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ⓘ About Marc Cerasini
Marc Cerasini is one of the prolific authors from America who is famous for writing books based on the young adult, cozy mystery, military non-fiction, science fiction, children’s books, and fantasy genres. He is also popular for writing movie novelizations, picture books, and television tie-ins. Author Marc has collaborated with his wife named Alice Alfonsi for writing the Haunted Bookshop mystery series and the Coffeehouse Mysteries. Alice uses the pen names Alice Kimberly and Cleo Coyle respectively, for writing these novel series along with her husband. Both these novel series are still going on. In addition to writing his own books, author Marc has also written for Tom Clancy as a ghostwriter.
All Book Series by Marc Cerasini
Godzilla vs. the Robot Monsters
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 1998
Eat, Drink, and Get Buried
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2026
The Ghost and the Dead Librarian
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2026
Bueno Nacho
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2003 Anthology · Kiki Thorpe
Showdown at Camp Wannaweep
Book 3 of 12 · published 2003 Anthology · Kiki Thorpe
Cloned
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2006 Anthology · Jackie Ching
Head Shot
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2009 Anthology · David Jacobs
Makeup Mayhem
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2006 Anthology · Kim Ostrow
The Mask- A Weird New Adventure
Book 3 of 15 · published 1997 Co-authored · Mike Richardson
Cinderella Man (English as a Second Language Edition)
Book 12 of 15 · published 2005
The Pink Panther Gets Lucky
Book 13 of 15 · published 2006 Co-authored · Alice Alfonsi
Wizards of Waverly Place
Book 14 of 15 · published 2009 Anthology · Alice Alfonsi
Tron
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · Alice Alfonsi
Jurassic ParkIII Movie Storybook
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2001
Anakin's Race For Freedom
Book 3 of 7 · published 1999 Anthology · Alice Alfonsi
Complete Idiot's Guide to the U.S. Special Ops Forces
Book 5 of 9 · published 2002
The Future of War: The Face of 21st Century Warfare
Book 7 of 9 · published 2002
Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1997 Anthology · Michael Jan Friedman
Fantastic Four: The Baxter Effect
Book 7 of 8 · published 2025 Anthology · Dave Stern
Fantastic Four: War Zone
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2025 Anthology · Greg Cox
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Marc Cerasini?
Marc Cerasini is one of the prolific authors from America who is famous for writing books based on the young adult, cozy mystery, military non-fiction, science fiction, children's books, and fantasy genres. He is also popular for writing movie novelizations, picture books, and television tie-ins. Author Marc has collaborated with his wife named Alice Alfonsi for writing the Haunted Bookshop mystery series and the Coffeehouse Mysteries.
Which Marc Cerasini series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Godzilla series, the earliest of Marc Cerasini's multi-book series: it opens with Godzilla Returns (1996) and runs to 5 books across 1996–1998, ending with Godzilla vs. the Robot Monsters (1998). Marc Cerasini's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Marc Cerasini written?
Marc Cerasini has 126 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1986 and 2026. 97 of them belong to 13 named series — the largest being the Coffeehouse Mystery series with 22 books — and 29 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Marc Cerasini's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Marc Cerasini's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ace Ventura (1995, 2 books), Godzilla (1996–1998, 5 books) and Marvel Pocket Books Novels (1997–2025, 8 books), plus 10 more.
How are Marc Cerasini's books organised into series?
This guide splits Marc Cerasini's 126 books into 13 named series and 29 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Coffeehouse Mystery (22 books, 2003–2026); Disney's Kim Possible (12 books, 2003–2006); 24 Declassified (12 books, 2005–2009); Haunted Bookshop Mystery (10 books, 2004–2026); Marvel Pocket Books Novels (8 books, 1997–2025), plus 8 further series.