Steve Alten
Steven Robert Alten 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. 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.Novels
Meg series:- Meg: Origins
- Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, 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
- Meg, Angel of Death: Survival, novella
- The Trench or The Trench: Meg 2
- Meg: Primal Waters
- Meg: Hell's Aquarium
- Meg: Nightstalkers
- Meg: Generations
- Meg: Purgatory
- Domain or The Mayan Prophecy
- Resurrection or The Mayan Resurrection
- Phobos: Mayan Fear or The Mayan Destiny
- The Loch
- Vostok
- Heaven's Lake
- Fathom
- Goliath
- The Shell Game
- Grim Reaper: End of Days
- The Omega Project
- Dog Training the American Male
- Sharkman
- ''Undisclosed''
Comics
- Meg: The Graphic Novel, with J.S. Earls and Mike S. Miller
Screenplays
- ''Mr. Irrelevant''
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.
- 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.