Steven Robert Alten (born August 21, 1959,

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) is an American

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author. He is best known for his ''Meg'' series of

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s set around the fictitious survival of the

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, a giant, prehistoric

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Biography

Alten holds a bachelor's degree from the

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, a master's in sports medicine from the

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, and a doctorate in sports administration from

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. 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.

Bibliography

Novels

''Meg'' series: # '' 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 #: 1.1. ''Meg, Angel of Death: Survival'' (2020), novella # ''

The Trench The Trench may refer to: * The Trench (Dix), a 1923 painting by Otto Dix that was confiscated by the Nazis and later lost * ''The Trench'' (novel), a 1999 novel by Steve Alten * ''The Trench'' (film), a 1999 film * The Trench (comics), a fictional ...

'', or ''The Trench: Meg 2'' (1999) # ''Meg: Primal Waters'' (2004) # ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium'' (2009) # ''Meg: Origins'' (E-Book, 2011), prequel # ''Meg: Nightstalkers'' (2016) # ''Meg: Generations'' (2018) # ''Meg: Purgatory'' (2022) ''Domain'', or ''The Mayan'' trilogy: # ''Domain'', or ''The Mayan Prophecy'' (2001) # ''Resurrection'', or ''The Mayan Resurrection'' (2004) # ''Phobos: Mayan Fear'', or ''The Mayan Destiny'' (2009) ''The Loch'' series: # '' The Loch'' (2005) # ''Vostok'' (2015) # ''The Loch: Heaven's Lake'' (2019) Stand-alones: * ''Fathom'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''The Shell Game'' (2007) * ''Grim Reaper: End of Days'' (2010) * ''The Omega Project'' (2013) * ''Sharkman'' (2014) * ''Undisclosed'' (2017)

Comics

* ''Meg: The Graphic Novel'' (2018), with J.S. Earls and Mike S. Miller

Adaptations

* A

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of ''Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror'', titled ''The Meg'', was released August 10, 2018, after years in

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. It is directed by

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and stars

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as Jonas Taylor. * The film adaptation of The Trench, titled The Meg 2: The Trench, is scheduled to be released August 4, 2023. Directed by Ben Wheatley.

References

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