Talk:Supernatural Novels

Seeing the debate has escalated, I would just like to help set a few things straight. I do not claim to know which novel(s) is/are canon, or otherwise --however, there are differences between official, canon and non-canon status. A novel could be official, but at the same time non-canon. Best example so far: Supernatural: The Animated Series. It is an official but non-canon because it is given permission by the owner of the source material, but it presents arcs and characters or abilities/appearances of characters that deviate from what happened from the Supernatural series. In the animated series, Missuori has an expanded role, and some of the episodes/events are not in the same order as the original series. Thus, these deviations/contradictions from the original series make it non-canon. Official, non-canon works usually work on an alternate timeline/course of events. FTWinchester (talk) 17:35, November 29, 2012 (UTC)
 * Official - the network and the producers have given permission to a certain writer/author to use existing characters in the universe for a spin-off or derivative literary work
 * Unofficial - not overseen by the producers, network or owner of the source material. This is also known as fanfiction.
 * Canon - a literary work containing characters, plots and events that does not, in any way, contradict the source or origin of the story. It also supports and emphasizes what has been shown from the source material. Every information ties-in to the story, no exceptions.
 * Non-canon - a literary work that borrows major characters and/or themes from a source material but deviates or contradicts some information