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  <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[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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  <title><![CDATA[MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror]]></title>
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  <published>1997</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Loch]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Trench]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[MEG: Primal Waters]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Domain]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <published>1998</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Meg: Hell's Aquarium]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Goliath]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <published>2002</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Resurrection]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.62</average_rating>
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  <published>2000</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Shell Game]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.81</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>67</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Monstrous: 20 Tales of Giant Creature Terror]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Steve Alten]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Guy N. Smith]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ryan C. Thomas]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.93</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>14</ratings_count>
  <published>2009</published>  
  
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