Scott Ciencin

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Malcolm Scott Ciencin (September 1, 1962 - August 5, 2014) was an American author who wrote over 90 novels across children's, fantasy, and horror genres for major publishers including Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Scholastic. He achieved New York Times bestselling status and contributed to notable franchises including Dungeons & Dragons, Dinotopia, Jurassic Park, and Silent Hill. Early in his career he wrote Forgotten Realms novels Shadowdale and Tantras (both 1989) under the pseudonym Richard Awlinson. He also wrote Godzilla novels (1996-1998), Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel tie-in novels (2001-2003), a Star Trek: The Next Generation comic series, and Silent Hill comic and game tie-in material. Beyond novels he worked as a comic book writer, screenwriter, video game consultant, and television producer, frequently co-authoring works with his wife, Denise Ciencin. He died in Sarasota, Florida, at age 51 from a blood clot to the brain.

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Books

• Shadowdale (1989) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Tantras (1989) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Night Parade (1992) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 40 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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