Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list. The Rover was an Alex Award winner. He has also authored Apocalypse Dawn, the first spin-off novel from the bestselling Christian series “Left Behind” by LeHaye & Jenkins as well as two sequels and another Christian military series. He lives in Moore, Oklahoma.