Scott Ciencin

Scott Ciencin
Born (1962-09-01)September 1, 1962
Died August 5, 2014(2014-08-05) (aged 51)
Occupation Novelist
Genre Children's, fantasy, horror

Malcolm Scott Ciencin (September 1, 1962 – August 5, 2014) was an American author of adult and children's fiction. He co-authored several books with his wife Denise Ciencin.

Biography

Malcolm Scott Ciencin was born in 1962.[1] 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. 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 best-selling 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

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

Forgotten Realms

The Avatar Series

Originally published under the pseudonym Richard Awlinson. Ciencin shared the pseudonym with Troy Denning, who wrote part 3 of the Avatar Series "Waterdeep".

  • Shadowdale,[3] (1989) ISBN 978-0-7869-3105-7
  • Tantras,[3] (1989) ISBN 978-0-7869-3108-8

The Harpers

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

Robert Silverberg's Time Tours

Published under the pseudonym Nick Baron.

  • Glory's End, (1990) ISBN 978-0-06-106013-7
  • The Pirate Paradox, (1991) ISBN 978-0-06-106016-8, with Greg Cox

The Wolves of Autumn

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

Dinotopia

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Time and Chance, (2001) ISBN 978-0-441-00856-8, with Jeff Marriotte

Jurassic Park Adventures

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

  • Jurassic Park Adventures: Survivor, (2001) ISBN 978-0-375-81289-7
  • Jurassic Park Adventures: Prey, (2001) ISBN 978-0-375-81290-3
  • Jurassic Park Adventures: Flyers, (2002) ISBN 978-0-7434-7974-5

Buffyverse

  • Sweet Sixteen (Buffy novel), (2001) ISBN 978-0-7434-4961-8
  • Vengeance (Angel novel), (2002) ISBN 978-0-7434-4980-9, with Dan Jolley
  • Nemesis (Angel novel), (2003) ISBN 978-0-689-86702-6, with Denise Ciencin
  • Mortal Fear (Buffy novel), (2003) ISBN 978-0-7434-2771-5, with Denise Ciencin

Starfleet Corps of Engineers

  • Some Assembly Required, (2002) ISBN 978-0-7434-6442-0, with Greg Brodeur, Dave Galanter, Dan Jolley, Aaron Rosenberg, and Keith R.A. DeCandido
  • Age of Unreason, (2003) ASIN B000FBJFHS
  • Breakdowns, (2005) ISBN 978-1-4165-0326-2, with Keith R. A. DeCandido, Kevin Dilmore, Heather Jarman, and Dayton Ward

Transformers

  • Hardwired, (2003) ISBN 978-0-7434-5898-6

Kim Possible

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

EverQuest

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

Charmed

  • 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

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

Standalone novels

  • Virtual Destruction, (1995) ISBN 978-0-8217-5010-0
  • Jurassic Park 3, (2001) ISBN 978-0-375-89001-7
  • Even Stevens: The Stevens Get Even, (2004) ISBN 978-0-7868-4708-2
  • The Legend of Zorro, (2005) ISBN 978-0-06-083304-6

Comic books and other works

Scott Ciencin also wrote comic books. His credits include

  • A Winter's Tale - from Captain America: Red, White & Blue with art by Pasqual Ferry from Marvel
  • Trial by Fire - mini-series with art by Ron Wagner set in R.A. Salvatore's Demonwars universe - from CrossGen
  • Eye for an Eye - mini-series with art by Greg Tucchini set in R.A. Salvatore's Demonwars universe - from CrossGen
  • Metropolis S.C.U. - with artist Roger Robinson from D.C.
  • New Gods: A Shadow Over Eden - from D.C.
  • New Gods: Acts of God - from D.C.
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Killing Shadows - mini-series from Wildstorm with art by Bryan Hitch and Andrew Currie
  • Star Bus: Attack of the Cling-Ons, (2011) ISBN 978-1-4342-3067-6, with art by Jeff Crowther
  • Silent Hill: Dying Inside - mini-series with art by Ben Templesmith and Aadi Salmon from IDW
  • Silent Hill: Paint it Black - art by Shaun Thomas from IDW
  • Silent Hill: Among the Damned - art by Shaun Thomas from IDW
  • Silent Hill: The Grinning Man - art by Nick Stakal from IDW
  • Silent Hill: Dead/Alive - mini-series with art by Nick Stakal from IDW
  • Silent Hill: Three Bloody Tales - art by Nick Stakal, and Shaun Thomas from IDW

Original PSP Creation for Sony and Konami

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gendronfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Malcolm-Ciencin/
  2. ↑ Buker, Derek M. (2002). The science fiction and fantasy readers' advisory: the librarian's guide to cyborgs, aliens, and sorcerers. ALA readers' advisory series. ALA Editions. pp. 127&ndash, 128. ISBN 0-8389-0831-4.
  3. 1 2 3 "Scott Ciencin". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 About Scott Ciencin
  5. ↑ Jacob Ogles (2014-07-29). "Scott Ciencin, author and film festival promoter, dies". SRQ Backlot. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  • Official website of Scott Ciencin
  • Fantasticfiction.co.uk - Bibliography
  • "Scott Ciencin :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on February 11, 2005.
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