Steve Alten
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Steven Robert Alten (born August 21, 1959) is an American science-fiction author. He is best known for his Meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark.
Biography
Alten holds a bachelor's degree from the Pennsylvania State University, a master's in sports medicine from the University of Delaware, and a doctorate in sports administration from Temple University.[1] Alten is the founder and director of Adopt-An-Author, a nationwide secondary-school free-reading program promoting works from six authors, including his own.[2]
Bibliography
Novels
Meg series:
- Meg: Origins (E-Book, 2011)
- Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror (1997), revised and expanded edition published by Tsunami books in 2005, republished in 2015 as an anniversary edition with the addition of Meg: Origins by Viper Press[3]
- Meg, Angel of Death: Survival (2020), novella
- The Trench or The Trench: Meg 2 (1999)
- Meg: Primal Waters (2004)
- Meg: Hell's Aquarium (2009)
- Meg: Nightstalkers (2016)
- Meg: Generations (2018)
- Meg: Purgatory (TBA)
Domain or The Mayan trilogy:
- Domain or The Mayan Prophecy (2001)
- Resurrection or The Mayan Resurrection (2004)
- Phobos: Mayan Fear or The Mayan Destiny (2009)
The Loch series:
- The Loch (2005)
- Vostok (2015)
- Heaven's Lake (October 2025)
Stand-alones:
- Fathom (1998)
- Goliath (2002)
- The Shell Game (2007)
- Grim Reaper: End of Days (2010)
- The Omega Project (2013)
- Dog Training the American Male (2013)
- Sharkman (2014)
- Undisclosed (2017)
Comics
- Meg: The Graphic Novel (2018), with J.S. Earls and Mike S. Miller
Adaptations
- The Meg, a film adaptation of Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror was released August 10, 2018, after years spent in development hell. It is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Jason Statham as Jonas Taylor.[4]
- Meg 2: The Trench is a sequel to the first film and is an adaptation of The Trench. It was released on August 4, 2023, and is directed by Ben Wheatley.[5]
References
External links
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