Steve Alten | |
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Born | Steven Robert Alten August 21, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University University of Delaware Temple University |
Genre | Science fiction |
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Steven Robert Alten (born August 20, 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]
Meg series:
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The Loch series:
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Meg: Nightstalkers is a 2016 science fiction horror novel by American author Steve Alten. It is the sequel to Vostok and Meg: Hell's Aquarium, and the fifth book in the MEG series. Continuing the adventures of Jonas Taylor and his family following the cliffhanger ending of the previous novel, as Jonas and his best friend Mac search for two rogue megalodons (megs), while Jonas' son David continues working with the royal prince of Dubai to search for the Liopleurodon that killed his girlfriend, the novel also continues the premise Meg series as being set in the same fictional universe as Alten's The Loch established in the preceding 2015 crossover novel Vostok, with the return of Zachary Wallace. The novel's audiobook was narrated by Keith Szarabajka, with Erik Hollander designing the cover.
Meg: Generations is a 2018 science fiction horror novel by American author Steve Alten. It is the sequel to Meg: Nightstalkers and the sixth book in the MEG series. Continuing the adventures of Jonas Taylor and his family following the cliffhanger ending of the previous novel, as Jonas and his best friend Mac search the Panthalassa Sea for the cure for cancer, as megalodons (megs) also roam the Salish Sea, and a liopleurodon (lio) escapes into the coasts of the Middle East. The novel's audiobook was narrated by Keith Szarabajka, with Erik Hollander designing the cover. Digitally released in 2018, the novel saw physical release in 2020.