Supernatural: One Year Gone is the seventh tie-in novel that explains and shows insight on the year that Sam was 'Soulless' and Dean was with Lisa and Ben Braeden. It also explains how Sam met Samuel Campbell and started hunting alongside his cousins.
Summary[]
Believing Sam is in Hell, Dean tries to keep his promise to his younger brother and live a normal life with Lisa and Ben. However, when he realizes that a spell in the Necronomicon could raise Lucifer and therefore Sam, he convinces his new family to travel with him on vacation to Salem. Meanwhile, Sam is not as far away as Dean thinks and has his own reasons for hunting the Salem witches...
Plot[]
The Campbell family's origins are explored. Nathaniel, the head of the family, tries to prevent innocent women from being tried as witches. He sacrifices himself to stop a few witches from bringing back Lucifer.
Major Characters[]
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Nathaniel Campbell
- Samuel Campbell
Minor Characters[]
- Belial
- Leviathan (Mentioned Only)
- Lucifer (Flashbacks)
- Gwen Campbell
- Mark Campbell
Featured Supernatural Beings[]
- Archangels (Lucifer, mentioned only)
- Crossroad Demon (Crowley)
- Princes of Hell (Belial)
- Shtriga (Unnamed Shtriga)
- Vengeful Spirits (Bridget Bishop, Abigail Faulkner)
- Werewolf (mentioned only)
- Witches (Constance Ball, Prudence Lewis, Salem Witches)
Continuity[]
- Dean believes Sam is still in hell with Lucifer.
- Dean is living with Lisa and Ben Braedan.
- Samuel thinks about the deal with Crowley to bring Mary back.
Notes[]
- Antagonists: Constance Ball and Prudence Lewis.
- The "Battle of Mission's Ridge" in the novel is possibly a parody of the Battle of Missionary Ridge, which happened in Tennessee in 1863, ending in a Union victory.
Goofs[]
- Leviathan in the book is noted to be the second Prince of Hell and not the shapeless creatures that would appear later on in the show.
- In the book, a shtriga is described as being made of gray dripping matter when the appearance of one was shown to be a human in a robe in Something Wicked. Sam also kills the shtriga with an unconsecrated iron bullet rather than a consecrated wrought iron one, which was the weakness noted in Something Wicked.