Steve Alten

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. 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]

Steve Alten
Born (1959-08-21) August 21, 1959
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
GenreScience fiction
Website
www.stevealten.com

Bibliography

Meg series
  1. 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]
  2. The Trench (1999)
  3. Meg: Primal Waters (2004)
  4. Meg: Hell's Aquarium (2009)
  5. Meg: Origins (E-Book, 2011)
  6. Meg: Nightstalkers (2016)
  7. Meg: Generations (2018)
  8. Meg: Purgatory (TBA)

Domain trilogy
  1. Domain (2001)
  2. Resurrection (2004)
  3. Phobos: Mayan Fear (2011)

The Loch series
  1. The Loch (2005)
  2. Vostok (2015)
  3. The Loch: Heaven's Lake (2019)

Other novels
  • Goliath (2002)
  • The Shell Game (2008)
  • Grim Reaper: End of Days (2010)
  • The Omega Project (2013)
  • Sharkman (2014)
  • Nightmares Unhinged (foreword) (2015)
  • Undisclosed (2017)

Film projects

References
  1. "Authors". Adopt An Author. 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. "Adopt-An-Author", THE Journal, 08/01/2005.
  3. Ellis, Richard (20 July 1997). "Jurassic Con". Los Angeles Times.
  4. McNary, Dave (March 2, 2017). "Jason Statham's Shark Thriller 'Meg' Swims Back Five Months". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
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