All new writers experience this i had to hire my own writing coach after finishing the first draft of the manuscript that would become meg. Steve alten continues the story that began in the want to read. Over the last 12 years ive worked with individuals who had a great idea for a book but lacked the experience and skills to turn it into a sellable finished manuscript. Mar 20, 2012 please note this is novel is a direct sequel to the mayan resurrection and third in an ongoing series. Hi, does anyone know if steve alten s book meg about a megalodon shark will ever be made. I love how steve s storytelling puts it all out there and could care less who he hurts, kills, depresses, or blasts into space. I was wondering why the thread was titled steve alten s meg, so i went to the first post, dated june 4, 2007eleven years agoand found this.
Mayan fear, steve alten s third book in the mayan prophecy series, is a doomsday rollercoaster ride of adventure that follows immanuel gabriel to the end of the world and back again for one last shot at salvation. Meg was a labor of love and a storyline he had been thinking about for years. Bigger, faster, stealthier and more deadly than any submarine in history, the goliath has no trouble executing its evil agenda, which, of course, it to kill everybody. Luckily goliath turned out to be a solid page turner that had plenty of intrigue and interesting characters to hold your attention. His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. Steve alten has 38 books on goodreads with 100682 ratings. Mayan fear, steve alten s third book in the mayan prophecybased domain series, is a doomsday rollercoaster ride of adventure. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. Interessante geschichte zum thema ki im modernen seekrieg. Luckily, a couple of good guys are aboard to oppose the nemoish covah and the hallike sorceress.
Ny times and international bestselling author steve alten penned meg in the days when he was struggling to support his family of five. Rebel press announces the release of a limited number of copies of meg. This book is about a prehistoric shark species that has managed to survive within the depths of the mariana trench for over 70 million years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hells aquarium continues his thrilling action adventure seriesthe basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylor. What if one madman aboard a vessel could end these fears forever. Gunnar wolfe, who served time in prison for trying to sabotage goliath s. The links beside each book title will take you to amazon, who i feel are the best online retailer for books where you can read more about the book, or purchase it. Scifi fans will really love this book, regular fiction fans will love this book but might have some problems getting through it.
The most fearsome predators in historyare no longer history. Read the book that inspired the blockbuster movie starring jason statham, li bingbing, rainn wilson, ruby rose, winston chao, and cliff curtis. The plans were stolen, the chinese built the sub covertly, only to have it hijacked by its creator, simon covah, a victim of terrorism who witnessed his family brutally murdered and was left for dead. His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. The mayan destiny by steve alten the eloquent page. New york times bestselling author steve alten s meg. Buy meg revised, expanded by alten, steve, alten, steve isbn. The story chronicles exarmy ranger gunnar wolfe escaping from being falsely imprisoned after attempting to wipe data from a computer on efforts to construct a new futuristic type of military submarine called goliath. Origins is free btw there wasnt really very much to this book, it is relatively short and most of the characters are a bit flat and boring.
This usually manifests in a fastpace, a tightly woven plot, credible threedimensional characters and an overall theme which lifts the tale from the merely highly entertaining category into the makes you think ranking. From the beginning,when the monstrous steel stingray submarine goliath makes it presence known to the climax pitting man. Having enjoyed steve altens meg series but not enjoyed his domain series i was a little wary when started out on goliath as i had it in my head that alten was a one trick pony. He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark. Goliath by steve alten book cover, description, publication history. Dec 15, 2016 a small video recap of steve alten s novel, goliath, for an english project.
I have been a fan of steve altens work since i read meg several years ago. Primal waters 2004 hell s aquarium 2009 nightstalkers 2016 resurrection 2004 heaven s lake 2020 the mayan prophecy 2011. Believing violence is a disease, covah aims to use the goliath and its cache of nuclear weapons to dictate policy to the world regarding the removal of oppressive regimes and nuclear weapons. It is obvious that steve alten takes his writing to a whole other level rarely done by authors now.
I have been a fan of steve alten s work since i read meg several years ago. As with his previous books, you can see that he does a tremendous amount of research and the line between fact and fiction blurs. Commander rochelle rocky jackson is aboard the aircraft carrier uss ronald reagan when the unsinkable naval vessel and its entire fleet are attacked from the depths and sunk. Navy designed goliath, a futuristic nuclear stealth submarine the length of a football field in the shape of a giant stingray. Steve alten releases a limited number of special anniversary. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read goliath.
Goliath, by steve alton is a pure science fiction novel. Such was my experience with steve altens undisclosed. Jonas taylor was the greatest deep sea pilot in the world, until a terrible accident during one of his dives into the mariana trench. If you like tom clancy andor clive cussler, youll love this one. This novel by the new york times bestselling author will feature a neverbefore. A huge submarine with a biological brain literally takes on the entire world. Steve alten is the bestselling author of the meg series which was the basis for.
You even begin to care about the bad guys a little. In steve alten s latest book,goliath,the new york times bestselling author of meg,the trench,and domain weaves together a tale of nuclear power,conspiracy,and raises the question as to who really are the good guys in war. Goliath is another step up for steve alten, as the entire book uses enough detail to print a perfect image of every stick of furniture used by the characters, while keeping the energy going. Steve alten is the ny times bestselling author of meg, soon to be a major motion picture starring jason statham, and 16 other thrillers. After selling his car to pay for his editing fees, alten could only wait to see how the book would be received. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. With the movie set for summer 2017, fans and publishers are pushing me to write one more meg book finale that would be released in hardback while the movie is out. Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels.
Origins a short story prequel which give life to an event constantly referenced but never explained in full in meg. Please note that as an amazon associate, i earn money from qualifying purchases. Commander rochelle rocky jackson is aboard the aircraft carrier uss ronal. Suivez steve alten et explorez sa bibliographie sur sa page dauteur steve alten sur.