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Mel Gilden

{{short description|US speculative fiction writer}}

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{{Infobox writer

| name = Mel Gilden

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|7|3}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

| occupation = Writer

| nationality = American

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| genre = science fiction, juvenile fantasy

| period = 1971-Present

| website = {{URL|melgilden.com}}

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Mel Gilden (born July 3, 1947){{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/gilden_mel|title=Gilden, Mel|date=October 29, 2021|website=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction}} is a US writer of speculative fiction, predominately known for his Fifth Grade Monsters, Zoot Marlowe,{{cite book|title=Robert Reginald, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991|date=1992}} Cronyn & Justice, and Cybersurfers fiction series. Gilden has written numerous episodes for animated television programs, including The Mask: Animated Series, Phantom 2040, James Bond Jr., Little Shop, Fraggle Rock, Defenders of the Earth, Centurions, The Flintstone Kids, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and The Smurfs.

Gilden received an AAS in Physics from Los Angeles City College in 1970, and a BA in physics from California State University, Los Angeles in 1974.{{cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/mel-gilden-a708a712/|title=Mel Gilden|date=March 25, 2022|website=LinkedIn}}Wikipedia:SPS He was co-host of the science-fiction interview show, Hour 25, on KPFK radio in Southern California 1981–1986. Gilden attended the Clarion Workshop in 1970, with his short story "What About Us Grils?" appearing in the first Clarion anthology.{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/631012|title=Clarion : an anthology of speculative fiction and criticism from the Clarion Writers' Workshop|date=March 25, 2022|via=WorldCat|oclc=631012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?7271|title=Clarion anthology, Robin Scott Wilson (1971)|date=March 25, 2022|website=ISFDB}}

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=Cronyn & Justice=

  • Dangerous Hardboiled Magicians (2011)
  • The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be (2012)

=Cybersurfers=

  • Pirates on the Internet (1995) with Ted Pedersen
  • Cyberspace Cowboy (1995) with Ted Pedersen
  • Ghost on the Net (1996) with Ted Pedersen
  • Cybercops & Flame Wars (1996) with Ted Pedersen

=Fifth Grade Monsters=

  • M Is for Monster (1987)
  • Born to Howl (1987)
  • The Pet of Frankenstein (1988)
  • Z Is for Zombie (1988)
  • Monster Mashers (1989)
  • Things That Go Bark in the Park (1989)
  • Yuckers! (1989)
  • The Monster in Creeps Head Bay (1990)
  • How to Be a Vampire in One Easy Lesson (1990)
  • Island of the Weird (1990)
  • Werewolf, Come Home (1990)
  • Monster Boy (1990)
  • Troll Patrol (1991)
  • The Secret of Dinosaur Bog (1991)

=Star Trek Universe=

  • The Starship Trap (1993){{cite magazine|last= D'Ammassa|first= Don|title= Review of The Starship Trap|date= 1993|page = 34|magazine= Science Fiction Chronicle, #164, July 1993}}{{cite magazine|last= Bunnell|first= John C.|title= Review of The Starship Trap|date= 1993|page = 74|magazine= Dragon Magazine, July 1993}}{{cite magazine|last= Sexton|first= Max|title= Review of The Starship Trap|date= 1993|page= 36|magazine= Vector 174, August 1993}}{{cite magazine|last= Duncan|first= Mike|title= Review of The Starship Trap|date= 1993|page= 34|magazine= The Official Star Trek Fan Club of Canada Magazine, Summer 1993}}
  • Boogeymen (1991){{cite magazine|last= D'Ammassa|first= Don|title= Review of Boogeymen|date= 1991|page= 32|magazine= Science Fiction Chronicle, #143, September 1991}}
  • The Pet (1994) with Ted Pedersen
  • Cardassian Imps (1997)

=Zoot Marlowe=

  • Surfing Samurai Robots (1988){{cite magazine|last= Eisen|first= Janice M.|title= Review of Surfing Samurai Robots|date= 1989|page= 21|magazine= Aboriginal Science Fiction, January/February 1989}}
  • Hawaiian U.F.O. Aliens (1990){{cite magazine|last= Eisen|first= Janice M.|title= Review of Hawaiian U.F.O. Aliens|date= 1991|page= 61|magazine= Aboriginal Science Fiction, December 1991}}{{cite magazine|last= Winnett|first= Scott|title= Review of Hawaiian U.F.O. Aliens|date= 1991|page= 33|magazine= Locus, #364, May 1991}}
  • Tubular Android Superheroes (1991)

=Standalone Novels=

  • The Return of Captain Conquer (1986){{cite magazine|last= D'Ammassa|first= Don|title= Review of The Return of Captain Conquer|date= 1986|page= 44|magazine= Science Fiction Chronicle, #83, August 1986}}{{cite magazine|last= Notkin|first= Debbie|title= Review of The Return of Captain Conquer|date= 1986|page= 15|magazine= Locus, #302, March 1986}}{{cite magazine|last= Stamm|first= Michael E.|title= Review of The Return of Captain Conquer|date= 1986|page= 28|magazine= Fantasy Review, #302, July/August 1986}}
  • Outer Space and All That Junk (1989){{cite magazine|last= Cushman|first= Carolyn|title= Review of Outer Space and All That Junk|date= 1989|page= 50|magazine= Locus, #342, July 1989}}
  • The Planetoid of Amazement (1991){{cite magazine|last= Cushman|first= Carolyn|title= Review of The Planetoid of Amazement|date= 1991|page= 56|magazine= Locus, #367, August 1991}}
  • The Pumpkins of Time (1994)
  • Britney Spears Is a Three-Headed Alien (2001)
  • The Jabberwock Came Whiffling (2013)
  • The Accidental Time Cadet (2015)
  • The Coincidence Couch (2017)

=Beverly Hills, 90210=

Novelizations of scripts from the television show.

  1. Beverly Hills 90210 (1991)
  2. No Secrets (1992)
  3. Which Way to the Beach? (1992)
  4. Fantasies (1992)
  5. Tis the Season (1993)
  6. Two Hearts (1993)
  7. Where the Boys Are (1993)
  8. More Than Words (1993)
  9. Summer Love (1993)
  10. Senior Year (1993)
  11. Graduation Day (1994)
  12. College Bound (1994)

References

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External links

  • {{ISFDB name|id=Mel_Gilden|name=Mel Gilden}}
  • {{IMDb name|nm1085453}}

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