Steve Alten





Steve Alten

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The United States
August 21, 1959

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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 around the fictitious survival of the Megalodon, a giant prehistoric shark. 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.

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Average rating: 3.72 · 13,795 ratings · 1,132 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors
Meg (MEG, #1)
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 4,619 ratings — published 1997 — 29 editions
The Trench (MEG #2)
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,738 ratings — published 1996 — 23 editions
The Loch
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,603 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
Primal Waters (MEG #3)
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,251 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions
Hell's Aquarium (MEG #4)
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,153 ratings5 editions
Domain (The Domain Trilogy,...
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 1,268 ratings — published 2001 — 34 editions
Resurrection (The Domain Tr...
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions
Goliath
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
Meg: Origins
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
The Shell Game
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions
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Meg The Trench Primal Waters Hell's Aquarium
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3.7542850823841647 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 9,043 ratings
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3.515876893014167 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 2,047 ratings

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“Ah, how the seeds of cockiness blossom when soiled in ignorance.”
Steve Alten, The Loch

“None of us have any control over the deck or the hand we've been dealt. What we do have is total responibility as to how we play the hand.”
Steve Alten, Domain

“For the record, I take no satisfaction in being right. For the record, I pray to God that I'm wrong.
I'm not wrong...”
Steve Alten, Domain

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