Martin's Press/Tor Books and were runaway best-sellers in Spain, Mexico, Germany, and Italy, with the rights selling to more than a dozen countries. His next novel, DOMAIN and its sequel, RESURRECTION were published by St. Steve’s second release, The TRENCH (Meg sequel) was published by Kensington/Pinnacle in 1999 where it also hit best-seller status. MEG hit every major best-seller list, including #19 on the New York Times list (#7 audio), and became a popular radio series in Japan. MEG would go on to become the book of the 1996 Frankfurt book fair, where it eventually sold to more than a twenty countries. Four days later his agent had a two-book 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.
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