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. And before it's over, Jonas will again come face to face with the most dangerous creatures ever to stalk the Earth. But behind the scenes, someone else is pulling the strings. Jonas needs the money, and the job of doing the color commentary seems easy enough. For the next six weeks, two teams of crazy daredevils on a South Pacific Ocean voyage will try to outperform one another in front of the cameras. A Hollywood television producer wants Jonas to join his new survival series: Daredevils. Now a middle-aged father of two, he is overwhelmed by mountains of bills and the daily strife of raising a family. It could sense its prey miles away, inhaling its scent as it registered the beat of its fluttering heart, and if you ever came close enough to see the was already too late.Įighteen years have passed since Jonas Taylor last crossed paths with carcharodon Megalodon. Hundreds of 7-inch serrated teeth filled jaws that could swallow an elephant whole. It was the apex predator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived - a 70-foot, 70,000 pound Great White shark.

Primal waters