Steve Alten
Appearance
Steve Alten (born August 21, 1959, Philadelphia) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his Meg series, a set of novels positing the survival of large Megalodon sharks. Alten holds a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University, a master's in sports medicine from the University of Delaware, and a doctorate in sports administration from Temple University.
Bibliography
Megalodon series
- Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror (1997)
- The Trench (1999)
- Meg: Primal Waters (2004)
- Meg: Hell's Aquarium (scheduled to be released in mid-2008)
Domain Trilogy
- Domain (2001)
- Resurrection (2004)
Goliath series
- Goliath (2002)
Other novels
- The Loch (2005)
- The Shell Game (forthcoming)
Films
- Alten's first novel Meg was slated to be made into a movie (Meg) by New Line Cinema, with Jan de Bont attached to direct. As of January 2007, however, the project has not been greenlit. [1]
- Steve Alten announced that the producers of Prison Break just bought the rights to The Loch.
External links
- Megsite.com, Steve Alten's official site
- Steve Alten at IMDb