Generations, steve alten new york times bestselling author continues his terrifying series. Cecil was lucky enough to sit down with his favorite author, steve alten, for a skype interview. He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark. Purgatory there is also a movie set to come out august 10th 2018. 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 teases seventh meg franchise novel, meg. Order of meg books meg is a series of science fictionhorror novels by american novelist steve alten. The meg 2 is pulling ideas from steven alten s other meg books. Hells aquarium continues his thrilling action adventure series the basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor. Steve alten also went on to say that the first treatment that he received for the meg when it was at new line gave him anxiety. Meg saga the meg saga is a novel series by steve alten that includes meg, the trench, meg. Deviating from the usual monsterdanger fare it suddenly becomes a dreadful conspiracy theory rant.
Generations, the 6th book in the bestselling meg series, author steve alten wrote a scene that takes place in a recording studio on a yacht. 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. Written off as a crackpot suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, taylor refuses to forget the depths that nearly cost him his life. Steve alten meg vostok steve alten best selling author. New york times bestselling author steve altens meg. A new loch sequel brings zachary wallace to a mysterious lake situated in a crater atop a caldera in south chinanorth korea after a series of monster sightings.
An impossibility is being taken to the middle east. Inspired by alten s experiences with hall of famer john chaney, the series is receiving serious interest. He is also founder and director of adoptanauthor, a secondary school reading program used by. The meg saga is a novel series by steve alten that includes meg, the trench, meg. Steve alten is a ny times and international bestselling author of the meg. It was an exciting ride into the mariana trench where the 60 foot fifty tonne albino monster lurks for its next prey. The flagship series of novels by florida author steve alten except the flagship is actually a really, really big threatening shark. Generations hardback will not be sold in stores, it must be preordered at with the movie trailers out in theaters and the manuscript still being readied, i decided to push back the pre order deadline. Meg author defends movie from seething trailer haters. Although noone could accuse steve alten of high literature, the loch and the meg series were fun and vostok started in a similar vein.
The next book in the meg series, the trench, was published in 1999, and it became a bestseller in its own right as well. Apr 03, 2018 as you can see on, i also pushed back the last day to pre order a hardback of meg. A crossover between the loch and the meg series, in which scientists traveling to mysterious. 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. I have always loved the meg series by steve alten and this is probably my 5th or 6th time reading each one. 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.
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. Meg is short for megalodon, the name of an actual, oversized, prehistoric shark. Origins by steve alten, erik hollander august 16, 2011. I first read steve alten s 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. Steve alten is the new york times bestselling author of meg. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american science fiction author. Meg in this fifth installment of steve alten s new york times bestselling meg series the basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylornighstalkers picks up where meg. Steve alten books mystery series, book lists, mystery. The third meg book, primal waters which is the book i started the series with, was published five years later, in 2004. On the heels of the release of alten s third meg novel, primal waters, steve optioned meg to new line cinema, which will release the movie in summer 2007. Steve alten born august 21, 1959 is the creator and writer of the meg saga. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author.
For many readers, the steve alten meg series is the most popular and bestknown of all. An avid amateur oceanographer, alten studied megalodons for over ten years before publishing his first novel in 1997, in which the massive sharks were revealed to. The transport vessel tonga is carrying a liopleurodon to the city of gold. Primal waters was the very first book i have ever read by this thriller. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. The author made it clear that he put a lot time and effort into. He is also founder and director of adoptanauthor, a secondary school reading program used by thousands of teachers in the u. Nightstalkers with david taylor in the salish sea, attempting to locate and rescue any surviving megalodon pups before a local fisherman slaughters them. A novel of deep terror is a sciencefiction horror novel by steve alten, and. After completing his bachelors degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, alten joined temple university where he earned a doctorate in education.
Book six in the bestselling meg series picks up after meg. I decided to read the book before i saw the film which i have still not seen. Heavens lake purchased in 2019 are guaranteed to be personally signed. Jul 24, 2015 cecil was lucky enough to sit down with his favorite author, steve alten, for a skype interview. Steve alten is the ny times and international bestselling author of fifteen novels, including the meg series and the domain series, about the mayan 2012 doomsday calendar. In steve altens new york times bestselling meg series, deep sea diver and. Steve alten is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the loch, meg, and the domain trilogy. The meg book series by steve alten includes books meg. Hells aquarium continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor.
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. His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. The series is about meg, a gigantic prehistoric shark from a species known as the megalodon who has somehow survived to this day. 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. When he learned high school teachers were actually using his novels in the classroom, steve launched adoptanauthor, a nationwide nonprofit program designed to encourage students to read.
The average prehistoric meg weighs in at twenty tons and could tear apart a tyrannosaurus rex in seconds. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l. As that date approaches and i receive word as to the launch date of the meg movie trailer, that cutoff may move back a week or so. Interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for. 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. Interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for the.
Steve, thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us at filmgoblin today. These limited collector edition hardbacks on sale now. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Steve alten is a wellestablished author who is widely known for his science fiction novels. Primal waters was the very first book i have ever read by this thriller author, but it certainly was not my last. Read the book that inspired the blockbuster movie starring jason statham, li bingbing, rainn wilson, ruby rose, winston. Although its size, strength, intelligent, and probably its ferocity are frequently exaggerated in the books. Primal waters continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe. Best known for his meg series, steven alten is famous for his character development and amazing storytelling abilities. 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. 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 steve alten books include one of my favorite series called meg.
Some of the critics praised his books as the book of the period that you are going to read. Origins meg series prequel by steve alten nook book. He is also the founder and director of americas nationwide adoptanauthor reading initiative. 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. 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. 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. Origins is the prequel to the first book of steve alten s meg series currently about six books strongabout a prehistoric megalodon shark that escapes its natural habitat of several hundred thousand miles underwater into shallow feeding grounds. 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. Struggling to support his family of five, he decided to pen a novel he had been thinking about for years. 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. 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.
Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. Read meg a novel of deep terror by steve alten available from rakuten kobo. A native of philadelphia, he earned a bachelors degree from penn state, a masters from the university of. See the complete meg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Steve s second release, the trench meg sequel was published by kensingtonpinnacle in 1999 where it also hit bestseller status. Meanwhile, jonas is coerced into joining an expedition into the panthalassa sea in search of a prehistoric predatory species. 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. Alten holds a bachelors degree from the pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware.
Alten is the founder and director of adoptanauthor, a nationwide secondary school reading program promoting works from. Meg ebook by steve alten 9781936666218 rakuten kobo. Buy steve alten ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Meg is a series of science fictionhorror novels by american novelist steve alten. The next book in the meg series, the trench, was published in 1999, and it became a. The story, a modernday dantes inferno, takes place in new york when a manmade plague strikes manhattan. The most fearsome predators in historyare no longer history. His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. But while investors gawk at the prehistoric creature, any even more dangerous creature is beginning to stir. 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. Jonas taylor was the greatest deep sea pilot in the world, until a terrible accident during one of his dives into the mariana trench. Steve alten felt so disheartened by the negative feedback of the meg trailer that he took to social media to pen a lengthy.
However, the second half of the book is virtually unreadable. Discover the steve alten books for his meg series and his standalone novels. The comic will feature navy deep sea submersible pilot, jonas taylor as he finds himself facetoface with the largest and most ferocious predator in the history of the animal kingdom. A novel of deep terror 1997 revised and expanded edition.