Books like Meg by Steve Alten
During a top‑secret expedition into the Pacific Ocean’s deepest canyon, expert diver and paleontologist Jonas Taylor encounters the legendary Carcharodon megalodon, the gigantic ancestor of the great white shark. Surviving the ordeal, Taylor is haunted by the creature’s existence, which he can neither confirm nor deny. Assigned a doctoral degree in paleontology, he spends years lecturing and writing about the possibility that Meg still prowls the abyssal depths. When an old friend in crisis pulls him to return to the ocean and a skilled submarine pilot offers a state‑of‑the‑art miniature sub, Taylor dives deeper than ever before—confronting terror beyond his imagination and discovering a truth that could change the world forever.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Steve Alten
★
★
★
★
★
4.1 (8 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Meg by Steve Alten are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to Meg (15 similar books)
1818 novel by Mary Shelley about young scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox experiment.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel ‘Jurassic Park’ warns about the dangers of genetic engineering as a theme park’s dinosaur exhibit collapses, illustrating chaos theory and the unpredictable outcomes of scientific ambition.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Interview With the Vampire: An Immortal Vampire Tells His Life Story
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A thrilling novel about a great white shark that preys on a small resort town.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Heaven Leigh Casteel, the brightest girl in her mountain shanty, dreams of a better life while her cruel father schemes to ruin her and her siblings. In this first Casteel Family tale, hope clashes with oppression.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
![The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales [15 stories] by 7104272|Edgar Allan Poe book cover](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/11695570-M.jpg "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales [15 stories] by 7104272|Edgar Allan Poe book cover")
This collection of 15 short stories by Edgar Allan Poe includes well-known tales such as 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Masque of the Red Death'.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A parody of Jane Austen’s classic, the Dashwood sisters find themselves on a mysterious island teeming with sea monsters, while navigating love, inheritance, and social expectations in a humorously monstrous rewrite of "Sense and Sensibility."
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Interview with the Vampire; The Queen of the Damned; Vampire Lestat: A series of vampire tales featuring Anne Rice's iconic vampire protagonist Lestat, set in 19th-century Italy and America, with an interview with the vampire character.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Nightstalkers, Adam and Lizzy, the Megalodon siblings, stalk the Salish Sea while Jonas Taylor and David pursue a rogue 120‑foot Liopleurodon aboard a Dubai expedition, blending adventure with marine reptile terror.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
![The Annotated Poe [26 stories, 6 poems] by 7104272|Edgar Allan Poe book cover](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/8481325-M.jpg "The Annotated Poe [26 stories, 6 poems] by 7104272|Edgar Allan Poe book cover")
A collection of Edgar Allan Poe’s 26 classic short stories and six haunting poems, featuring masterpieces such as “The Tell‑tale Heart,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” and “Annabel Lee.” Perfect for fans of American gothic literature.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A tale of the petticoats between sisters and the haunting secrets of the dollager family, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat with its psychological tension and spine-tingling plot twists.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A marine biologist discovers a Great White Shark that's pregnant, unaware of the terrifying monster lurking just below the surface.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
Meg: Primal Waters by Steve AltenThe Shell Collector by Nancy Corson
Deep Blue by James R. White
Carcharodon by Jonathan Maberry
Shark Out of Water by David Constantine
Dinosaur Swamp by Bill Crider
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!