Books with author Steve Altier

The world outside sounds menacing as loud thunderous cracks rained down on the home. In the middle of this fierce raging storm with no electricity, siblings Zack and Daniel turn to their father, John Malone. Feeling the boys are now old enough to learn the truth about his childhood, John decides to share a family secret that he’s kept locked away, a secret that changed John’s life forever. In a small Pennsylvania town called Lizardville, a young boy named Johnny and his friends set out on a weekend camping trip along the banks of Big Fishing Creek. On the first night, as the boys gather around the campfire, Parker shares a story that happened nearly eighty years ago, the legend of the Ax Factory murders. Soon after, strange, mysterious things begin to happen. Little do the boys realize they have awakened the spirit world! Jimmy, unable to sleep, comes face to face with a ghost named Annabelle. She is searching for something and knows the boys are hiding what she seeks. Could the secret lie in an old puzzle box? As this spine tingling, edge of your seat adventure unfolds, one question remains: Will they survive the weekend?

Read the book that inspired the BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis!Seven years ago, and seven miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, Dr. Jonas Taylor encountered something that changed the course of his life. Once a Navy deep-sea submersible pilot, now a marine paleontologist, Taylor is convinced that a remnant population of Carcharodon megalodon--prehistoric sharks growing up to 70 feet long, that subsisted on whales--lurks at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. When offered the opportunity to return to those crushing depths in search of the Megs, Taylor leaps at the chance... but the quest for scientific knowledge (and personal vindication) becomes a desperate fight for survival, when the most vicious predator that the earth has ever known is freed to once-again hunt the surface.

New York Times bestselling author Steve Alten's Meg: Primal Waters continues his thrilling action adventure series--the basis for the feature film The Meg, starring Jason Statham as Jonas Taylor. It was the apex predator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived -- a 70-foot, 70,000 pound Great White shark. Hundreds of 7-inch serrated teeth filled jaws that could swallow an elephant whole. 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 monster...it was already too late.Eighteen years have passed since Jonas Taylor last crossed paths with carcharodon Megalodon. Now a middle-aged father of two, he is overwhelmed by mountains of bills and the daily strife of raising a family. But life is about to change. A Hollywood television producer wants Jonas to join his new survival series: Daredevils. 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. Jonas needs the money, and the job of doing the color commentary seems easy enough. But behind the scenes, someone else is pulling the strings. And before it's over, Jonas will again come face to face with the most dangerous creatures ever to stalk the Earth.

From the author who brought you “We Can’t Move at Christmas!” Now brings you the first book in the Gabby and Maddox adventure series in this book “Adventures in Italy!” Travel back in time with the siblings to the days of ancient Rome. Enjoy the Roman Chariot races and visit the Coliseum where great classic gladiator battles were fought. See the fine paintings of Michael Angelo at the Sistine Chapel. Their journey also includes stops in Pisa where they visit The Leaning Tower of Pisa and a final stop in Venice the city entirely built on the water! And much, much more. Also includes lots of fun facts about Italy, an “Anti-Bully,” and “Good Sportsmanship” messages.

In this fifth installment of Steve Alten's New York Times bestselling MEG series--the basis for the feature film The Meg, starring Jason Statham as Jonas Taylor--Nighstalkers picks up where MEG: Hell's Aquarium left off. Bela and Lizzy, the dominant Megalodon siblings from Angel's brood, have escaped the Tanaka Institute to roam the Salish Sea in British Columbia. While Jonas Taylor and his friend Mac attempt to either recapture or kill the "sisters," Jonas's son, David, embarks on his own adventure, motivated by revenge. Having witnessed his girlfriend's gruesome death, David has joined a Dubai Prince's ocean expedition, tracking the 120-foot, hundred-ton Liopleurodon that escaped from the Panthalassa Sea. Haunted by night terrors, David repeatedly risks his life to lure the Lio and other prehistoric sea creatures into the fleet's nets, while battling his own suicidal demons.Steve Alten weaves these storylines together in a page-turning thriller that culminates in a final showdown between the most dangerous predators ever to inhabit the planet.

Siblings, Gabby and Maddox, are going to be ready for Christmas early this year by sending their letter to Santa. However, Father tells the children they must move out of state before Christmas. The children become worried that Santa won’t be able to find them to deliver their presents. Father tries to reassure the children by telling them about Santa’s Family Moving Department, otherwise known as the FMD; Santa’s elite team of elves that track good boys and girls moving during the Christmas season.Follow Gabby and Maddox as they move from Florida to Ohio. See them experience snow for the first time, and then enlist the help of a mall Santa to get word to the North Pole of their move. Meet Ralph, the team leader of the FMD, as he tracks the children across the country to ensure they are not left out of the Holiday cheer. Ralph, along with the help from Susie in the Mail Room and Bob in the Control Room, work together to keep Santa apprised of the siblings location.Even with the location of the children in hand, Santa may need to use a little Christmas magic to ensure the family has a Christmas to remember.

Siblings, Gabby and Maddox, are going to be ready for Christmas early this year by sending their letter to Santa. However, Father tells the children they must move out of state before Christmas. The children become worried that Santa won’t be able to find them to deliver their presents. Father tries to reassure the children by telling them about Santa’s Family Moving Department, otherwise known as the FMD; Santa’s elite team of elves that track good boys and girls moving during the Christmas season.Follow Gabby and Maddox as they move from Florida to Ohio. See them experience snow for the first time, and then enlist the help of a mall Santa to get word to the North Pole of their move. Meet Ralph, the team leader of the FMD, as he tracks the children across the country to ensure they are not left out of the Holiday cheer. Ralph, along with the help from Susie in the Mail Room and Bob in the Control Room, work together to keep Santa apprised of the siblings location.Even with the location of the children in hand, Santa may need to use a little Christmas magic to ensure the family has a Christmas to remember.

The Gabby and Maddox adventure series continues in this new chapter book when our siblings join the Children’s Astronaut Program while visiting their grandparent’s in Florida. Shortly after liftoff on a routine trip to the Space Station, something goes horribly wrong. Gabby and Maddox find themselves drifting deep into outer space on a ship with no power. Meanwhile Lieutenant Lenny and his staff at Space Command do all they can to aid the siblings. Lost and helpless in outer space, Gabby and Maddox are rescued by a purple alien named Spark from the planet Ubatuba. Shortly after their arrival on the alien planet, the children are asked to help solve a mystery that baffles the Ubatubans. Gabby and Maddox quickly learn not everything is what it appears. Will Gabby and Maddox be able to solve the mystery? Will Spark keep his promise and help the children get back home? Australian friends Cody and Bindi are launched on a rescue mission to save their young American friends, but will they make it in time? Join Gabby and Maddox on this wild, new, space adventure.

AllNew Revised and Expanded! Includes Meg: Origins. Carcharodon megalodon apexpredator of all time, the most fearsome creature that ever lived a 70-foot,60,000 pound Great White Shark. Hundreds of 7-inch serrated teeth filled jawsthat could swallow an elephant whole. It could sense its prey miles away,inhaling its scent as it registered the beat of its fluttering heart, and ifyou ever came close enough to see the monster...it was already too late. ForNavy deep-sea submersible pilot Jonas Taylor, it nearly was too late. Yearsago, on a top-secret dive seven miles down into the Mariana Trench, Jonas cameface to face with an ancient monster everyone believed extinct. Having barelyescaped with his life, Jonas must prove to the world that Meg still exists.When an opportunity to return to the trench presents itself, he takes it,intent on returning topside with a 7-inch tooth! But man s presence in thisunexplored domain releases one of the sharks from its purgatory, and now Jonasis the only one who can stop it.Soonto be a major motion picture (Warner Bros.) starring Jason Statham, Ruby Rose,Rainn Wilson, Bingbing Li, and Jessica McNamee.

The Gabby and Maddox adventure series continues in this new chapter book when our siblings join the Children’s Astronaut Program while visiting their grandparent’s in Florida. Shortly after liftoff on a routine trip to the Space Station, something goes horribly wrong. Gabby and Maddox find themselves drifting deep into outer space on a ship with no power. Meanwhile Lieutenant Lenny and his staff at Space Command do all they can to aid the siblings. Lost and helpless in outer space, Gabby and Maddox are rescued by a purple alien named Spark from the planet Ubatuba. Shortly after their arrival on the alien planet, the children are asked to help solve a mystery that baffles the Ubatubans. Gabby and Maddox quickly learn not everything is what it appears. Will Gabby and Maddox be able to solve the mystery? Will Spark keep his promise and help the children get back home? Australian friends Cody and Bindi are launched on a rescue mission to save their young American friends, but will they make it in time? Join Gabby and Maddox on this wild, new, space adventure.