, and their four-year-old Labrador retriever, Mulder.