Alten holds a bachelors degree from pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware and a doctorate in sports administration from temple university. Vostok is written in first person perspective from zacharys point of viewmostly. See the complete meg series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Steve alten books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. After completing his bachelors degree in sports medicine from the university of delaware, alten joined temple university where he earned a doctorate in education. Steve alten meg vostok steve alten best selling author. Vostok loch, book 2 by steve alten fantastic fiction. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
Steve alten is the bestselling author of the domain trilogy domain, resurrection, phobos and the meg series, including meg. As a huge steve alten fan, i have been waiting ages for the loch and vostok to become available on audio format. 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. His novels are very visual and full of action, leading three of them to be optioned for film domain, meg and the loch. Steve altens vostok is an odd book, a science fiction themed adventure that dabbles in several different genres, teasing the reader with multiple scenarios and. Steve alten is the bestselling author of the meg seriesincluding meg. These characters are great and loved the crossover that is happening in vostok and meg 5. Some of the critics praised his books as the book of the period that you are going to read. I really enjoyed those books and i had a blast with vostok.
Twoandahalf miles below the ice cap is vostok, a six t. Steve altens vostok is an odd book, a science fiction themed adventure that dabbles in several different genres, teasing the reader with multiple scenarios and plot lines, before making a major leap in theme that demands a little patience and trust on the part of the reader. Best known for his meg series, steven alten is famous for his character development and amazing storytelling abilities. Second book in the loch series 2015 buy from vostok, a liquid lake that sits twoandahalf miles below the ice cap, 6,000 square long and over 1,000 feet deep, has not been disturbed by anyone for over 15 million years.
His best known work is the meg series, a series about a giant prehistoric shark thought to be extinct. New york times bestselling author steve alten offers readers a crossover. Steven robert alten born august 21, 1959 is an american sciencefiction author. Alten holds a bachelors degree from the pennsylvania state university, a masters in sports medicine from the university of delaware, and a doctorate in sports administration from temple. I loved all of steve altens book but this one was not one of his best and one. Steve alten is a wellestablished author who is widely known for his science fiction novels. Steve alten is the new york times and international bestselling author of fourteen novels, including the meg series about carcharodon megalodon, the 70foot, 100,000 pound prehistoric cousin of the great white shark and domain trilogy, a series about the mayan calendars 2012 doomsday prophecy. He is best known for his meg series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant, prehistoric shark. Steve alten became a published author in 1997 with the novel meg. Steve alten takes a steven greer sermon and turns it into a monster story, the result is a didactic but sometimes thrilling book. Ive been lucky enough to be asked to join in on a book blog tour for vostok by the prolific science fiction adventure author, steve alten. Vostok is the crossover book that brings the loch and the meg series together for the upcoming release of meg 5. Interview with steve alten, author of meg, basis for the meg 2018 the horror show duration.
The novel is the story of marine biologist zachary wallace. Steve alten s vostok is an odd book, a science fiction themed adventure that dabbles in several different genres, teasing the reader with multiple scenarios and plot lines, before making a major leap in theme that demands a little patience and trust on the part of the reader. This is steve altens second book that ive read within a couple of weeks. 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 adopt. With record lows in the negative s, its a pristine frozen wasteland void of much. A few years ago i read altens domain trilogy, which has a distinctly science fictional tone, and vostok explores some similar ideas and themes. 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 phone calls, emails, and interactive websites. Steve alten born august 21, 1959 is the creator and writer of the meg saga. His previous book, the loch, is a precursor to this novel.
Vostok by steve alten 2015, hardcover for sale online ebay. Ill be honest, i wasnt familiar with him before they contacted me either, but after doing. 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. Listen to vostok audiobook by steve alten, narrated by p. The title alone has me imaging all types of monsters.
Not a worthy followup to lake vostok imo and at times its downright annoying if you arew familiar with the disclosure project. He is also the author of the domain trilogy and the loch series. Lest just say the big bad under water monsters dont get much of a look in. But while the premise of weirs book can be summed up in one sentence, vostok is a rather more complex plot that went in directions i would not have guessed in a million years.
The loch is a science fiction novel and legal thriller by steve alten, and was first published in 2005. Like the martian, steve alten dumps his characters in a very dangerous and secluded location and forces them to use their wits to escape. Read vostok by steve alten available from rakuten kobo. American marine biologist zachary wallace went on an expedition into the sargasso sea to witness giant. I cant wait to see where mr alten and the next meg book take us. A new alten reader can begin confidently with vostok and not feel robbed of the story from having missed the previous installments, but the seed of intrigue is effectively sown to keep a new reader interested in altens entire body of work. The education you learn on scotland is quite amazing as well. Times bestselling author steve alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines ch. Steve alten is a ny times and international bestselling author of the meg.
Vostok in this sequel to the loch and prequel to meg. Twoandahalf miles below the ice cap is vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid. Steve alten is an american novelist of science fiction and horror novels. 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.
Hells aquarium a series of novels set around the fictitious survival of the megalodon, a giant prehistoric shark. Vostok is a sequel to the loch which is steve altens novel about the discovery and conflict with the. Vostok ebook by steve alten 9780765388001 rakuten kobo. I follow steves newsletter and have been waiting years for his meg book to be made into a movie. The reader is hit with sharp plot twists when they are least expected. At first i was like what is this all about, but as the story went on, i found myself looking. While vostok isnt a bad book its falls far short of the loch, i cant really say for what reason without ruining the book for anyone else. Angel, the recaptured 76foot, 100,000pound megalodon, has birthed a litter of pups five females far too numerous and aggressive to keep in one pen. In vostok, we find marine biologist zachary wallace coerced into an expedition to a massive underwater lake called vostok in antarctica. East antarctica is the most barren, desolate tundra on earth. In the last 25 years, i have written and published 18 thrillers and a romcom under the pen name l. Steve alten has 38 books on goodreads with 100403 ratings. Twoandahalf miles below the ice cap is vostok, a six thousand square mile. Vostok is published by rebel press and is available now.
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