His comedy, HARLEM SHUFFLE was a semi-finalist in the LA screenwriting contest, his comedy MINTZ MEATS was selected as a finalist at the Philadelphia film festival as was his psychological thriller, STRANGLEHOLD. Steve has written six original screenplays. He has optioned DOMAIN, MEG and The LOCH to film producers. Steve’s novels are action-packed and very visual. The story, a modern-day Dante’s Inferno, takes place in New York when a man-made plague strikes Manhattan. Steve says his best novel is GRIM REAPER: End of Days. Steve’s ninth novel, MEG: Hell’s Aquarium, is considered to be the best of the best-selling MEG series. The book was another NY Times best-seller, but the stress of penning this real-life story affected Steve’s health, and three months after he finished the manuscript he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Steve’s eighth novel, The SHELL GAME, is about the end of oil and the next 9/11 event. A year later his seventh novel, The LOCH, hit stores - a modern-day thriller about the Loch Ness Monster. MEG: Primal Waters was published in the summer of 2004.

Steve’s fourth novel, GOLIATH, received rave reviews and was a big hit in Germany. Martin’s Press/Tor Books and were runaway best-sellers in Spain, Mexico, Germany, and Italy, with the rights selling to more than a dozen countries. His next novel, DOMAIN and its sequel, RESURRECTION were published by St. Steve’s second release, The TRENCH (Meg sequel) was published by Kensington/Pinnacle in 1999 where it also hit best-seller status. MEG hit every major best-seller list, including #19 on the New York Times list (#7 audio), and became a popular radio series in Japan. MEG would go on to become the book of the 1996 Frankfurt book fair, where it eventually sold to more than a twenty countries. Four days later his agent had a two-book, seven figure deal with Bantam Doubleday. On September (Friday) the 13th, 1996, Steve lost his general manager’s job at a wholesale meat plant. Steve sold his car to pay for editing fees. Working late nights and on weekends, he eventually finished MEG A Novel of Deep Terror. Struggling to support his family of five, he decided to pen a novel he had been thinking about for years. 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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