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The X-Files (books)
Encyclopedia
During the run of the TV series The X-Files
, many books based on it were released, written, including novels based on episodes, a series of comic books from Topps Comics
, and many "official" and "unauthorized" non-fiction books.
Some of the novels, which were published in both hardcover
and trade paperback editions, came out as audio books read by several of the series' stars, including Gillian Anderson
(Ground Zero), John Neville
(Fight the Future), Steven Williams
(Squeeze), Bruce Harwood
(Skin) and Mitch Pileggi
(Antibodies and Ruins).
, written by Elizabeth Hand, as well as The X-Files: I Want to Believe
by Max Allan Collins
.
The X-Files
The X-Files is an American science fiction television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from to . The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s...
, many books based on it were released, written, including novels based on episodes, a series of comic books from Topps Comics
Topps Comics
Topps Comics is a division of the American trading card publisher and gum/candy distributor the Topps Company, Inc. that published comic books from 1993–1998, beginning its existence during a short comics-industry boom that attracted many investors and new companies...
, and many "official" and "unauthorized" non-fiction books.
Some of the novels, which were published in both hardcover
Hardcover
A hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
and trade paperback editions, came out as audio books read by several of the series' stars, including Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress.After beginning her career in theatre, Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as Special Agent Dana Scully on the American television series The X-Files. During the show's nine seasons, Anderson won Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen...
(Ground Zero), John Neville
John Neville
John Neville, OBE, CM was an English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen .-Early life:Neville was born in Willesden, London, the...
(Fight the Future), Steven Williams
Steven Williams
Steven Williams is an American actor of films and television.Williams was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Chicago. He is known for his role as Captain Adam Fuller on the Fox Network's hit TV series 21 Jump Street from 1987-91.He played Lt. Burnett on the CBS drama series The Equalizer in...
(Squeeze), Bruce Harwood
Bruce Harwood
Bruce Harwood is a Canadian actor best known for his role of John Fitzgerald Byers, one of the Lone Gunmen on the television series The X-Files. Harwood also trained for several years to be a professional figure skater before he started his acting career. His ice skating skills are on display in a...
(Skin) and Mitch Pileggi
Mitch Pileggi
Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi is an American actor. Pileggi is known for playing FBI assistant director Walter Skinner on the long-running popular series The X-Files. He also had a recurring role on Stargate Atlantis as Col. Steven Caldwell...
(Antibodies and Ruins).
The X-Files fiction
Apart from the following series of books, there has also been a Fight the Future book based on The X Files MovieThe X Files (film)
The X-Files is a 1998 American science fiction-thriller film written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Rob Bowman. It is the first feature film based on The X-Files series created by Carter that revolves around a fictional FBI paranormal investigation unit called the X-Files...
, written by Elizabeth Hand, as well as The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
The X-Files: I Want to Believe is a 2008 science fiction-thriller directed by Chris Carter and written by both Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the second feature film based on The X-Files franchise created by Carter, following the 1998 film...
by Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins is an American mystery writer. He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition , created the comic book private eye Ms...
.
Juvenile Series (Middle Grade)
- X Marks the Spot by Les MartinLes MartinLes Martin is an American writer, especially of books for young readers. He has written several books in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and The X-Files series.- The X-Files juvenile series :*X Marks the Spot...
(Pilot) - Darkness Falls by Les Martin (Darkness Falls)
- Tiger, Tiger!, by Les Martin (Fearful Symmetry)
- Squeeze by Ellen SteiberEllen SteiberEllen Steiber is an American novelist and author of books for young readers, including some based on single episodes of The X-Files and Full House series.- Background :...
(Squeeze) - Humbug by Les Martin (Humbug)
- Shapes by Ellen Steiber (Shapes)
- Fear by Les Martin (Blood)
- Voltage by Easton Royce (D.P.O)
- E.B.E by Les Martin (E.B.E)
- Die Bug, Die! by Les Martin (War of the Coprophages)
- Ghost in the Machine by Les Martin (Ghost in the Machine)
Young Adults Series
- The Calusari by Garth NixGarth NixGarth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the...
(The Calusari) - Eve by Ellen Steiber (Eve)
- Bad Sign by Easton Royce (Syzygy)
- Our Town by Eric ElfmanEric ElfmanEric Elfman is an American writer interested in UFOs and paranormal events. Among his books for children are Almanac of Alien Encounters , Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting, and Totally Repulsive , and Very Scary Almanac...
(Our Town) - Empathy by Ellen Steiber (Oubliette)
- Fresh Bones by Les Martin (Fresh Bones)
- Control by Everett OwensEverett OwensEverett Owens was a pen named used by writer and producer Rob Thomas while authoring The X-Files young adult series. It was taken after the name of his dog.- The X-Files young adult series :*Control, ISBN 0-06-447177-2*Howlers, ISBN 0-06-447185-3...
(Pusher) - The Host by Les Martin (The Host)
- Hungry Ghosts by Ellen Steiber (Hell Money)
- Dark Matter by Easton Royce (Soft Light)
- Howlers by Everett Owens (Unruhe)
- Grotesque by Ellen Steiber (Grotesque)
- Regeneration by Everett Owens (Leonard Betts)
- Quarantine by Les Martin (F. Emasculata)
- Haunted by Ellen Steiber (Shadows)
- Miracle Man by Terry BissonTerry BissonTerry Ballantine Bisson is an American science fiction and fantasy author best known for his short stories...
(Miracle Man)
Third Series
- Ascension by Quentin ThomasQuentin ThomasSir Quentin Thomas is a former British civil servant, currently president of the British Board of Film Classification.He attended the Perse School in Cambridge. He was a civil servant until 1999, serving in the Home Office, Northern Ireland Office and the Cabinet Office...
(Duane Barry/Ascension/One Breath) - Hunter by Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
(Colony/End Game)
Novels
- Goblins by Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
- Whirlwind by Charles L. Grant
- Ground Zero by Kevin J. AndersonKevin J. AndersonKevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
- Ruins by Kevin J. Anderson
- Antibodies by Kevin J. Anderson
- Skin by Ben MezrichBen MezrichBen Mezrich is an American author from Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated magna-cum-laude with a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1991. Some of his books have been written under the pseudonym Holden Scott. Mezrich attended Princeton Day School, in Princeton, New Jersey...
- Fight the FutureThe X-Files (film)The X-Files is a 1998 American science fiction-thriller film written by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz, and directed by Rob Bowman. It is the first feature film based on The X-Files series created by Carter that revolves around a fictional FBI paranormal investigation unit called the X-Files...
by Elizabeth Hand - The X-Files: I Want to BelieveThe X-Files: I Want to BelieveThe X-Files: I Want to Believe is a 2008 science fiction-thriller directed by Chris Carter and written by both Carter and Frank Spotnitz. It is the second feature film based on The X-Files franchise created by Carter, following the 1998 film...
by Max Allan CollinsMax Allan CollinsMax Allan Collins is an American mystery writer. He has written novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations and historical fiction. He wrote the graphic novel Road to Perdition , created the comic book private eye Ms...
Comic books (trade-paperback collections)
- The X Files Collection: Seven Stories from the Best-Selling Topps Comics Series by Stefan PetruchaStefan PetruchaStefan Petrucha is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.- Background :...
, Charles Adlard, Miran Kim (Berkley Publishing, 1996) ISBN 1-883313-10-4 - The X-Files, Vol. 1 by Stefan Petrucha, Miran Kim, Charles Adlard (Checker Book Publishing GroupChecker Book Publishing GroupChecker Book Publishing Group is an independent publisher of comics reprints, from newspaper strips to modern out-of-print titles and collections from defunct publishers.-History:...
, 2005) ISBN 1-933160-02-0
Non-fiction books
- The X-Files Declassified: The Unauthorized Guide by Frank LoveceFrank LoveceFrank Lovece is an American journalist, author, comedy performer and comic book writer. He was additionally one of the first professional Web journalists, becoming an editor of a Silicon Alley start-up in 1996....
(Carol Publishing, 1996) ISBN 0-8065-1745-X - The Unauthorized X-Cyclopedia: The Definitive Reference Guide to The X-Files by James HatfieldJames HatfieldJames Howard Hatfield was an American author.- Fortunate Son and controversy :Hatfield was the author of Fortunate Son, a book which alleges that George W...
and George "Doc" Burt (Kensington, reissued 1997) Reissue ISBN 1-57566-233-7 - X-Treme Possibilities: A Comprehensively Expanded Rummage Through Five Years of The X-Files by Paul CornellPaul CornellPaul Cornell is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction, and as the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield....
, Martin DayMartin DayMartin Day is a screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and many episodes of the daytime soaps Doctors and Family Affairs.-Work:...
, Keith ToppingKeith ToppingKeith Andrew Topping , is an author, journalist and broadcaster most closely associated with his work relating to the BBC Television series Doctor Who and for writing numerous official and unofficial guide books to a wide variety of television and film series, specifically Buffy the Vampire...
(Virgin Publishing, reissued 1998) Reissue ISBN 0-7535-0228-3 - The Truth Is Out There: The Official Guide to The X-Files, Vol. 1 by Brian Lowry and Chris CarterChris Carter (screenwriter)Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :...
, research by Sarah Stegall (Perennial Currents, 1995) ISBN 0-06-105330-9 - Trust No One: The Official Guide to The X-Files, Vol. 2 by Brian Lowry and Chris CarterChris Carter (screenwriter)Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :...
, research by Sarah Stegall (HarperEntertainment, 1996) ISBN 0-06-105353-8 - I Want to Believe: The Official Guide to The X-Files, Vol. 3 by Andy Meisler and Chris CarterChris Carter (screenwriter)Christopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He is the creator of The X-Files and Millennium.- Ten Thirteen Productions :...
, research by Sarah Stegall (Harper Paperbacks, 1998) ISBN 0-06-105386-4 - Resist or Serve: The Official Guide to The X-Files, Vol. 4 by Andy Meisler ISBN 0-06-107309-1
- The End and the Beginning (The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 5 by Andy Meisler (Perennial Currents, 2000) ISBN 0-06-107595-7
- All Things (The Official Guide to The X-Files, Vol. 6 by Marc Shapiro (Harper Paperbacks, 2001) ISBN 0-06-107611-2
- X Marks the Spot: On Location With The X-Files by Louisa Gradnitzer & Todd Pittson, introduction by Tom BraidwoodTom BraidwoodFor the Scottish teacher, see Thomas Braidwood. For the Canadian judge, see Braidwood Inquiry.Tom Braidwood is a Canadian actor and director known for the role of Melvin Frohike, one of the conspiracy theorists known as the Lone Gunmen on the American television series The X-Files...
(Arsenal Pulp PressArsenal Pulp PressArsenal Pulp Press is a Canadian independent book publishing company, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company publishes a broad range of titles in both fiction and non-fiction, and is noted for founding the annual Three-Day Novel Contest .Authors who have been published by Arsenal Pulp ...
, 1999) ISBN 1-55152-066-4 - The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants by Anne SimonAnne SimonDr. Anne Simon, Ph.D. was the science advisor of the American TV series The X-Files. She has written a book about this subject, The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites and Mutants ....
, Ph.D. (Simon & Schuster / Touchstone, 2001) ISBN 0-684-85618-2 - The Art of the X-Files by Anne Rivers SiddonsAnne Rivers SiddonsAnne Rivers Siddons is an American novelist who writes stories set in the southern United States.-Biography:Born Sybil Anne Rivers in Atlanta, Georgia, she was raised in Fairburn, Georgia, and attended Auburn University, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority...
; introduction by William GibsonWilliam GibsonWilliam Gibson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.William Gibson may also refer to:-Association football:*Will Gibson , Scottish footballer...
(HarperPrism, 1998) ISBN 0-06-105037-7 - The X Files Book of the Unexplained, Vol. One by Jane GoldmanJane GoldmanJane Lauretta Anne Goldman is an English screenwriter, author, model and television presenter. Between 2003 and 2004 she fronted her own paranormal series, Jane Goldman Investigates, on the channel Living.-Personal life:...
(Simon Schuster Trade) ISBN 0-684-81962-7 - The X Files Book of the Unexplained, Vol. Two by Jane Goldman (Harper Prism, 1997) ISBN 0-06-105280-9
- The Anderson Files, The Unauthorized Biography of Gillian Anderson by Marc Shapiro
- The Duchovny Files: The Truth Is in Here by Paul Mitchell (ECW Press, 1996) ISBN 1-55022-284-8
- Anderson + Duchovny, eXtra story by David Bassom
- The New Unofficial X-Files Companion, Volume Two by N.E. Genge (Macmilan, 1996) ISBN 0-333-67981-4
- X-Files Confidential, The Unauthorized X-Philes Compendium by Ted Edwards (Little, Brown and Company, 1996) ISBN 0-316-88181-3
- The Science of The X-Files by Michael WhiteMichael White (author)Michael White is a British writer based in Sydney, Australia. He has been a science editor of British GQ, a columnist for the Sunday Express in London and, 'in a previous incarnation', he was a member of the band the Thompson Twins and Colour me Pop...
- Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen by Robert Shearman (Mad Norwegian, 2009) ISBN 978-0-9759446-9-1