Steve alten teases seventh meg franchise novel, meg. Alten holds a bachelors degree from the pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate in sports administration from temple. Night stalkers is the upcoming book in the meg saga. With meg, steve alten became really the author we know and love.
Meanwhile, jonas is coerced into joining an expedition into the panthalassa sea in search of a prehistoric predatory species possessing liver enzymes that can cure cancer. I would highly recommend this book, even if you havent read any of the meg series. Aug 27, 2012 by steve alten in a topsecret dive into the pacific oceans deepest canyon, jonas taylor found himself facetoface with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. Steve alten is the new york times bestselling author of meg. May 30, 2018 ahead of the release of the meg in august, author steve alten is soon unleashing the sixth book in his mega shark series that inspired the jon turteltaubdirected film. Interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for the meg 2018 the horror. Best known for his meg series, steven alten is famous for his character development and amazing storytelling abilities. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A revised and expanded version of the novel also containing the prequel meg. Steve alten books mystery series, book lists, mystery. Primal waters was the very first book i have ever read by this thriller author, but it certainly was not my last. His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. The meg author steve alten responds to fans who are angry about the first trailer and its misrepresentation of the book.
It came out at october 2016 at the latest, 2017, around the same time as supposedly the movie. While fighting in the mud, they got entrapped in that. The series is about meg, a gigantic prehistoric shark from a species known as the megalodon who has somehow survived to. As the last page in the novel promises, the saga will continue with another book, meg.
Hells aquarium continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor. Generations in this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where meg. Meg book series thriftbooks the second book in the meg series a. I decided to read the book before i saw the film which i have still not seen. Generations in this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where. Now the main character of steve alten megalodon came in to picture. New york times bestselling author steve altens meg. A novel of deep terror 1997 revised and expanded edition. Origins is free btw there wasnt really very much to this book, it is relatively short and most of the characters are a bit flat and boring. Night stalkers to time with the release of the film. Jun 24, 2016 steve alten is the author of the popular meg series, about a massive prehistoric megalodon shark awakened in the modern era. He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark.
His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. By steve alten in a topsecret dive into the pacific oceans deepest canyon, jonas taylor found himself facetoface with the largest and most ferocious predator. Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. Any book with a jacket blurb stating i have just two words for you. Love the story of the megalodon so i decide to start off the steve alten meg series and the first book in the series didnt disappoint. Jun 24, 2016 nightstalkers is one of the best entries in the book series yet, but alten still isnt done exploring this world he has created. Since then, alten has written several more books in the meg series, as well as novels and screen plays across a variety of genres and topics. Meg is a series of science fictionhorror novels by american novelist steve alten. Origins is free btw there wasnt really very much to this book, it is relatively short and.
He is also the founder and director of americas nationwide adoptanauthor reading initiative. Primal waters continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe basis for the. It was an exciting ride into the mariana trench where the 60 foot fifty tonne albino monster lurks for its next prey. A graphic novel adaptation was also released in 2019 by steve alten, j. A novel of deep terror is a sciencefiction horror novel by steve alten, and. Meg is turned into a movie starring jason statham in august 2018. Apr, 2018 the meg author steve alten responds to fans who are angry about the first trailer and its misrepresentation of the book. Meanwhile, jonas is coerced into joining an expedition into the panthalassa sea in search of. Ive read all the steve alten books in order for his series and a few of the standalone novels including undisclosed, and if you havent check this author yet, you definitely should. After completing his bachelors degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, alten joined temple university where he earned a doctorate in education. Alten holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware and a doctorate in sports administration from temple university. The novel starts with the period named as late cretaceous. I first read steve altens the trench meg book 2 when i was on holiday in florida in 2000 and never realised it was part of a series until the meg film was announced. Night stalkers, which apparently will be the last of the meg series.
Ahead of the release of feature film the meg in august, author steve alten is unleashing the sixth book in his mega shark series that inspired the jon turteltaubdirected film. Meanwhile, jonas is coerced into joining an expedition into the panthalassa sea in search of a prehistoric predatory species. From the epic beginning of a trex getting its terriblelizard ass handed to itself to the absurd gastronomic defeat of the megalodon, this book keeps the action flowing at a constant rate throughout. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l. The most fearsome predators in historyare no longer history.
Steve alten is a wellestablished author who is widely known for his science fiction novels. Aug 16, 2018 here are five monsters from the bonkers book series wed love to see if the franchise continues. Adoptanauthor is a free nationwide nonprofit program designed to excite young adults about reading and writing through the use of bestselling thrillers, heroic nonfiction stories, motivational books and direct contact with the authors via personal appearances, classroom. A novel of deep terror by steve alten and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Steve alten continues the story that began in the want to read. Alten holds a bachelors degree from the pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware. In this fifth installment of steve altens new york times bestselling meg seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylornighstalkers picks up where meg. Steve alten meg vostok steve alten best selling author. The new trailer for steve alten s book nightstalkers. See the complete meg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The third meg book, primal waters which is the book i started the series with, was published five years later, in 2004. The steve alten books include one of my favorite series called meg. Steve alten born august 21, 1959 is the creator and writer of the meg saga. A native of philadelphia, he earned a bachelors degree from penn state, a masters from the university of.
If you do, search no further steve alten s meg will not disappoint. The transport vessel tonga is carrying a liopleurodon to the city of gold. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. An impossibility is being taken to the middle east. Book six in the bestselling meg series picks up after meg. The novel, along with its sequels, follows the underwater adventures of a navy deepsea diver named jonas taylor. Jun 09, 2016 the new trailer for steve alten s book nightstalkers. A novel of deep terror is a sciencefiction horror novel by steve alten, and was first published in july 1997. But now, he is aked once again to do into the deep, this time by a wealthy guy who wants him to check on the sensors. Dec 08, 2015 love the story of the megalodon so i decide to start off the steve alten meg series and the first book in the series didnt disappoint. The trench audiobook by steve alten the meg book series by steve alten includes books meg. The new trailer for steve altens book nightstalkers. Steve alten is the author of the popular meg series, about a massive prehistoric megalodon shark awakened in the modern era. Steve alten is the new york times and international bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the meg series about carcharodon megalodon, the seventyfoot, 100,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the great white shark.
A series filled with excitement and action, this is one of the best in its genre, as alten definitely knows what hes doing in one of his most confident franchises to date. For many readers, the steve alten meg series is the most popular and bestknown of all. Meg by steve alten meg book 1 book cover, description, availability. Origins meg series prequel by steve alten nook book. Ahead of the release of the meg in august, author steve alten is soon unleashing the sixth book in his mega shark series that inspired the jon turteltaubdirected film. Nightstalkers is one of the best entries in the book series yet, but alten still isnt done exploring this world he has created. In steve altens new york times bestselling meg series, deep sea diver and. Hells aquarium left off bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon siblings from angels brood, have escaped the tanaka institute to roam the salish sea in british columbia.
His work has been published in more than 30 countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school. His work has been published in more than 30 countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curriculum as part of adoptanauthor, a. But while investors gawk at the prehistoric creature, any even more dangerous creature is beginning to stir. Origins was also released to coincide with the films debut. Clearly having a lot of fun with the concept and the characters, its easy to see why each release was met with so much enthusiasm from the general public. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. Working late nights and on weekends, he eventually finished meg. Meg author defends movie from seething trailer haters. The series is about meg, a gigantic prehistoric shark from a species known as the megalodon who has somehow survived to this day. Nightstalkers with david taylor in the salish sea, attempting to locate and rescue any surviving megalodon pups before a local fisherman slaughters them.
Origins a short story prequel which give life to an event constantly referenced but never explained in full in meg. Steve alten is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the meg series and others, as well as standalone works. His books have been published in more than thirty countries. This book is about a prehistoric shark species that has managed to survive within the depths of the mariana trench for over 70 million years. The sole survivor of the mission, taylor is haunted by what hes sure he saw but still cant prove exists carcharodon megalodon, the massive mother of the great white shark. Bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon siblings from angels brood, have. The meg book series by steve alten includes books meg. If you drew up a checklist of the necessary components of a bmovie creaturefeature, then meg would tick pretty much every box. Some of the critics praised his books as the book of the period that you are going to read. Adoptanauthor is a free nationwide nonprofit program designed to excite young adults about reading and writing through the use of bestselling thrillers, heroic nonfiction stories, motivational books and direct contact with the authors via personal appearances, classroom phone calls, emails, and interactive websites. Its well worth it just for the best line in the book i think i crapped an alien, which made me laugh out loud. Steve alten is the bestselling author of the meg series which was the basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham the domain trilogy, and standalone supernatural thrillers such as the omega project and goliath. There are five books in the series, with the fifth having just hit stands, and the first slated to become a major motion picture starring jason statham. The result may well qualify as badass decay for many readers, and although steve alten has improved as a writer tremendously since he wrote the first meg book, the series has arguably declined in quality as alten continues to supplement the series that everyone still associates with him.
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