The Crimson Spell

The Crimson Spell is the third of the Charmed novels.

It takes place between Season 2 Episode 4 The Devil's Music and Episode 9 Ms. Hellfire, as P3 has already gotten its big break, but Prue has not yet received her power of Astral Projection.

Summary

 * Evil thoughts and dark desires
 * Boil and burn in a wicked brew!
 * Throw hate and fear into the fire
 * May friends and lovers both be true

Prue, Piper and Phoebe don't know that a coven of warlocks is hunting them. They don't know that one of the warlocks has entered their lives disguised as a friend. And they don't know the coven's mission—to drain them of their magical powers, even if it means destroying them to do it!

Now the Charmed Ones must figure out which of their friends is really their enemy.

Because sometimes what you don't know—can kill you.

The story centers around a plot by a warlock who has disguised himself as a friend of the Charmed Ones and is now draining their magical powers. Will the Charmed Ones figure out who is friend or foe before they are too weak?

Characters

 * Justin Morgan Leader of the Coven of the New Sun, and coordinator of the Sunrise Center.
 * Adrienne: A warlock member.
 * Celeste: An orphan and warlock member. She helps defeat the coven.
 * Kenji Yamada: Occult reporter pretending to be a member. Phoebe's love interest.
 * Sensei Towers: Phoebe's karate teacher.
 * Joey: Busboy.
 * Laura: Waitress.
 * Craig: Bartender.
 * Daria Celeste's roommate.

To Bind Your Powers

 * Use if your powers turn against you Ropes that bind, bind tighter still. Confound me not, obey my will.

To Unbind

 * Magic strands with power true, Never fail to bind these two.

To Restore Powers

 * Magic that binds will now unbind, Restore their powers in full and in kind.

To Bind the Coven Master's Powers

 * Bind him hard, bind him fast. Throughout time shall this spell last.

To Free A Loved One From A Warlock's Grasp

 * Loosen knots, dark magic unbind, Free the one whose heart is tied to mine!

To Bind A Warlock Forever

 * Green as grass, green as the ocean's curl, Light become web and bind he who'd harm the girl. Green is the light, green shall it bend, Bind this warlock and hold till time's end!

Notes and Trivia

 * On the Russian version cover page it mistakenly shows Phoebe, Piper and Paige of the 5th season.

International titles

 * French: Le sortilège écarlate (The Crimson Spell)
 * Russian: Aloje koldovstvo (Scarlet Witchcraft)
 * British: The Crimson Spell