
Eventually Giles makes it back to Sunnydale. Michaela Tomasi, a fellow Watcher, tries to warn him of something but disappears. Meanwhile, Giles' hotel room in Manhattan is ransacked and he gets assaulted, which leads to him ending up in the hospital. The Gate Keeper (Book) : Todd, Charles : 'On a deserted road, late at night, Scotland Yards Ian Rutledge encounters a frightened woman standing over a body, launching an inquiry that leads him into the lair of a stealthy killer and the dangerous recesses of his own memories in this twentieth installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series.While Giles is in Manhattan for a librarian's meeting, the Scooby Gang finds that Sunnydale is suddenly overrun by demons.
Meanwhile, in the Gatehouse the gang is fighting off hordes of demons and they somehow manage to survive. Oz takes off to Boston to warn Buffy of the Sons of Entropy. Hours after his sisters wedding, a restless Ian Rutledge drives aimlessly. After Angel captures two Sons of Entropy, he learns, by beating them, that their boss, Giacomo Fulcanelli, also known as Il Maestro, is planning on opening the gates to other dimensions to let the demons run loose on the earth with the sons of Entropy as their kings and their immediate plan is to take over the Gatehouse in order to do this.The Gate Keeper: Edition Language: English: ISBN: 9780062678737: Format Type: Readers Enjoyed The Gate Keeper Also Read These : A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, 1) The Consequences of Fear (Maisie Dobbs 16) An Extravagant Death (Charles Lenox, 11) 'On a deserted road, late at night, Scotland Yards Ian Rutledge encounters a frightened woman standing over a body, launching an inquiry that leads him into the lair of a stealthy killer and the dangerous recesses of his own memories in this twentieth installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series. Giles, Buffy, Xander and Cordelia fly to Boston where the Gatehouse is located, while Willow, Oz and Angel remain in Sunnydale to ward off demons and the Sons of Entropy that seem to be stalking the Slayer. Giles figures that there must be something wrong at the Gatehouse, a huge mansion that is infested with demons but kept under control by Jean-Marc Regnier, a wizened sorcerer called the Gatekeeper.
The spell fuelled by her friends and Angel's love must work its magic with the Gatekeeper's help in order to save Buffy's lifeThe Gate Keeper: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery - Ebook written by Charles Todd. Oz takes the ghost road back to Sunnydale to get Angel, when they make it back to the mansion they discover that it's under attack. These ghosts only allow those touched by the supernatural to pass, even though grudgingly. They decide to take the ghost roads, which is a realm Ghosts wander endlessly if they cannot move on. To keep the Gatehouse in order they must find his son who is somewhere in Europe. The Gatekeeper is frail and on the verge of death, only by immersing himself in the Cauldron of Bran the Blessed, can he continue to live past his 138 years.

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There they learn that Il Mastero is an ancient sorcerer named Fulcaneli who was believed killed a long time ago. Buffy, Angel and Oz infiltrate the Sons of Entropy base in Florence and are then captured by Il Maestro's men. In Boston the Gatehouse has become under attack again and though the Gatekeeper is weak he can still fend off the Sons of Entropy. Buffy's mom is kidnapped by the Sons of Entropy and they plan to use Joyce as bait to bring the Slayer to them.Back in Sunnydale Willow, Xander and Cordelia must figure out how to save Giles from the Flying Dutchman or he will be brought into hell when the boat leaves Sunnydale and no one makes it in to hell without dying first. Angel learns that Il Maestro is in Florence and the trio sets off for it.
This implies that the story took place before the episode "Gingerbread" in the third season.To save Xander's life Willow and Cordelia take the Ghost Roads to the Regnier house. Amy Madison, still in human form, makes an appearance and saves Xander's life. Buffy must rescue her mother from a fiery death. They head back to Sunnydale along with Spike, Drusilla and Jacques Regnier via the ghost roads which is when Buffy learns that her mother has been captured and that Xander was shot during a rescue attempt.
Ethan Rayne also appears, offering his help to a skeptical Buffy and friends. The bloodline must be continued otherwise Xander's body may not be able to withstand the strain that the magic will do to his body. Giles is busy searching for where Joyce might be held and where the rightful heir to the Gatekeeper's line might be. Back in Sunnydale, Joyce Summers has been captured by Fulcanelli. But the Cauldron recognizes Xander as the new heir and bestows all of the Gatekeeper's magickal power to a very surprised Xander.
But the house begins to crumble in on itself while back in Sunnydale, after using a Sphere of Order to hold back the demons, they manage to break through when Fulcaneli's demon master Belphegor, one of the Lords of Hell, escapes from Hell. Fulcanelli's men begin their assault again and Willow tries to help out with her binding and protection spells, binding Oz into the house when he attacks. But Jacques arrives and his powers are restored to him. Further complicating things is Oz, who has become a werewolf at the most inopportune moment. Oz and Angel lead Jacques through the Ghost Roads and back to the Gatekeeper's house where an assault is being conducted on Xander and his abilities. Jacques, the new heir, escapes from Fulcanelli and joins Buffy's entourage.


