Steve Alten Writer

Steven Robert "Steve" Alten (born August 21, 1959) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his Meg series, a set of novels 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. Alten resides in South Florida.

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Birth dateAugust 21, 1959
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , United States

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Science fiction

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External resources

  1. http://web.ncf.ca/bz050/HomePage.megrev.html
  2. http://www.stevealten.com
  3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-1AgSAInc