The history of the TV Tie-In novel is long and illustrious. From the earliest days of televised dramas and situation comedies, publishers have realized that they had a built in audience for original novels based on popular television series. Published cheaply (they were considered a disposable item), and most often in paperback form, TV Tie-Ins first appeared in the 1950s and then enjoyed a boom period associated with the television series of the 1960s.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Tie-Ins were published with some regularity. Increased publishing costs (and therefore higher costs for purchasing the books) led to decreased numbers of Tie-In novels during the 1990s and beyond, with a few major exceptions (the Star Trek series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, etc.). The popular trend in recent years to revive older shows (Mission Impossible, I Spy, Starsky and Hutch, Miami Vice) as new movies has lead to increased interest in Tie-In novels based on those original series.
The quality of TV Tie-Ins has varied noticeably -- they have often been looked upon with disdain by traditional readers. In some instances, this may have been with good reason -- a large number of TV Tie-Ins were produced rapidly, by "house" authors under a pseudonym, to get them on the market as rapidly as possible. On the other hand, many TV Tie-In novels feature excellent writing, by prominent authors. The six I Spy novels written by Walter Wager under the pen name John Tiger, are considered by fans to be even better than most episodes of the series. Popular mystery author Stuart Kaminsky's two Rockford Files novels were both critically well-received, but the rights-holders chose to discontinue the novels. Hugo-winning SF author C.J. Cherryh wrote a Lois & Clark novel. Lee Goldberg, creator/executive producer of Diagnosis Murder and writer for Monk has written original novels based on both those series. And bestselling author Max Allan Collins has written Tie-In novels for CSI.
TV Tie-Ins have been a collector favorite for many years, with books based on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Dark Shadows among the most sought-after titles. In the early days of Tie-Ins, the publishers would often number the books, with the earliest books having the largest print-run and the latest books having the smallest printing, therefore making them the most sought-after by collectors. The reference collection at Bennett Martin Public Library downtown includes a book on the history of Tie-In collecting -- TV Tie-Ins: A Bibliograpy of American TV Tie-In Paperbacks, filled with extensive listings of series that featured Tie-In novels prior to the early 1990s.
This online booklist attempts to identify TV series for which the Lincoln City Libraries owns at least one TV Tie-In novel. This is, by no means, a "complete" list of all TV Tie-Ins ever published -- there have literally been thousands of those. All books in this list which are owned by Lincoln City Libraries are hotlinked to their entries in our library catalog, so that you may check on their current availability. Some titles not owned by the libraries are included in this list due to their classic nature, or to provide a completed Tie-In list for that series. If you see a title on this list that is not hotlinked to our collection, please consider ordering it through our Interlibrary Loan department.
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| -- Battlestar Galactica [1978] |
attributed to Glen Larson, but actually written by Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 2: The Cylon Death Machine [1978] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 3: The Tombs of Kobol [1978] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 4: The Young Warriors [1980] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 5: Galactica Discovers Earth [1980] |
Michael Resnick |
| -- BG 6: The Living Legend [1982] |
Nicholas Yermakov |
| -- BG 7: War of the Gods [1982] |
Nicholas Yermakov |
| -- BG 8: Greetings From Earth [1983] |
Ron Goulart |
| -- BG 9: Experiment in Terra [1984] |
Ron Goulart |
| -- BG 10: The Long Patrol [1984] |
Ron Goulart |
| -- BG 11: The Nightmare Machine [1985] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 12: Die, Chamelon! [1986] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 13: Apollo's War [1987] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- BG 14: Surrender the Galactica [1988] |
Robert Thurston |
| -- Armageddon [1997] |
Richard Hatch |
| -- Warhawk [1998] |
Richard Hatch |
| -- Resurrection [2001] |
Richard Hatch |
| -- Rebellion [2002] |
Richard Hatch |
| -- Paradis [2003] |
Richard Hatch |
| -- Destiny [2004] |
Richard Hatch and Brad Linaweaver |
| [Based on the new "reimagined" series 2003- ] |
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| -- Unity [2007] |
Steven Harper |
| -- The Cylons' Secret [2007] |
Craig Shaw Gardner |
| -- Sagittarius is Bleeding [2007] |
Peter David |
| NOVELS FOR ADULTS |
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| -- Child of the Hunt [1998] |
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder |
| -- Return to Chaos [1998] |
Craig Shaw Gardner |
| -- Gatekeeper Trilogy: Vol 1: Out of the Madhouse [1999] |
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder |
| -- Gatekeeper Trilogy: Vol 2: Ghost Road [1999] |
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder |
| -- Gatekeeper Trilogy: Vol 3: Sons of Entropy [1999] |
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder |
| -- Obsidian Fate [1999] |
Diana G. Gallagher |
| -- Immortal [1999] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- Sins of the Father [1999] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- Resurrecting Ravana [2000] |
Ray Garton |
| -- Prime Evil [2000] |
Diana G. Gallagher |
| -- The Evil That Men Do [2000] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- Revenant [2001] |
Mel Odom |
| -- Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row [2000] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- The Book of Fours: A Historie of the Four Slayers, This Being Their First Adventure [2001] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- Unseen: Vol 1: The Burning [2001] |
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte |
| -- Unseen: Vol 2: Door to Alternity [2001] |
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte |
| -- Unseen: Vol 3: The Long Way Home [2001] |
Nancy Holder and Jeff Mariotte |
| -- Tales of the Slayer, Vol 1 [2001] |
[various] |
| -- Tales of the Slayer, Vol 2 [2003] |
[various] |
| -- Tales of the Slayer, Vol 3 [2003] |
[various] |
| -- Tales of the Slayer, Vol 4 [2004] |
[various] |
| -- Oz Into the Wild [2002] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- The Wisdom of War [2002] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- Little Things [2002] |
Rebecca Moesta |
| -- These Our Actors [2002] |
Ashley McConnell |
| -- Monster Island [2003] |
Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski |
| -- Blood and Fog [2003] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- Seven Crows [2003] |
John Vornholt |
| -- Chaos Bleeds [2003] |
James A. Moore |
| -- Mortal Fear [2003] |
Scott and Denise Ciencin |
| -- Cursed [2003] |
Mel Odom |
| -- Apocalypse Memories [2004] |
Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz |
| -- Heat [2004] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- Wicked Willow I: The Darkening [2004] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- Wicked Willow II: Shattered Twilight [2004] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- Wicked Willow III: Broken Sunrise [2004] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- Spark and Burn [2005] |
Diana G. Gallagher |
| -- Afterimage [2006] |
Pierce Askegren |
| -- Carnival of Souls [2006] |
Nancy Holder |
| NOVELS FOR TEENS/YOUNG-ADULTS |
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| -- The Harvest [1997] [novelization of series pilot] |
Richie Tankersley Cusick |
| -- Halloween Rain [1997] |
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder |
| -- Coyote Moon [1998] |
John Vornholt |
| -- The Night of the Living Rerun [1998] |
Arthur Byron Cover |
| -- Blooded [1998] |
Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder |
| -- Visitors [1999] |
Laura Anne Gilman and Josepha Sherman |
| -- Unnatural Selection [1999] |
Mel Odom |
| -- Power of Persuasion [1999] |
Elizabeth Massie |
| -- Deep Water [2000] |
Laura Anne Gilman and Josepha Sherman |
| -- Here Be Monsters [2000] |
Cameron Dokey |
| -- How I Survived My Summer Vacation, Vol I [2000] |
[various - anthology] |
| -- Paleo [2000] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- Ghoul Trouble [2000] |
John Passarella |
| -- Doomsday Deck [2000] |
Diana G. Gallagher |
| -- The Lost Slayer: Vol I: Prophecies [2001] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- The Lost Slayer: Vol II: Dark Times [2001] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- The Lost Slayer: Vol III: King of the Dead [2001] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- The Lost Slayer: Vol IV: Original Sins [2001] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- Sweet Sixteen [2002] |
Scott Ciencin |
| -- Tempted Champions [2002] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- Crossings [2002] |
Mel Odom |
| EPISODE NOVELIZATIONS |
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| -- The Angel Chronicles, Vol 1 [1998] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- The Angel Chronicles, Vol 2 [1999] |
Richie Tankersley |
| -- The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 3 [1999] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- The Xander Years, Vol 1 [1999] |
Keith R.A. DeCandido |
| -- The Xander Years, Vol 2 [2000] |
Jeff Mariotte |
| -- The Willow Files, Vol 1 [1999] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- The Willow Files, Vol 2 [2001] |
Yvonne Navarro |
| -- The Faith Trials [2001] |
James Laurence |
| -- The Journals of Rupert Giles [2002] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- The Cordelia Collection [2002] |
Nancy Krulik |
| -- Chosen [2003] |
Nancy Holder |
| STAKE YOUR OWN DESTINY [Make Your Own Adventure-style] |
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| -- Keep Me in Mind [Apr 2005] |
Nancy Holder |
| -- Colony [Sep 2005] |
Laura J. Burns |
| -- Night Terrors [Nov 2005] |
Alice Henderson |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
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| -- The Dust Waltz [1998] |
Don Brereton |
| -- Ring of Fire [1998] |
Doug Petrie |
| -- The Origin [1999] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- Uninvited Guests [Nov 1999] |
Joss Whedon |
| -- Crash Test Demons [2000] |
Andi Watson |
| -- Pale Reflections [2000] |
Andi Watson |
| -- Bad Blood [2000] |
Andi Watson |
| -- The Blood of Carthege [2001] |
Christopher Golden |
| -- Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1 [2002] |
[various - anthology] |
| -- The Power of Three [1999] |
Constance M. Burge |
| -- Kiss of Darkness [2000] |
Belinda Alexandra |
| -- The Crimson Spell [2000] |
F. Goldsborough |
| -- Whispers From the Past [2000] |
Rosalind Noonan |
| -- Voodoo Moon [2000] |
Wendi Corsi Staub |
| -- Haunted By Desire [Oct 2000] |
Constance M. Burge and Cameron Dokey |
| -- The Gypsy Enchantment [Feb 2001] |
Carla Jablonski |
| -- The Legacy of Merlin [Apr 2001] |
Constance M. Burge and Eloise Flood |
| -- Soul of the Bride [May 2001] |
Constance M. Burge and Elizabeth Lenhard |
| -- Beware What You Wish [Aug 2001] |
Constance M. Burge and Diana S. Gallagher |
| -- Charmed Again [Feb 2002] |
Elizabeth Lenhard |
| -- Spirit of the Wolf [May 2002] |
Diana S. Gallagher |
| -- Garden of Evil [Jul 2002] |
Emma Harrison |
| -- Date With Death [Sep 2002] |
Elizabeth Lenhard |
| -- Dark Vengeance [Nov 2002] |
Diana S. Gallagher |
| -- Shadow of the Sphinx [Jan 2003] |
Carla Jablonski |
| -- Something Wiccan This Way Comes [Mar 2003] |
Emma Harrison |
| -- Mist and Stone [May 2003] |
Diana S. Gallagher |
| -- Mirror Image [Jul 2003] |
Jeff Mariotte |
| -- Between Worlds [Sep 2003] |
Bobbi JG Weiss |
| -- Truth and Consequences [Nov 2003] |
Cameron Dokey |
| -- Luck Be a Lady [Jan 2004] |
Scott Ciencin |
| -- Inherit the Witch [Mar 2004] |
Laura J. Burns |
| -- A Tale of Two Pipers [May 2004] |
Emma Harrison |
| -- The Brewing Storm [Jul 2004] |
Paul Ruditis |
| -- Pied Piper [Nov 2004] |
Debbie Viguie |