Mel Odom

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-08-06

Mel Odom is an American writer born December 16, 1957, in California, known for science fiction and fantasy novels set in existing properties. He graduated from Byng High School in Oklahoma in 1976 and earned a bachelor's degree in English from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. He teaches undergraduate courses at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. His most acclaimed work, The Rover (2001), earned the Alex Award in 2002, an American Library Association honor for adult fiction with crossover appeal to young readers. He has authored numerous licensed novels for franchises including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Forgotten Realms, and Left Behind: Military, including Apocalypse Dawn (2003), a 2004 Christy Award finalist, as well as NCIS novels and entries in the Mack Bolan series written under the house pseudonym Don Pendleton. He lives in Moore, Oklahoma, with his wife and five children.

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Books

• Rising Tide (1998) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Lost Library of Cormanthyr (1998) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Under Fallen Stars (1999) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Sea Devil's Eye (2000) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• The Jewel of Turmish (2004) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon
• Wrath of the Blue Lady (2009) · Forgotten Realms Expanded Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 40 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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