Mel's Published Work
- Books for Young Adults
- The Jabberwock Came Whiffling
- Britney Spears is a
Three-Headed Alien- Read an excerpt
- Reviewed by Emilie Coulter
- Mel Gilden's send-up of L.A., American teens Hollywood, UFOs, and Britney Spears is just goofy enough to appeal to cynics, with enough pop-culture references to be a draw for Britney fans as well...Entertaining fluff for those dry spells between new Britney albums."
- The Return of Captain Conquer
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- Reviews
- Science Fiction Chronicle
- "...extremely entertaining and exactly as you'd expect if you read this author's short fiction..."
- School Library Journal
- "(The Return of Captain Conquer) is a wonderfully funny science fiction serial parody that stays true to its inner logic throughout as the plot takes on the characteristics of the TV show that its characters adore."
- Science Fiction Chronicle
- Harry Newberry and the
Raiders of the Red Drink- Reviewed in School Library Journal
- "Like Daniel Pinkwater, Gilden creates a wonderfully impossible reality that just might be lurking around the corner. Great for reluctant readers, and a primer for A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
- Reviewed in School Library Journal
- Outer Space and All That Junk
- A Junior Literary Guild Selection
- Reviewed in Locus
- "Mel Gilden mixes contemporary corporate scheming with off-the-wall humor for an entertaining young adult adventure."
- The Pumpkins of Time
- Read an excerpt
- Reviewed in the Journal of Reading
- "Author Gilden...plays with language and the time-honored conventions of fantasy in this rarity of YA novels, one with more than a dollop of humor."
- Reviewed in Booklist
- "The story will be easy to sell to either gender and will come in handy for librarians looking for books to satisfy hard-to-fit readers."
- The Planetoid of Amazement
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- Reviewed in School Library Journal
- "In a series of action-packed adventures and narrow escapes, Gilden deftly juggles wacko humor with genuine suspense while developing a theme that things are not always what they seem."
- Available for Kindle from Amazon
- Books for Younger Adults
- Fifth Grade Monsters
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- (with illustrator John Pierard)
M is for Monster
Pet of Frankenstein
Born to Howl
The Secret of Dinosaur Bog
Z is for Zombie
Monster Mashers
Things that Go Bark in the Park
Yuckers
Monster in Creeps Head Bay
How to Be a Vampire in One Easy Lesson
Island of the Weird
Werewolf Come Home
Monster Boy
Troll Patrol
- My Brother Blubb
- My Brother Blubb
Blubb and the Chocolate Treasure
Blubb and the Stronghold of Evil
Blubb and the Amazing Morphing Machine
- My Brother Blubb
- Fifth Grade Monsters
Books for Adults
- Books for Adults
- Dangerous Hardboiled
Magicians - Surfing Samurai Robots
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- Reviewed in the washington Post
- "This kind of colloquial authenticity is rare in science fiction, mainly because it derives from reality rather than from the internal traditions of the genre itself."
- Available from I Books
(Amazon link)
- Hawaiian UFO Aliens
- Reviewed in Locus
- "Its a fun-filled romp, with ludicrous
characters and absurd situations. It's wonderful fun for Chandler fans, spoofing Marlowe good-naturedly."
- "Its a fun-filled romp, with ludicrous
- Reviewed in Locus
- Tubular Android Superheroes
- Cybersurfers
(with Ted Pedersen)- Pirates on the Internet
Cybercops and Flame Wars
Ghost on the Net
Cyberspace Cowboy
- Pirates on the Internet
- Dangerous Hardboiled
Licensed Properties
- Popular Franchises
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:
The Pet - Star Trek: The Starship Trap
- Star Trek Fact Files —
multiple articles - Star Trek: The Next Generation:
Boogeymen- Read an excerpt
- Reviewed in the Science Fiction Chronicle
- "This is the best Star Trek: The Next Generation novel I've found to date...you have a rare and very successful and entertaining mix. This is more than just another variation on a theme."
- "This is the best Star Trek: The Next Generation novel I've found to date...you have a rare and very successful and entertaining mix. This is more than just another variation on a theme."
- Available for Kindle from Amazon
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:
Cardassian Imps
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine:
- Walt Disney
- The Jungle Book
- Beverly Hills 90210
- #1 Best-selling novelizations world-wide
Beverly Hills 90210
Beverly Hills 90210:'Tis the Season
Beverly Hills 90210: No Secrets
Beverly Hills 90210: Senior Year
Beverly Hills 90210: Summer Love
Beverly Hills 90210: Two Hearts
Beverly Hills 90210: Where the Boys Are
Beverly Hills 90210: Which Way to the Beach?
Beverly Hills 90210: College Bound
Beverly Hills 90210: More Than Words
Beverly Hills 90210: Graduation Day
- #1 Best-selling novelizations world-wide
- Books and articles about
NASCAR Racers- Official Owner's Manual
How They Work
Nascar Racers: Lightning Pace
Nascar Racers: Red Flag (with Michael Teitelbaum)
Nascar Racers: Chain Reaction
- Official Owner's Manual
- Spy Fox
- The Spy Fox Spy Book
Spy Fox: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- The Spy Fox Spy Book
- Spookineers
- The Secret of the Spider Motel
- Star Trek
Short Fiction
- Stories
- 1980-2013
- The Sea Was as Wet
as Could Be- Published for Kindle, 2012 by Wildside Press LLC
- Bad Business
- Published in It's That Time Again Vol 2, 2004, Bear Manor Media
- The Adventure of the
Forgotten Umbrella- Published in My Sherlock Holmes, 2003, St. Martin's Press
- The Little Finger of
the Left Hand- Published in Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors, 1999, Avon/Camelot
- Haunted by a Pig
- Published in Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts II, 1997, Apple/Scholastic
- The Ghost in the Machine
- Published in The Ultimate Alien, 1995, Dell
- Small Miracles
- Published in Perpetual Light, 1982, Warner Books
- Deadline
- Published in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, June 1981
- The Sea Was as Wet
- 1971-1979
- Special Effects
- Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1979
- The Green Dog
- Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1978
- The Perambulator
- Published in Ascents of Wonder, Popular Library, 1977
- The Ice Cream Golem
- Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1976
- A Lahmed Wufnik
- Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1975
- Everybody Loves:
in a Circular Motion- Published in Clarion III, 1973, Signet
- What's the Matter with Herbie?
- Published in Orbit 12, 1973, G.P. Putnam
- What About Us Grils?
- Published in Clarion, 1971, Signet
- Special Effects
- 1980-2013
Media Credits
- Broadcast Media and Tie-ins
- Hour-25
KPFK Radio, Los Angeles- Five years as co-host of California's only broadcase science-fiction interview show
- The Real Ghostbusters
DIC Television- Assistant story editor
- Animation scripts
- Smurfs
Fraggle Rock
Defenders of the Earth
James Bond Jr.
Phantom: 2040
Flash Gordon
The Mask
- Smurfs
- Walt Disney
- Theme park attractions consultant
- Universal Studios
- Theme park attractions consultant
- Hour-25