Mel Gilden

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  • Bibliography:
    53 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1986
  • Latest Book:
    March 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Cronyn & Justice

1 - Dangerous Hardboiled Magicians (Feb-2012)

Fifth Grade Monsters

6 - Monster Mashers (Jun-1989)
8 - Yuckers! (Sep-1989)
9 - Monster in Creeps Head Bay (Feb-1990)
13 - Monster Boy (Feb-1991)
14 - Troll Patrol (Jul-1991)

Multi-Author Series List

Beverly Hills, 90210

No Secrets (Mar-1992)
Which Way to the Beach? (Jun-1992)
'Tis the Season (Nov-1992)
Two Hearts (Feb-1993)
Where the Boys Are (Apr-1993)
More Than Words (Jun-1993)
Summer Love (Aug-1993)
Senior Year (Nov-1993)
Graduation Day (Apr-1994)
College Bound (Aug-1994)

Deep Space Nine - YA

4 - The Pet ()
9 - Cardassian Imps ()

NASCAR Racers

6 - Chain Reaction (Feb-2001)

Star Trek

Boogeymen (Jul-1991)
The Starship Trap (Apr-1993)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Cardassian Imps ()
The Pet ()

Star Trek: The Next Generation

17 - Boogeymen (Jul-1991)

Star Trek: The Original Series

64 - The Starship Trap (Apr-1993)

Book List in Order: 53 titles

  • The Return of Captain Conquer

    In the house with two front doors, Watson Congruent's father sells souvenirs from the long-canceled TV show, The Adventures of Captain Conquer, and is also trying to build an actual "motivator," the device that powered the Captain's h...

  • M Is for Monster

    M IS FOR MONSTER MONSTERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE FIFTH GRADE!Danny Keegan wants his fifth grade class to be different and, well, exciting. But when he meets four new kids who give new meaning to the term weird he realizes he's in for more excitement tha...

  • Born to Howl

    BORN TO HOWLONCE A WEREWOLF ALWAYS A WEREWOLF?Fifth grader Howie Wolfner comes from a long line of hairy relatives, but lately he's found his sudden transformations into a wolfboy embarrassing. He wants to be a real boy like his friend Danny Keegan. ...

  • Pet of Frankenstein

    Big trouble develops when young Frankie Stein decides to impress his father by reconstructing the pet dog of his infamous great grand-uncle and drags his friends--C.D. Bitesky, Howie Wolfner, Danny, and Danny's sister--in on the plot...

  • Tubular Android Superheroes

    Meet Zoot, an alien in a trenchcoat, searching for truth in a city of sex, violence and good rays. They have the agility of surfers and the loyalty of samurai. They are the Surfing Samurai Robots, the invention of America's leading industrial geni...

  • Outer Space, And All That Junk

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

  • Monster Mashers

    Fifth Grade Monsters - 6

    SAVE THE MONSTERS!Danny Keegan and his monster pals C.D. Bitesky, Howie Wolfner, and Elisa and Frankie Stein are thrilled when their old friend Zelda Bella-who they think may be a witch-turns up as the star of the new TV show Mother Scary's Matinee.B...

  • Z Is for Zombie

    A new neighborhood pizza parlor features live entertainment from a line of dancers who look remarkably dead, and when Ms Cosgrove becomes one of the entertainers, Danny, Barbara, and their friends from P.S. 13 must save her...

  • Things That Go Bark in the Park

    Class bully, Stevie Brickwald, is kidnapped by the ghost of his own ancestor and the Fifth Grade Monsters, C.D. Bitesky, Howie Wolfner, and Frankie and Elisa Stein, try to rescue him and lift the curse off the Wonder Hill Amusement Park...



  • Yuckers!

    Fifth Grade Monsters - 8

    YUCKERS! WHAT SMELLS LIKE COTTON CANDY AND GOES THUMP, THUMP, THUMP?Stevie Brickwald is so gross. He even eats Yuckers! cereal, and everyone knows it's full of weird chemicals. Then Stevie mixes Yuckers! with a secret ingredient, and very strange thi...

  • Monster in Creeps Head Bay

    Fifth Grade Monsters - 9

    THE MONSTER IN CREEPS HEAD BAYIS THERE REALLY A SEA SERPENT IN CREEPS HEAD BAY?Lots of people think they've seen one, and Captain Long John Silverman is offering a reward to anyone who can prove it exists. Danny isn't sure he believes in the creature...

  • How to Be a Vampire in One Easy Lesson

    HOW TO BE A VAMPIRE IN ONE EASY LESSONWHAT'S WORSE THAN STEVIE BRICKWALD, THE BULLY STEVIE BRICKWALD, THE VAMPIRE!When class creep Stevie starts acting friendly toward the monster kids, Danny smells a rat. Stevie says he wants C.D. Bitesky to teach h...

  • Werewolf, Come Home

    WEREWOLF, COME HOMEIT'S A DOG'S LIFEWhat happens when a werewolf gets sick? He turns into a dog! When Howie Wolfner comes down with the mongrels, Danny Keegan and his monster pals are worried. What if Howie the werewolf never becomes a boy again?Dann...

  • Surfing Samurai Robots

    • / Science Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    "Gilden proves that you can write first-rate humorous science fiction." -The Science Fiction Chronicle He called himself Zoot Marlowe, said he'd just blown in from Cay City, but even the wacked out surfer dudes could tell that the four-fout detective...

  • Monster Boy

    Fifth Grade Monsters - 13

    MONSTER BOYA SUPER TRIP!The fifth grade class trip to the Museum of Strange Sciences and Inventions sounded super to Danny Keegan and his monster pals. But when class bully Stevie Brickwald starts touching the museum displays, things get very weird!D...

  • Hawaiian U.F.O. Aliens

    "IT'S A MYSTERY, DUDE'.' The giant top hat on the beach was just the beginning. Because after it landed, someone started stealing blowfish spine necklaces, including one which had been a gift to Zoot Marlowe, hot shot alien detective. If the hat w...

  • Boogeymen

    Star Trek
    Star Trek: The Next Generation - 17

    Eric Baldwin is the Federation's premier exologist, a specialist in all manner of alien life forms -- and one of Captain Picard's oldest, most trusted friends. But Baldwin's discoveries have made him enemies across the galaxy, and now he wants Picard...

  • Troll Patrol

    Fifth Grade Monsters - 14

    TROLL PATROLA MONSTROUS SUMMER CAMP!The kids from P.S. 13 are enjoying their summer vacation at Camp Horrorific, but things keep disappearing from their bunks! Only Danny Keegan and his monster pals know what's behind the creepy goings-on-trolls from...

  • The Secret of Dinosaur Bog

    THE SECRET OF DINOSAUR BOGDINOSAURS AHEAD!The Keegan family attic is full of forgotten treasures-including a weird statue of a dinosaur. When the dinosaur's eye falls out, everyone's luck changes for the worse. Now Dinosaur Bog is draining, ghost din...



  • The Planetoid of Amazement

    Rodney Congruent (son of Watson Congruent of "The Return of Captain Conquer" fame) fears he will never have the sort of adventures his parents had. Then he receives an envelope full of transporting glitter, and ends up on an alien spaceship. ...

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

  • No Secrets

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Which Way to the Beach?

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    The surf's up and school's out for the kids at West Beverly High, and Brenda signs up for an acting class to get in touch with her emotions while Brandon struggles with his new job at The Beach Club. Original....

  • 'Tis the Season

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Two Hearts

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    As the winter doldrums set in at West Beverly High, Brandon falls for a beautiful figure skater, Brenda has the hots for an older guy in her exercise class, and Dylan is pursued by a friend from the past. Original. TV tie-in....

  • The Starship Trap

    Star Trek
    Star Trek: The Original Series - 64

    En route to an important diplomatic reception, the U.S.S. Enterprise suddenly is set upon by a Klingon warship. This unprovoked assault, Kirk discovers, is in response to what the Klingon ship's captain claims are recent Federation attacks on several...

  • Where the Boys Are

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    While Brenda and Dylan take a surfing trip to the Baja without her father's consent, and Donna tries to see a new band, the 90210 crowd prepares for the wedding of Kelly's mom and David's dad. Original. TV tie-in....

  • More Than Words

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Summer Love

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    While Brenda and Donna prepare for their trip to Paris, Brandon takes a stranger under his wing, Andrea contemplates some political action, and David follows his dream of fame as a recording artist. Original....



  • Senior Year

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    While Kelly contemplates breaking things off with Dylan in order to save her friendship with Brenda, Brandon throws himself into his work on the paper, and Andrea finds herself at odds with a new faculty member. Original....

  • Graduation Day

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    As the West Beverly High prom approaches, Brandon tries to get the nerve to ask Andrea, Brenda dreads having to watch Dylan and Kelly dance together, and Donna gets caught drinking. Original. TV tie-in....

  • College Bound

    Beverly Hills, 90210

    A Malibu beach vacation follows the gang's struggles with their college acceptances and rejections, new romances, moving away from home, separation from each other, and prospects for the future. Original....

  • My Brother Blubb

  • The Jungle Book

  • The Pumpkins of Time

    Pumpkins, dandelions, aliens from space, and a little time travel add up to a fast-moving, funny science-fiction novel for middle grade readers. “Gilden salts this humorous sci-fi tale with literary references, keeps the plot spinning like a plate ...

  • Blubb And The Chocolate Treasure

    The star pupil from a school for evil geniuses transports the gang back in time to find pirate treasure, but no one counts on Blubb the purple blob and his incredible abilities. From the author of Beverly Hills 90210. Original....

  • Cybercops and Flame Wars

    Flamed by an obnoxious cybersurfer who calls himself Rebel, an outraged Athena sends back an equally unflattering message and becomes Rebel's target when he applies his hacking skills to ruining Athena's life. Original....

  • Ghost on the Net

    After witnessing an online seance, Jason receives mysterious messages from his late mother that send him and Athena on a quest to uncover the secrets of MetaCorp, a company that has supposedly perfected computerized immortality. Original....

  • Blubb and the amazing morphing Machine



  • Chain Reaction

    NASCAR Racers - 6

    They're Back!

    Unlimited Series drivers qualify in pairs, and Charger is up against a driver who plays surprisingly rough. When the time trial is over, Charger discovers that the other driver is the same guy who ambushed him at...

  • Britney Spears is a Three-Headed Alien

    For the millions of fans who have made Britney Spears the hottest female singer in America comes a parody that takes the reader into the Adrian-Mole-ish world of a California teen! Dear Diary; I admit it. I've been following Britney Spears since she ...

  • Dangerous Hardboiled Magicians

    Cronyn & Justice - 1

    Cowabunga, schweetheart! A book in the manner of Surfing Samurai Robots! In a Los Angeles that is something like ours--but in which magic has become an integral part of society--P.I. Turner Cronyn doesn't know why he's being threatened by a s...

  • The Secret of Spider Motel

    Join Buzz as he tries to save his little brother and solve the mystery of Spider Motel in this thrilling tale. Perfect for middle grade. It starts out as one of those average family vacations -- a long, hot car ride through the middle of nowhere. B...

  • The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be

    In a Los Angeles that is something like ours--but in which magic has become an integral part of society--P.I. Turner Cronyn and a beautiful woman named Astraea Scales investigate the theft of Big Al (the Triton)'s conch shell horn, which not only...

  • The Jabberwock Came Whiffling

    'Twas brillig--and Albert is vacationing with his family in The Valley of Enchantment in Redwoods National Park in California when something goes very, VERY wrong. Albert suddenly finds himself without cell phone service, and is forced to deal with s...

  • The Lucky Duck Affair

    In need of a vacation, private detective Amos True and his companion, Polly St. Jough, accept an invitation to relax aboard Otto Laird's slightly illegal gambling ship, the Lucky Duck. Joining them are movie starlet Clair de Lune, enthusiastic wr...

  • The Accidental Time Cadet

    It should be a routine mission for Space Academy Cadets Raymond Hunt and Longwood Jan. Fly their System Guard scout ship to an asteroid called the Nugget, pick up Doctor Eignbergen and his newest invention from his isolated lab, and ferry him back to...

  • The Coincidence Couch

    Twins, Autumn and her brother, Fall, were born on the equinox. But that’s not the only coincidence in their lives. While refurbishing part of an old garage as their Sibling Rivalry Headquarters, they discover a magical couch in the alley behind the...

  • Dr. Big

    Dr. Big is the imaginary adversary of Reed Gladstone, a teenager who is unwillingly shipped off to summer camp by his parents. While there, he must deal with Butch, a bully from his own neighborhood, and the strange and sinister camp commandant, Ms. ...



  • The Goddess Vanishes

    When a Greek goddess and a fairy hob disappear, detective Turner Cronyn is on the case. He soon discovers a connection to long-forgotten TV star Patrick Raden of Solar Patrol, whose spaceship model mysteriously decays overnight.Teaming up with a stun...

  • Cardassian Imps

    • / Space Opera
    • Buy Buy
    Deep Space Nine - YA - 9
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Looking for a new source of entertainment after exhausting all the holosuite games, Jake and Nog are introduced to the Cardassian Moop toy by Garak and begin to replicate Moops, which turn more troublesome than tribbles when they begin replicating th...

  • Island of the Weird

    • / Horror
    • Buy Buy

    ISLAND OF THE WEIRDWHAT IS THE BROOKLYN TRIANGLE AND HOW CAN DANNY AND HIS FRIENDS GET OUT OF IT?Danny and his monster friends have come up with the coolest science project ever. They're going to build a submarine to find a sunken pirate ship. Butwhe...

  • The Pet

    • / Space Opera
    • Buy Buy
    Deep Space Nine - YA - 4
    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Commander Sisko has his hands full with a ship captain threatening violence unless his Crown Prince is returned and mysterious creatures terrorizing the station, so he hardly has time to notice the pet Jake and Nog have adopted. Original....

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mel Gilden has published 53 books.

Mel Gilden does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Goddess Vanishes, was published in March 2024.

The first book by Mel Gilden, The Return of Captain Conquer, was published in April 1986.

Yes. Mel Gilden has 2 series.
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