Steve Alten

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Jurassic Shark!

Steve Alten writes about Meglodons, giant sharks. He writes about other things too but usually it all comes back to the Meg.

Discovering Steve Alten

Steve Alten is a recent discovery based on an "impulse buy" of Meg because it had a picture of a giant shark on it - and I'm partial to giant sharks. I guess I was just expecting a typical shark-munching-people book but Meg was good because it was sort of half Michael Crichton and half Peter Benchley. For years I was following the gossip about a film but nothing seemed to eventuate. Imagine my surprise when one hit the shelves about a decade later. Better late than never.

Steve's sequels to Meg are also great but sadly I didn't really get into his non-shark books. Eventually I'll get back around to them.

What I've Read (and what's left)

Anything in boldface is still outstanding (I haven't read it).

Meg Series

  1. Origins (2011)
  2. Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror (1997)
  3. Trench, The (1999)
  4. Primal Waters (2004)
  5. Hell's Aquarium (2009)
  6. Nightstalkers (2016)
  7. Generations (2018)


Domain Series

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


Loch Series

  1. The Loch (2005)
  2. Vostok (2015)


Mayan Trilogy Series

  1. The Mayan Prophecy (2011)
  2. The Mayan Resurrection (2011)
  3. The Mayan Destiny (2012)


Standalone Novels

  1. Fathom (1998)
  2. Goliath (2002)
  3. The Shell Game (2008)
  4. Grim Reaper: End of Days (2010)
  5. The Omega Project (2013)
  6. Sharkman (2014)
  7. Undisclosed (2017)


Short Story Collections

  1. Dead Bait 2 (2011)