History Creator / SteveAlten

* ''Domain 4'' - announced via a "To be continued" note at the conclusion of ''Phobos: Mayan Fear''. No title has been given yet.

* ''[[Film/{{Meg}} The Meg]]'' (2018) - film adaptation of the first ''Meg'' book.

%%!!Adaptations:

* ''[[Film/{{Meg}} The Meg]]'' (2018) - film adaptation of the first ''Meg'' book.
* ''MEG: The Graphic Novel'' (2018) - graphic novel adaptation of the first ''Meg'' book.
* ''Meg: Purgatory'' - the seventh installment, announced via Alten's official newsletter in April 2018.

* ''Meg: Generations'' - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition'' and named at the end of ''Meg: Night Stalkers''. A limited print release (and a wide e-book release) is scheduled for 2018.
* ''Meg: Purgatory'' - the seventh installment, announced in April 2018.

* ''Meg: Generations'' - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition'' and named at the end of ''Meg: Night Stalkers''. Its release date has yet to be confirmed.

* ''Meg'' film adaptation (2018)

* ''Undisclosed'' (announced for June 2017) - revolves around a conspiracy by Big Oil to prevent other, more sustainable energy sources from supplementing oil as mankind's primary energy source. Initially titled ''Unacknowledged''.
* ''Meg: Generations'' (fall 2017) - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition'' and named at the end of ''Meg: Night Stalkers''.

* ''Meg'' (1997) - a modest bestseller in which megalodons, prehistoric sharks similar to the modern Great White (only much bigger) are revealed to have survived in the depths of the Mariana Trench.
* ''The Trench'' (1999) - set four years after ''Meg'', revealing that the megalodons were not the only prehistoric survivors in the Mariana Trench.
* ''Domain'' (2001) - the first in a series about the MayanDoomsday prophecy.
* ''Goliath'' (2002) - a renegade scientist attempts to terrorize the world into peace with a [[CoolBoat giant submarine]] equipped with an artificial brain and nuclear missiles.
* ''Resurrection'' (2004) - the second in the ''Domain'' series.
* ''Meg: Primal Waters'' (2004) - set eighteen years after ''The Trench''.
* ''Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror'' (2005) - a revised edition of the original novel, which added the subtitle.
* ''The Loch'' (2005) - a scientist returns to his birthplace of Loch Ness and finds himself involved in the search for the legendary monster that calls it home. Originally a standalone, it was retconned to be set between ''The Trench'' and ''Primal Waters''.
* ''The Shell Game'' (2008) - a political thriller revolving around the world's oil supply running out.
* ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium'' (2009) - set four years after ''Primal Waters''.
* ''Grim Reaper: End of Days'' (2010) - a retelling of Dante's ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', in which a former soldier travels through a plague-ridden New York City in order to rescue his wife and daughter.
* ''Meg: Origins'' (2011) - an e-book set several years before the events of ''Meg''.
* ''Phobos: Mayan Fear'' (2011) - the third in the ''Domain'' series.
* ''The Omega Project'' (2013) - TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, after a mass extinction of humanity, a team of scientists are prepared to head for Jupiter's moon Europa in order to mine a rare ore that would solve Earth’s long-term energy needs. But before they can leave Earth, they're put into cold sleep by the A.I. they're working with, and only a few survive to wake up in a DarkFuture.
* ''Sharkman'' (2014) - a young man, paralyzed by an accident, resorts to desperate attempts to regain mobility and winds up mutating into a [[SharkMan humanoid shark-like being]] as a result. Later retconned to being part of the ''Meg'' series.
* ''Vostok: A Sequel to The Loch'' (2015) - A crossover between ''The Loch'' and the ''Meg'' series, in which scientists traveling to MysteriousAntarctica discover a LostWorld many miles below the ice, and possibly the origins of the human race. Part 1 is set between the events of ''The Loch'' and ''Primal Waters''; part 2 is set at the same time as ''Night Stalkers''.
* ''Meg: Special Anniversary Edition''/''Revised and Expanded Edition'' (2015) - comes in two forms: a limited hardcover edition, and a wide paperback edition. Both releases contain the former e-book exclusive ''Meg: Origins'' and a rewritten version of the original novel (incorporating elements from the Meg film script).
* ''Meg: Night Stalkers'' (2016) - set six months after ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium''.

* ''Meg: Generations'' (summer 2017) - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition'' and named at the end of ''Meg: Night Stalkers''.

* ''Undisclosed'' (announced for May 2017) - revolves around a conspiracy by Big Oil to prevent other, more sustainable energy sources from supplementing oil as mankind's primary energy source. Initially titled ''Unacknowledged''.

* ''Unacknowledged'' (announced for 2017; title subject to change) - revolves around a conspiracy by Big Oil to prevent other, more sustainable energy sources from supplementing oil as mankind's primary energy source.

* Film adaptations of other books. According to Alten's official website, ''The Loch'' and ''Domain'' have both been optioned by varying studios, but have yet to enter development.

* LegoGenetics: A key element in ''Sharkman''.

* SharkMan: The main protagonist of ''Sharkman'' is turned into one.

* ''The Trench'' (1999) - a direct sequel to ''Meg'', revealing that the megalodons were not the only prehistoric survivors in the Mariana Trench.

* ''Meg: Primal Waters'' (2004) - the third in the ''Meg'' series.

* ''The Loch'' (2005) - a scientist returns to his birthplace of Loch Ness and finds himself involved in the search for the legendary monster that calls it home.

* ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium'' (2009) - the fourth in the ''Meg'' series.

* ''Meg: Origins'' (2011) - an e-book set before the events of ''Meg''.

* ''Sharkman'' (2014) - a young man, paralyzed by an accident, resorts to desperate attempts to regain mobility and winds up mutating into a [[SharkMan humanoid shark-like being]] as a result.
* ''Vostok: A Sequel to The Loch'' (2015) - A crossover between ''The Loch'' and the ''Meg'' series, in which scientists traveling to MysteriousAntarctica discover a LostWorld many miles below the ice, and possibly the origins of the human race.

* ''Meg: Night Stalkers'' (2016) - the fifth installment in the series, announced at the conclusion of ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium''.

* ''Meg: Generations'' (summer 2017) - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition'' ane named at the end of ''Meg: Night Stalkers''.

* Film adaptations of several of his books. According to Alten's official website, ''Meg'', ''The Loch'' and ''Domain'' have all been optioned by varying studios, but remain in DevelopmentHell.

* ''Literature/{{Meg}}'' 'verse (includes ''The Loch'')

* AIIsACrapshoot: Sorceress, the A.I. in ''Goliath'', which is designed to evolve and winds up going bad very quickly. GOLEM does the same in ''The Omega Project''.
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:TheGrimReaper, the male personification of death, is always a mortal who has chosen to do this. Patrick Shepard, the protagonist of ''Grim Reaper: End of Days'', is on his fourth and final life; he chooses to ascend and live out the rest of that life as the newest Grim Reaper, in order to keep his female counterpart, Santa Muerte, in check.]]
* ColonyDrop: The cause of the second mass extinction in ''The Omega Project''. [[spoiler: Specifically, a massive asteroid struck the moon, ejecting tons of material that bombarded the planet.]]

* OneGenderRace: [[spoiler: In ''The Omega Project'', GOLEM's new race of humans is purely female. However, it does try to acquire DNA from the protagonist in order to modify the species further.]]

* ''Literature/{{Meg}}'' (1997) - a modest bestseller in which megalodons, prehistoric sharks similar to the modern Great White (only much bigger) are revealed to have survived in the depths of the Mariana Trench.

* ''Literature/{{Domain}}'' (2001) - the first in a series about the MayanDoomsday prophecy.

* ''[[Literature/{{Meg}} The Loch]]'' (2005) - a scientist returns to his birthplace of Loch Ness and finds himself involved in the search for the legendary monster that calls it home.

!!This author's work includes examples of:

* MayanDoomsday: The main theme of the ''Domain'' series.
* {{Reincarnation}}: A key theme of both the ''Domain'' series and ''Grim Reaper: End of Days''. [[spoiler:Patrick Shepard, the main protagonist of ''Grim Reaper'', learns that every soul has four lives; he's on his last one, and after learning about the true nature of things, chooses to spend the rest of it as the new Grim Reaper. In previous incarnations, he was the biblical Noah, a young man who was incarcerated at Auschwitz, and Jim Morrison of Music/TheDoors. Dawn Patel, a ten-year-old girl who is among the group that accompanies him in his journey across Manhattan, is the reincarnation of his dead daughter Donna.]]

* StableTimeLoop: Several are involved in the ''Domain'' series.
* StockNessMonster: ''The Loch'' revolves around a scientist who returns to Loch Ness and finds himself involved in the hunt for the monster.

* ThreateningShark: The whole point of the ''Meg'' series.

!!Future works announced by Steve Alten include:

* ''Meg 6'' (summer 2017) - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition''.

* ''Meg 7'' (summer 2017) - the sixth installment in the series, listed at the end of ''Meg: Revised and Expanded Edition''.

* ''Meg: Special Anniversary Edition'' - a limited print edition containing ''Meg: Origins'' and a rewritten version of the original novel (incorporating elements from the Meg film script), set to be released at the end of 2015.
* ''Meg: Night Stalkers'' (2016) - said to be the final installment in the series and announced at the conclusion of ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium''.

* ''Meg: Night Stalkers'' - said to be the final installment in the series and announced at the conclusion of ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium''. According to newsletters from Alten's official website, the book is complete as of January 2015 and is set to be published later that year.

* ''Domain'' (2001) - the first in the ''Literature/DomainTrilogy'', a series about the MayanDoomsday prophecy.

* ''Domain'' (2001) - the first in a series about the MayanDoomsday prophecy.

* ''Vostok: A Sequel to The Loch'' - to be published in early 2015. A crossover between ''The Loch'' and the ''Meg'' series, in which scientists traveling to MysteriousAntarctica discover a LostWorld many miles below the ice, and possibly the origins of the human race.

* ''Sorceress'' - a sequel to ''Goliath'', originally announced on Alten's website before the publication of ''Resurrection''. The original plot appears to have been recycled into ''The Omega Project''.

* ''Meg: Night Stalkers'' - announced at the conclusion of ''Meg: Hell's Aquarium''. According to newsletters from Alten's official website, the book is actively being written as of spring 2014.

* ''Sharkman'' - to be published in fall 2014. A young man, paralyzed by an accident, resorts to desperate attempts to regain mobility and winds up mutating into a [[SharkMan humanoid shark-like being]] as a result.

* ''Phobos: Mayan Fear (2011) - the third in the ''Domain'' series.
* ''The Omega Project'' (2013) - a team of scientists head for Jupiter's moon Europa in order to mine a rare ore that would solve Earth’s long-term energy needs. En route, they're unexpectedly put into cold sleep and wake up in a DarkFuture.

* ''Sorceress'' - a sequel to ''Goliath'', originally announced on Alten's website before the publication of ''Resurrection''.

* ''Vostok: A Sequel to The Loch'' - to be published in fall 2014. A crossover between ''The Loch'' and the ''Meg'' series, in which scientists traveling to MysteriousAntarctica discover a LostWorld many miles below the ice, and possibly the origins of the human race.