Scott Ciencin


Malcolm Scott Ciencin 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 works in a variety of mediums including comic books.

Career

Among his works are novels written for the Dungeons & Dragons role playing game campaign settings. He also wrote books for the Dinotopia series. was a New York Times bestselling novelist of 90+ books from Simon & Schuster, Random House, Scholastic, Harper and many more. He had also written comic books, screenplays, and worked on video games. 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 Denise. He died in August 2014 of a blood clot to the brain.

''[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," and James Lowder who edited the trilogy and wrote parts of "Tantras."Shadowdale, Tantras,

''[The Harpers]''

The Night Parade,

Robert Silverberg's ''Time Tours''

Published under the pseudonym Nick Baron.Glory's End, The Pirate Paradox,, with Greg Cox

''The Wolves of Autumn''

The Wolves of Autumn, The Lotus and the Rose,

''The Vampire Odyssey''

The Vampire Odyssey, The Wildlings, Parliament of Blood,

''The Nightmare Club''

Published under the pseudonym Nick Baron.The Initiation, The Mask, Slay Ride, Spring Break,

''WildC.A.T.S, Covert Action Teams''

  • Dark Blade Falling,
  • Evil Within,

''[Dinotopia]''

Windchaser, Lost City, Sabertooth Mountain,, with John VornholtThunderfalls, Sky Dance, Return to the Lost City, The Explorers,

''The Elven Ways''

The Ways of Magic, Ancient Games, Night of Glory,

''The Lurker Files''

Faceless, Know Fear, Nemesis, Incarnate, Apparition, Triad,

Godzilla

Dinoverse

I Was A Teenage T-Rex,, originally published as DinoverseThe Teens Time Forgot, Raptor Without A Cause, Please Don't Eat the Teacher, Beverly Hills Brontosaurus, Dinosaurs Ate My Homework,

''Gen13">Gen¹³">Gen13''

''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, Jurassic Park Adventures: Prey, Jurassic Park Adventures: Flyers,

Buffyverse

''[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]''

Some Assembly Required,, with Greg Brodeur, Dave Galanter, Dan Jolley, Aaron Rosenberg, and Keith R.A. DeCandidoAge of Unreason, Breakdowns,, with Keith R. A. DeCandido, Kevin Dilmore, Heather Jarman, and Dayton Ward

''Transformers''

Hardwired,

''[Kim Possible]''

Tweeb Trouble,

''[EverQuest]''

  • The Rogue's Hour,

''Charmed">Charmed novels">Charmed''

  • Luck Be a Lady,
  • Light of the World,
  • High Spirits,

''[Kim Possible]: Pick a Villain''

Game On!, Masters of Mayhem,

Standalone novels

Comic books and other works

Scott Ciencin also wrote comic books. His credits include
Original PSP Creation for Sony and Konami