Steve alten is the new york times and international bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the meg series about carcharodon megalodon, the seventyfoot, 100,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the great white shark. Im also disappointed that the meg series seemed to be used as a lure to catch readers interest. A family is terrorized by a creature that resembles a character from the movie jeepers creepers and several other potential phenomena. He also wrote the truecrime bestsellers the ice man, the butcher, and gaspipe. Steve alten continues the story that began in the new york times bestselling meg. I had heard of this book for a few years before i decided to purchase and read it, but im glad i did. Rivetingim glad im not in a boat, on the loch, at night. Night stalkers, vostok is a seatofthepants suspense thriller that promises to sweep readers into a story that spans 15.
Its a terrifying life and death family affair to capture and slay the most dangerous creatures to inhabit the ocean depths since the jurassic in steve altens horrorthriller meg. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. Steve alten weaves these storylines together in a pageturning thriller that culminates in a final showdown between the most dangerous predators ever to inhabit the planet. As this book seems to have little to do with the upcoming night stalkers. The meg saga is a novel series by steve alten that includes meg, the trench, meg. Interesting enough the liopluerodon is a nightstalker in that it eats at night. Hells aquarium left off bela and lizzy, the dominant megalodon siblings from angels brood, have escaped the tanaka institute to roam the salish sea in british columbia. Massive megalodon shark siblings bela and lizzy are on the prowl for more mealshuman or otherwisein steve alten s meg. Steve alten is the new york times and internationally bestselling author of more than twenty novels, including the loch, meg, domain, and mayan prophecy series. Next century publishing acquires rights to steve altens. The night stalker made me feel like i had been swept up in a whirlwind and had me clinging on for dear life, only letting me go right at the very end. His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct.
Nightstalker is a 2002 film written and directed by chris fisher based on richard ramirez. It is hard to find a place to stop and put the book down. This time, the heavy breathing wasnt coming from the telephone. The night stalker is an american television series that aired on abc during the 19741975 season. It came out at october 2016 at the latest, 2017, around the same time as supposedly the movie. A novel of deep terror, is the first novel written by steve alten. While nightstalkers is the latest book in the meg series, steve alten is working on his new meg book to be titled generations. These often involved the supernatural or science fiction. Mystery second suspect tied to infamous night stalker.
Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and these missions are usually conducted at night, at high speeds, low altitudes, and. His research for the night stalker included spending over 100 hours with richard ramirez at san quentins death row. Someone should tell steve alten not to bother writing books for the sake of writing. Next century publishing acquires rights to steve altens vostok. His work has been published in more than 30 countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curriculum as part of adoptanauthor, a free teen. Altens meg series continues to entertain, even if generations mostly plays it safer than its predecessors, operating entirely within the preexisting rules of the franchise instead of branching out to new paths of insanity like its predecessors did.
Nightstalkers is one of the best entries in the book series yet, but alten still isnt done exploring this world he has created. Washington daily news the loch is a compelling pageturner. A native of philadelphia, he earned a bachelors degree from penn state, a masters from the university of delaware, and a doctorate from temple university. The 160th special operations aviation regiment airborne, abbreviated as 160th soar a, is a special operations force of the united states army that provides helicopter aviation support for general purpose forces and special operations forces. For me the intriguing part was his commitment to devil worship and the power of.
It featured a fictional chicago wire service reportercarl kolchak, played by darren mcgavinwho investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. With nightstalkers coming out tomorrow from tor books, weve been. As the last page in the novel promises, the saga will continue with another book, meg. I was very intrigued by this story from the beginning. Nightstalkers meg, book 5 by steve alten fantastic fiction. The saga follows jonas taylor, who, in every one of the books finds himself in a situation that involves a megalodon known as angel, her pups, or.
When you get to night stalkers, zachary is in that one, too. Surrounded by subduction zones and no less than six abyssal trenches including the sevenmiledeep, 1550 mile long mariana trench the sea is also home to an incredible anomaly. California authorities are investigating a second suspect linked to one of the most infamous serial killers in us history, night stalker richard ramirez, according to officials and. Now, a month later, i sit, foggy, a similar state of mind, in a different seafood restaurant with a localsknoweverysecret bar, two happy hour martinis downed, fidgeting with my napkin below the lip of the table, and i barely hear wendy ask me another question. Steve alten is the bestselling author of the domain trilogy domain, resurrection, phobos and the meg series, including meg. That night something woke alexandra out of a sound sleep. The shell game is far more than a thriller, it is a mustread cautionary tale that exposes the next 911 event a deception that will lead to a retaliatory chemical weapons strike on. A lot of bouncing through time, along with conspiracy theories and scientific talk, left me with a glassy eyed look. George noory, host of coast to coast am with the loch steve alten combines meticulous research with riveting storytelling to craft a new genrethe historical science fiction thriller. Many of us also remember him as the old man in that wonderful season film a christmas story. Hells aquarium and fifth entry in the meg series warner bros. Steve alten is a ny times and international bestselling author of the meg. The night stalker by robert bryndza, paperback barnes.
Adoptanauthor is a free nationwide nonprofit program designed to excite young adults about reading and writing through the use of bestselling thrillers, heroic nonfiction stories, motivational books and direct contact with the authors via personal appearances, classroom. Starts off okay then completely derails into idiotic nonsensical drivel. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. I just saw a natural fit coming, and i realized that this could be not just a sequel to the loch, but a prequel to meg. Bestselling author steve alten s third book in the mayan prophecy series is a doomsday rollercoaster ride of adventure that follows immanuel gabriel, the surviving hero twin depicted in the popol vuh, as he takes us to the end of the world and back again for one last shot at salvation and a chance meeting with his deceased grandfather. Haunted by night terrors, david repeatedly risks his life to lure the lio and other prehistoric sea creatures into the fleets nets, while battling his own suicidal demons. The shell game the events of september 11th, 2001the invasion of iraqthe threat of radical islam an impending showdown with iran. Night stalkers in this fifth installment of steve altens new york times bestselling meg book series, the basis for the feature film the meg, starring jason statham as jonas taylornighstalkers picks up where meg. The loch is a science fiction novel and legal thriller by steve alten, and was first published in 2005. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Nightstalkers, new york times bestselling author steve alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular seriesincluding the basis for the feature film, the meg, starring jason statham east antarctica. But for me, he will always be, first and foremost, karl kolchak, the night stalker. I love any book with sharks but steve alten has a great series with meg and this current version is just excellent i can not wait for the comming film.
A total nailbiter of a book thats also an easy read. The book always builds up one person from the beginning of their careers and then relatively fast ends with a night stalker mission. Generations in this fifth installment of the new york times bestselling meg series, nighstalkers picks up where. The photo above was taken on the day of ramirezs wedding on death row. Philip carlo was born and raised in bensonhurst, brooklyn. Golden state killer also known as the original night stalker, serial killer and rapist unrelated to richard ramirez who operated in southern california from the late1970s to mid1980s. This is one author to keep on the radar, because he is soaring to the top and much future success. This book also introduces protagonists from steve altens separate series, the loch, however, you dont have to read that serious previous before continuing with nightstalkers. Purgatory there is also a movie set to come out august 10th 2018. The author did an excellent job of giving the detailed account of the night stalker s gruesome story.
Night stalkers is the upcoming book in the meg saga. His work has been published in more than 30 countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curriculum as part of. Nightstalkers meg, book 5 by steve alten book cover, description, publication history. Alten could top the first four books but i was wrong. Richard ramirez 196020, serial killer whose murder spree in california in the mid1980s led to him being known as the night stalker.
In this fifth installment of steve altens new york times bestselling meg seriesthe basis for the. In the fifth installment of the bestselling meg series, meg. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l. Struggling to support his family of five, he decided to pen a novel he had been thinking about for years. Night stalkers picks up where hells aquarium left off. In this fifth installment of steve altens new york times bestselling meg series the basis for the. This is later shown to be part of a slideshow by jonas taylor, a paleontologist and marine biologist for his presentation on megalodon. Plot summary revised and expanded edition in the novels prologue, taking place during the late cretaceous period, a tyrannosaurus rex stumbles into the ocean while pursuing a herd of shantungosaurus, and is promptly attacked and devoured by a megalodon. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His work has been published in more than thirty countries and is being used in thousands of middle and high school curricula as part of adoptanauthor, a free teen reading program used nationwide to encourage reluctant readers. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. Steve alten grew up in philadelphia, earning his bachelors degree in physical education at penn state university, a masters degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate of education at temple university.
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