Steve Alten – författare

It is 2047: fourteen years since Jacob Gabriel descended into the Mayan netherworld, while his twin brother turned from their chosen path, opting to remain behind. Immanuel Gabriel - still running from the forces that hunt his bloodline - believes his actions proved his role in the Mayan prophecy to be nothing but an ancient myth. Now, though, he will realize his mistake. As the prophecy begins to repeat itself and mankind once again faces annihilation, Immanuel learns there was only ever one person with the power to end the cycle of destruction: himself.

The most fearsome predator in history... Is no longer history. Seven miles down, on a top secret dive into the Pacific's deepest trench, Commander Jonas Taylor came face-to-face with the largest and most ferocious predator ever to inhabit the planet – Carcharodon Megalodon, the 60-foot, 70,000-pound prehistoric ancestor of the Great White shark. Jonas escaped with his life – the dive's sole survivor – but his navy career was over, his nightmare encounter written off as a hallucination. But Jonas knows what he saw was real. He's determined to prove that Megalodon still feeds in the ocean's unexplored depths. Now, after seven years of research and study, he finally has his chance to return to the abyss. Diving deeper than ever before, Jonas will face terror like he's never imagined. The Meg is about to surface and, when she does, nothing and no one is going to be safe. Includes MEG: Origins.

NOW A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STARRING JASON STATHAM.THE MEG MAY BE DEAD. BUT HER SPAWN IS BACK FOR A SECOND BITE…Four years have passed since the death of the Meg, a giant prehistoric Megalodon shark with a taste for human flesh.Former Naval Commander Jonas Taylor, survivor of the Meg’s wrath, now houses her one surviving offspring at the Tanaka Institute. Deeply in debt, Taylor has turned to an eccentric billionaire to help fund the Institute, but it comes at a heavy price. And this time, it's not just the sharks he has to watch out for.Soon Taylor must once again face monsters of unimaginable power. The Meg may be dead, but her spawn has now grown to a monstrous size – and shares her mother’s bloodthirsty tastes…A high-stakes, fast-paced adventure thriller, perfect for anyone who loves disaster movies or authors like Matthew Reilly and Michael Crichton. Why readers love The Meg'Two words: Jurassic shark.' LA Times'An adrenaline-pumping thriller.' New York Post

A thrilling and cataclysmic collection of city-smashing titans and the desperate coalitions of humanity clinging to survival in the wreckage, from the New York Times-bestselling and multiple award-winning editors.Featuring bestselling and award-winning authors such as Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Seanan McGuire, Scott Sigler and Steve Alten, author of The Meg.An explosive collection of monster terror, featuring 25 original tales of creatures the size of skyscrapers. See cities shattered and worlds ended, as great beasts rise from the deep.Featuring work from:Linda D. AddisonKevin J. AndersonKelley ArmstrongMaurice BroaddusTananarive DueLuke DumasTaiyo FujiKane GilmourMaxwell I. GoldChristopher Golden & Daniel GoldenHenry HerzJamal HodgeAi JiangAlma KatsuTim LebbonJonathan MaberrySeanan McGuireLee MurrayTobi OgundiranCynthia PelayoJeremy RobinsonScott SiglerBenjamin SpadaAnne Walsh

Den unga psykiatridoktoranden Dominique Vazquez ska göra sin AT-tjänstgöring på ett mentalsjukhus. Som studieobjekt tilldelas hon Michael Gabriel, diagnostiserad som paranoid schizofren och isolerad sedan elva år tillbaka. Mick, som är både högintelligent och charmig, använder all sin övertalningsförmåga till att övertyga Dominique om att hon måste hjälpa honom att rymma. Michaels far, arkeologen Julius Gabriel, har ägnat sitt liv åt att studera mayaindianernas 2500 år gamla kalender, som förutspår att mänskligheten ska gå under den 21 december 2012. Alla tecken pekar på att indianstammen har rätt. Men Michael tror att hans far har varit på väg att lösa gåtan före sin död, och måste nu ut från mentalsjukhuset för att avsluta det hans far påbörjat.