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.

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]

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."

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

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.

• 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 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

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

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.

• 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 edit

• Sweet Sixteen (Buffy novel), (2001) ISBN 978-0-7434-4961-8
• Vengeance (Angel novel), (2002) ISBN 978-0-7434-4980-9, with Dan Jolley
• The Longest Night (Angel novel), (2002) ISBN 0-7434-5061-2, with Denise Ciencin
• 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 edit

• 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 edit

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

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

• 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

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

• Silent Hill Experience: The Hunger

• Official website of Scott Ciencin
• Fantasticfiction.co.uk - Bibliography
• "Scott Ciencin :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on February 11, 2005.