Scribe Nominees
The Third Annual Scribes, presented for excellence in tie-in writing, will be awarded at a special ceremony at Comic-Con in San Diego July 23-29. The Grandmaster Award is given to an author for his extensive and exceptional work in the tie-in field. The gaming awards will be presented at GenCon in Indianapolis August 13-16 2009.
General Fiction
Best Novel-Original
- Burn Notice: The Fix, by Tod Goldberg
- Criminal Minds: Finishing School, by Max Allan Collins
- CSI: Headhunter, by Greg Cox
Best Novel—Adapted
- Death Defying Acts, by Greg Cox
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, by James Rollins
- The Tudors: King Takes Queen, by Elizabeth Massie
- The Wackness, by Dale C. Phillips
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe, by Max Allan Collins
Speculative Fiction
Best Novel—Original
- Ghost Whisperer: Revenge, by Doranna Durgin
- Ravenloft: The Covenant, Heaven’s Bones, by Samantha Henderson
- Stargate SG-1: Hydra, by Holly Scott & Jaime Duncan
- Star Trek Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers, by James Swallow
Best Novel—Adapted
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army, by Bob Greenberger
- The Mutant Chronicles, by Matt Forbeck
- Star Wars—The Clone Wars: Wild Space, by Karen Miller
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, by Greg Cox
Young Adult—All Genres
Best Novel—Original
- Dr. Who: The Eyeless, by Lance Parkin
- Primeval; Shadow of the Jaguar, by Steven Savile
- Disney Club Penguin: Stowaway! Adventures at Sea, by Tracey West
Best Novel—Adapted
- Iron Man: The Junior Novel, by Stephen D. Sullivan
- The Dark Knight: The Junior Novel, by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon
- Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, by Tracey West
The Grandmaster Award: Keith R. A. DeCandido
Special Gaming Scribe—Best Original
- Eberron: The Inquisitives, the Darkwood Mask, by Jeff LaSala
- Dragonlance: Death March, by Jean Rabe
- Eberron: The Doom of Kings, by Don Bassingthwaite
- Warhammer: Elfslayer, by Nathan Long
Special Gaming Scribe—Best Adapted
- The Worls of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal, by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden
- The Mutant Chronicles, by Matt Forbeck
- Metal Gear Solid, by Raymond Benson