With a series, the incredible adventure, character, or world doesnt have to end. Limited first edition, 2018, first printing, signed by the author on a special publisher page tipped in at the front. 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. Origins were published, 5,000 limited edition hardbacks in january, the new paperback in december. Its been nearly 20 years since your groundbreaking killer shark thriller meg was published, and to celebrate the occasion, viper press is. 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 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. Generations will be published a few months before the movie hits theaters and it will most likely end the series. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l. It could sense its prey miles away, inhaling its scent as it registered the beat of its. Or perhaps you need to cheer up a friend or visit a loved in the hospital. Hundreds of 7inch serrated teeth filled jaws that could swallow an elephant whole. Hi, does anyone know if steve alten s book meg about a megalodon shark will ever be made.
In a first for altens meg series, this ends in a cliffhanger, teasing the next book, meg. 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. A novel of deep terror, alten sets the stage for the popular suspense series to follow. Book overview in this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where meg. His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. These limited collector edition hardbacks on sale now. In this prequel to his new york times bestseller, meg. 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. I was wondering why the thread was titled steve alten s meg, so i went to the first post, dated june 4, 2007eleven years agoand found this. Purgatory opening chapter with a special message to the recipient by ny times bestselling author steve alten. Celebrating an upcoming anniversary with a meghead spouse.
He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark. 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. The meg series, book 6 audible audiobook unabridged steve alten author, keith szarabajka narrator, blackstone audio, inc. Download audiobooks by steve alten stream or download. The book is a nonstop action book that will keep the pages turning at a very fast pace. This is 36,000 feet below the surface and is what we call undiscovered territory. 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. 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. Two allnew expanded editions of meg combined with meg.
He is best known for his meg series, a set of novels around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant prehistoric shark. The author, steve alten takes great delight in this creature feature and it shows. Alten is the founder and director of adoptanauthor, a nationwide secondary school reading program. With a special expanded edition of meg hitting shelves this week, we caught up with alten to discuss the new version of meg, eli roths upcoming film adaptation of his beloved book, and much more. Author steve alten opens the book on the undisclosed dread. Struggling to support his family of five, he decided to pen a novel he had been thinking about for years. Now what i want to say is that the meg books and his sequels are awesome. Steve alten has 38 books on goodreads with 101679 ratings. The plot is all over the place, characters are flipping 180s, and we have a huge time gap with very little idea of what happened in between. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix when it hit shelves.
If you drew up a checklist of the necessary components of a bmovie creaturefeature, then meg would tick pretty much every box. Primal waters is the third installment in the meg series. Bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon shark siblings from angels brood, have escaped the tanaka institute to roam the salish sea in british columbia. Jonas taylor was the greatest deep sea pilot in the world, until a terrible accident during one of his dives into the mariana trench. Carcharodon megalodon apex predator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived a 70foot, 60,000 pound great white shark. The meg by steve alten paperback book for sale online ebay. Thats why a beloved series can be a powerful way to get your child excited about reading. Meg by steve alten, 9781943957019, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. To honor my dedicated megheads, i was going to offer something really special and unheard of a section of the book following the last chapter where you could write something. In the run up to the biggest shark movie of 2018, the daily jaws chummed the waters with some killer questions and was lucky enough to hook a big fish, the meg author himself steve alten. Nightstalkers by steve alten signed first edition book see all titles by steve alten in this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where meg. 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.
Bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon siblings from angels brood, have escaped the tanaka institute to roam the salish sea in british columbia. How about a oneofakind signed bound copy of the meg. On 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. The meg book series by steve alten includes books meg. Steve alten january 2016 newsletter constant contact. Steve alten grew up in philadelphia, earning his bachelors degree in physical education at penn state university, a masters degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate of education at temple university. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. But, as with any meg book, the ancient, primeval shark angel is back and jonas has to face his nemesis once again, despite him having a serious case of ptsd from their previous encounters. Steve alten is the author of such books as the meg series, the domain series, the loch and goliath.
Written 14 years after the series debut novel, meg, origins brings back commander jonas taylor, who is given the task of piloting the dsv sea cliff, the us navys most advanced submersible, to the bottom of challenger deep. 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. Meg 20th anniversary by steve alten signed limited. Meg series by steve alten meet your next favorite book. Steve alten author of meg meet your next favorite book. It never lacks in action allowing you to finish the book in one read if you have the time. Author steve alten opens the book on the undisclosed. 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. Apr, 2018 steve alten felt so disheartened by the negative feedback of the meg trailer that he took to social media to pen a lengthy response, which has since been deleted.
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The science fiction author is popular for making a perfect blend of fact and fiction. Undisclosed a new thriller by steve alten will be released on june 6. I will give him credit that the book is action packed, and although the preface is absurd, you find yourself turning the pages pretty quickly. The book was a relatively serious thriller, not a comedy. 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 megheads and steve alten readers i need.
Finally carcharodon megalodon crashed back into the sea, sending a great swell of water high into the morning air. Steve altens meg series and novels paranormal books. See the complete meg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Before his fifth year at hogwarts, harry gets an official letter stating that he is expelled for performing magic outside the school. 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. Revised and expanded new edition of the ny times bestseller. Jul 24, 2015 cecil was lucky enough to sit down with his favorite author, steve alten, for a skype interview. Sandwiched between those releases was the hardback release of vostok loch2 and a signed movie deal with warner bros. On march 3, 2016, reported that director jon turteltaub national treasure has since been in talks to helm the movie adaptation of steve altens meg. Anne shirley is a spirited 11yearold orphan who cant believe her luck when shes sent from the. The meg carcharodon megalodon apex predator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived a 70foot, 60,000 pound great white shark. Interview with the meg author, steve alten the daily jaws.
He was the sole survivor of the creatures wrath that day. Steven robert steve alten is an american science fiction author. This is a thread about steve alten who wrote about the meg series and other books. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. I may not have gone so far as to read altens entire series of meg books, but i used to have of a thing for monster and dinosaur novels. A novel of deep terror by steve alten, which is the first book in his meg series. 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. Best known for his meg series, steven alten is famous for his character development and amazing storytelling abilities. Buy meg revised, expanded by alten, steve, alten, steve isbn. Origins a short story prequel which give life to an event constantly referenced but never explained in full in meg.
Fans of meg will find it a must for offering insight into key characters backstories, but the novellalength work also stands alone as a bitesized tale of deepsea suspense. He is also the founder and director of americas nationwide adoptanauthor reading initiative. Steve alten is the new york times bestselling author of meg. Some of the critics praised his books as the book of the period that you are going to read. As the author himself even declares meg is fiction with a bit of fact sprinkled throughout just to make the unbelievable seen believable. Apr 01, 2008 after binge reading the book in one sitting, i think its safe to say im hyped for the future film. The book reads at a breakneck speed and the action sequences are completely riveting. Meg by alten, steve and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Meg author defends movie from seething trailer haters. Because book 5 presents the readers first meeting with odysseus, it is interesting that homer chooses to show him alone on a beach on calypsos island, apparently defeated and weeping. Jun 14, 2016 steve alten is the bestselling author of the domain trilogy domain, resurrection, phobos and the meg series, including meg. Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. In a first for alten s meg series, this ends in a cliffhanger, teasing the next book, meg.
Heavens lake purchased in 2019 are guaranteed to be personally signed. Steve alten is the bestselling author of the domain trilogy domain, resurrection, phobos and the meg series, including meg. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. 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.
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. 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. Generations book 6 in the meg series, signed 1st ed steve alten on. Interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for the. Origins meg series prequel by steve alten nook book. Undisclosed a new thriller by steve alten will be released on june 6, 2017. Generations book 6 in the meg series, signed 1st ed. Meg 20th anniversary by steve alten author autographed limited hardcover book first limited edition, first printing, mint, newunread in a flawless dust jacket in archival acetate cover, signed and numbered by the author. Okay, first off, let me just say that im a huge fan of steve alten and the meg series. Best book series for 5th graders ever greatschools. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Steve alten born august 21, 1959 is the creator and writer of the meg saga. But even at that, i was very much enjoying the story. Nightstalkers 5 by steve alten 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Read on as steve talks movies, screenwriting, jason staham and jaws vs the meg. Throughout the poem, odysseus is a series of apparent contradictions, a much more complicated character than we would find in any stereotypical epic hero. His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. This is my 3rd attempt at requesting you to simply add your social media support to help my thunderclap campaign which will be used to raise money to help candy sgaliardich, a single mom of three daughters who needs a cancer extract to survive.