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Scott Ciencin
Born(1962-09-01)September 1, 1962
DiedAugust 5, 2014(2014-08-05) (aged 51)
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
GenreChildren's, fantasy, horror

Malcolm Scott Ciencin (September 1, 1962[1] – August 5, 2014) was an American author of adult and children's fiction. He co-authored several books with his wife Denise Ciencin. He was a New York Times bestselling author who wrote adult and children's fiction and works in a variety of mediums including comic books.

Career[edit]

Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign settings.[2] He also wrote books for the Dinotopia series.[3] was a New York Times bestselling novelist of 90+ books from Simon & Schuster, Random House, Scholastic, Harper and many more.[4] He had also written comic books, screenplays, and worked on video games.[4] He created programs for Scholastic Books, designed trading cards, consulted on video games, directed and produced audio programs & TV commercials, and wrote in the medical field about neurosurgery and neurology. He first worked in TV production as a writer, producer and director.

Personal life[edit]

Ciencin lived in Sarasota, Florida with his wife (and sometimes co-author) Denise. He died in August 2014 of a blood clot to the brain.[4][5]

Bibliography[edit]

Forgotten Realms[edit]

The Avatar Series[edit]

Originally published under the pseudonym Richard Awlinson. Ciencin shared the pseudonym with Troy Denning, who wrote part 3 of the Avatar Series "Waterdeep," and James Lowder who edited the trilogy and wrote parts of "Tantras."

The Harpers[edit]

  • The Night Parade, (1992) ISBN 978-1-56076-323-9

Robert Silverberg's Time Tours[edit]

Published under the pseudonym Nick Baron.

The Wolves of Autumn[edit]

  • The Wolves of Autumn, (1992) ISBN 978-0-446-36248-1
  • The Lotus and the Rose, (1992) ISBN 978-0-446-36249-8

The Vampire Odyssey[edit]

  • The Vampire Odyssey, (1992) ISBN 978-0-8217-3853-5
  • The Wildlings, (1992) ISBN 978-0-8217-3934-1
  • Parliament of Blood, (1992) ISBN 978-0-8217-3995-2

The Nightmare Club[edit]

Published under the pseudonym Nick Baron.

  • The Initiation, (1993) ISBN 978-0-8217-4316-4
  • The Mask, (1993) ISBN 978-0-8217-4349-2
  • Slay Ride, (1993) ISBN 978-0-8217-4419-2
  • Spring Break, (1994) ISBN 978-0-8217-4542-7

WildC.A.T.S, Covert Action Teams[edit]

  • Dark Blade Falling, (1995) ISBN 978-0-679-87480-5
  • Evil Within, (1995) ISBN 978-0-679-87481-2

Dinotopia[edit]

  • Windchaser, (1995) ISBN 978-0-679-86981-8
  • Lost City, (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-86983-2
  • Sabertooth Mountain, (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-88095-0, with John Vornholt
  • Thunderfalls, (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-88256-5
  • Sky Dance, (1999) ISBN 978-0-679-80417-8
  • Return to the Lost City, (2000) ISBN 978-0-375-81018-3
  • The Explorers, (2001) ISBN 978-0-375-81396-2

The Elven Ways[edit]

  • The Ways of Magic, (1996) ISBN 978-0-380-77980-2
  • Ancient Games, (1997) ISBN 978-0-380-77981-9
  • Night of Glory, (1998) ISBN 978-0-380-77983-3

The Lurker Files[edit]

  • Faceless, (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-88235-0
  • Know Fear, (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-88236-7
  • Nemesis, (1997) ISBN 978-0-679-88506-1
  • Incarnate, (1997) ISBN 978-0-679-88507-8
  • Apparition, (1997) ISBN 978-0-679-88634-1
  • Triad, (1997) ISBN 978-0-679-88635-8

Godzilla[edit]

  • Godzilla, King of the Monsters, (1996) ISBN 978-0-679-88220-6
  • Godzilla Invades America, (1997) ISBN 978-0-679-88752-2
  • Godzilla: Journey to Monster Island, (1998) ISBN 978-0-679-88901-4
  • Godzilla vs. the Space Monster, (1998) ISBN 978-0-679-88902-1

Dinoverse[edit]

  • I Was A Teenage T-Rex, (1999) ISBN 978-0-679-88843-7, originally published as Dinoverse
  • The Teens Time Forgot, (2000) ISBN 978-0-679-88844-4
  • Raptor Without A Cause, (2000) ISBN 978-0-679-88845-1
  • Please Don't Eat the Teacher, (2000) ISBN 978-0-679-88846-8
  • Beverly Hills Brontosaurus, (2000) ISBN 978-0-375-80595-0
  • Dinosaurs Ate My Homework, (2000) ISBN 978-0-375-80596-7

Gen13[edit]

Jurassic Park Adventures[edit]

Ciencin's Jurassic Park stories are original novels based on the Jurassic Park films rather than directly on Michael Crichton's work.

Buffyverse[edit]

Starfleet Corps of Engineers[edit]

Transformers[edit]

Kim Possible[edit]

  • Tweeb Trouble, (2004) ISBN 978-0-7868-4629-0

EverQuest[edit]

  • The Rogue's Hour, (2004) ISBN 978-1-59315-294-9

Charmed[edit]

  • Luck Be a Lady, (2004) ISBN 978-0-689-85793-5
  • Light of the World, (2006) ISBN 978-1-4169-1470-9
  • High Spirits, (2007) ISBN 978-1-4169-3668-8

Kim Possible: Pick a Villain[edit]

  • Game On!, (2005) ISBN 978-0-7868-4652-8
  • Masters of Mayhem, (2005) ISBN 978-0-7868-4689-4

Standalone novels[edit]

Comic books and other works[edit]

Scott Ciencin also wrote comic books. His credits include

Original PSP Creation for Sony and Konami

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Malcolm Scott Ciencin - View Obituary & Service Information".
  2. ^ Buker, Derek M. (2002). The science fiction and fantasy readers' advisory: the librarian's guide to cyborgs, aliens, and sorcerers. ALA Editions. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-8389-0831-4. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Scott Ciencin". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "About Scott Ciencin". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Jacob Ogles (July 29, 2014). "Scott Ciencin, author and film festival promoter, dies". SRQ Backlot. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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