Steve Alten

Steven Robert Alten is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his Meg series, a series of novels set 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. Alten is the founder and director of Adopt-An-Author, a nationwide secondary school free reading program...See more

Steven Robert Alten is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his Meg series, a series of novels set 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. Alten is the founder and director of Adopt-An-Author, a nationwide secondary school free reading program promoting works from six authors, including his own. A film adaptation of Meg is set to be released August 10, 2018. It is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Jason Statham as Jonas Taylor. See less