Earlier this week, Electronic Arts revealed that ex-SAS soldier Chris Ryan is writing a prequel novel to its forthcoming shooter, Medal of Honor. During the Gulf War, Ryan was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq in the famed Bravo Two Zero mission. This gruelling experience formed the basis of Andy McNab's book, Bravo Two Zero, as well as Ryan's own, The One That Got Away.

"It is a real privilege to be involved in a game with such a heritage as Medal of Honor," he said. "Combining my experience as an SAS soldier in the Gulf War with missions from the videogame itself enabled me to create an authentic and respectful account of an elite soldier fighting in Afghanistan for Medal of Honor: The Book."

Of course, Medal of Honor mostly follows covert missions undertaken by US Tier One operatives, so Ryan is a pretty good fit for the job. But which other well-known authors should be put to the task of writing video game tie-ins?

Okay, I'm sure we've touched on this before, but with a wealth of interesting games on the way, it's time to have another think. Personally, I'd go for Iain M Banks on Mass Effect, Cormac McCarthy on Red Dead Redemption, Ursula K. Le Guin on Bioshock, James Ellroy for LA Noire, or what the hell, maybe Bret Easton Ellis for Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

So over to you – which living writers (let's keep it within the realms of possibility – however faint) would you choose? And for what games?