Mel Odom (born December 16, 1957, in California)[1] is an American writer known primarily for science fiction and fantasy novels set in existing properties.
[3] He teaches undergraduate courses at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Professional Writing program at the University of Oklahoma.
[6] Odom wrote several novels in the Forgotten Realms series, including the trilogy The Threat from the Sea, and two short stories.
[citation needed] He has published original novels for popular TV shows, including Roswell and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
[citation needed] In 2003, he published Apocalypse Dawn, a military spin-off of the enormously popular Left Behind Series; Odom's book made the Christian bestseller list.