Mel Gilden is the author of many books for adults and children, including  Surfing Samurai Robots,  Britney Spears is a Three-Headed Alien, and many  Star Trek  novels.   His multi-part stories for children appear frequently in the  Los Angeles Times.   He has written cartoons for TV, has helped developed new shows.   Gilden spent five years as co-host of the science-fiction interview show,  Hour-25, on KPFK radio in Los Angeles.   Gilden lectures to school and library groups, and has been known to teach fiction writing.   He lives in Los Angeles, California, where the debris meets the sea, and still hopes to be an astronaut when he grows up.

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