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. Generations in this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where. Apr, 2018 the meg author steve alten responds to fans who are angry about the first trailer and its misrepresentation of the book. Steve alten is the new york times bestselling author of meg.
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. A group for fans the world over to share their excitement and thoughts on the upcoming film. 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. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The most fearsome predators in historyare no longer history. Steve alten january 2016 newsletter constant contact. Nightstalkers meg, book 5 by steve alten book cover, description, publication history. The saga follows jonas taylor, who, in every one of the books finds himself in a situation that involves a megalodon known as angel, her pups, or. In this fifth installment of steve alten s new york times bestselling meg seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylornighstalkers picks up where meg.
Buy steve alten ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. While the stories focus on angel, the megalodon pup that was captured at the end of book one, in survival, steve alten delves into the. New york times bestselling author steve altens meg. 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. In addition, there is the meg 20th anniversary edition, plus meg.
The novel meg that was published in the year 1997 has been adapted for screenplay by the movie powerhouse, warner bros. Nightstalkers meg, book 5 by steve alten fantastic fiction. The book continues the adventure of jonas taylor, a paleobiologist, studying the megalodon. New york times bestselling author steve alten s meg. Steve alten books mystery series, book lists, mystery. It came out at october 2016 at the latest, 2017, around the same time as supposedly the movie. 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.
I am sending this august newsletter early because i have 2 early august book signings i wanted you to know about, as well as the opportunity to be immortalized in meg. On march 3, 2016, reported that director jon turteltaub national treasure has since been in talks to helm the movie adaptation of steve alten s meg. Primal waters by steve alten first edition book see all titles by steve alten. The steve alten books include one of my favorite series called meg. Hells aquarium continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor. As the author himself even declares meg is fiction with a bit of fact sprinkled throughout just to make the unbelievable seen believable. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. It was the apex predator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived a 70foot, 70,000 pound great white shark. Steve alten teases seventh meg franchise novel, meg. Steve alten continues the story that began in the want to read. Meg by alten, steve and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The trench is a science fiction novel by author steve alten, which serves as the sequel to meg. Bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon shark siblings. Bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon siblings from angels brood, have escaped the tanaka institute to roam the salish sea in british columbia.
The average prehistoric meg weighs in at twenty tons and could tear apart a tyrannosaurus rex in seconds. A native of philadelphia, he earned a bachelors degree from penn state, a masters from the university of delaware, and a doctorate from temple university. From the bestselling author of the meg series comes an action packed trilogy that takes place during the four year gap between meg book 1 and the trench book 2. I ve read all the steve alten books in order for his series and a few of the. Order of meg books meg is a series of science fictionhorror novels by american novelist steve alten. I love any book with sharks but steve alten has a great series with meg and this current version is just excellent i can not wait for the comming film and just when we all thought it was safe to get back in the water, not with this goliath boy im staying about 50 miles inland. As jaws meets jurassic park, meg short for megladon brings us a 60foot, 20ton prehistoric shark with a ninefootwide mouth that is likely to gobble up bestseller lists, as well as reappear in 1998 as a summer blockbuster. 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. Generations, the 6th and last meg novel, coming next year. See the complete meg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Book six in the bestselling meg series picks up after meg.
A novel of deep terror by steve alten, which is the first book in his meg series. With the movie set for summer 2017, fans and publishers are pushing me to write one more meg book finale that would be released in hardback while the movie is out. Jul 01, 2016 interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for the meg 2018 the horror show duration. Book six in the bestselling meg series picks up more. 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. Nightstalkers with david taylor in the salish sea, attempting to locate and rescue any surviving megalodon pups before a local fisherman slaughters them. Meg by steve alten meg book 1 book cover, description, availability. And i may be able to sneak out unacknowledged, my new release in late 2016. If you do, search no further steve alten s meg will not disappoint. He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival. The official steve altens meg movie page public group facebook. Meanwhile, jonas is coerced into joining an expedition into the panthalassa sea in search of a prehistoric predatory species. Best known for his meg series, steven alten is famous for his character development and amazing storytelling abilities. Order in the next 36 hours 58 minutes and get it by wednesday, february 19.
Steve alten has 38 books on goodreads with 100403 ratings. After binge reading the book in one sitting, i think its safe to say im hyped for the future film. His work has been published in more than thirty countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curricula as part of adoptanauthor, a free teen reading program used nationwide to encourage reluctant readers. 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. Origins by steve alten, erik hollander august 16, 2011. 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. 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. Now the main character of steve alten megalodon came in to picture. Meg author defends movie from seething trailer haters. Steve alten is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the loch, meg, domain, and mayan prophecy series. If you purchase any 3 books i will send you nightstalkers and. Discover the steve alten books for his meg series and his standalone novels. Night stalkers is the fifth book in the meg franchise, which continues the story of jonas taylor and his son, david as they try to hunt down the megalodons belle and lizzy, who had escaped in the previous book. The meg saga is a novel series by steve alten that includes meg, the trench, meg.
An american author of multiple genres, the writer steve alten is well known for his unique and compelling method of storytelling, as he manages to engage his readers on a most fundamental level, immediately grabbing their attention and not letting go. 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. Some of the critics praised his books as the book of the period that you are going to read. On the shoreline, tyrannosaurus attacked shantungosaurus. The meg book series by steve alten includes books meg. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Meg book series thriftbooks the second book in the meg series a novel by steve alten paleobiologist.
The novel starts with the period named as late cretaceous. 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. While fighting in the mud, they got entrapped in that. Steve alten is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the loch, meg, and the domain trilogy. Steve alten is a wellestablished author who is widely known for his science fiction novels. Steve alten meg vostok steve alten best selling author. Buy a cheap copy of nightstalkers book by steve alten. Meg would go on to become the book of the 1996 frankfurt book fair, where it eventually sold to more than a twenty countries. 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. Its power unstoppable as it smashes the steel doors holding it in a monterey, california, aquarium. Night stalkers is the upcoming book in the meg saga. The official steve alten s meg movie page has 3,895 members.
He was the sole survivor of the creatures wrath that day. Torforge will release the mass market paperback of vostok in the spring, followed by the hardback debut of meg 5. The series is about meg, a gigantic prehistoric shark from a species known as the megalodon who has somehow survived to this day. 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. Origins is the prequel to the first book of steve alten s meg seriescurrently about six books strongabout a prehistoric megalodon shark that escapes its natural habitat of several hundred thousand miles underwater into shallow feeding grounds. The famous meg series starts with adventures of deep sea diver named jonas taylor. He is also the founder and director of americas nationwide adoptanauthor reading initiative. 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. Origins a short story prequel which give life to an event constantly referenced but never explained in full in meg. Origins meg series prequel by steve alten nook book.
A novel of deep terror is a sciencefiction horror novel by steve alten. In this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg seri. His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. Purgatory there is also a movie set to come out august 10th 2018. A novel of deep terror by steve alten and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Primal waters was the very first book i have ever read by this thriller author, but it certainly was not my last. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. In this fifth installment of steve altens new york times bestselling meg book series, the basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylornighstalkers picks up where meg. In this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where meg. The movies main cast include the action movie sensation jason statham, and orange is the new black actress, ruby rose. Steve alten is the bestselling author of the meg series, including meg.
Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. After completing his bachelors degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, alten joined temple university where he earned a doctorate in education. The author, steve alten takes great delight in this creature feature and it shows. Jonas taylor was the greatest deep sea pilot in the world, until a terrible accident during one of his dives into the mariana trench. A novel of deep terrorwas written over many late nights and weekends while alten worked a real job to support his family. Discount prices on books by steve alten, including titles like meg. In the book meg steve alten tells us how many years ago, on a top secret scientific exploatory dive into the pacific oceans deepest canyon, jonas taylor found himself facetoface with an ancient monster too horrifying for his modern mind to contemplate. 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. Steve alten grew up in philadelphia and has several degrees, including a doctorate of education from temple university. Meg 2005 read online free book by steve alten in epub,txt. Steve alten born august 21, 1959 is the creator and writer of the meg saga. In this fifth installment of steve altens new york times bestselling meg book series, the basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor nighstalkers picks up where meg. Written off as a crackpot suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, taylor refuses to forget the depths that nearly cost him his life. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l.