by Steve Alten
David gazed around the promenade at the blown-up photos mounted on the walls. There were startling images of Angel feeding, the birth of her five female pups, an underwater shot taken in the Meg Pen of Lizzy and Bela swimming in tandem—a defensive posture forged out of fear of their domineering mother. More than anything, David loved working with the Megs; now Paul Agricola was offering him a second chance.
“We need to hire my friend, Monty. He’s a war vet.”
“Can he co-pilot the sub?”
“No, but he can run our all-female valet parking garage.”
Paul Agricola smiled, shaking his new partner’s hand.
“Mr. Taylor, I like the way you think.”
The MEG series continues with
MEG
GENERATIONS
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NOVELS BY STEVE ALTEN
MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror
MEG: The Trench
Domain*
Goliath*
Resurrection*
MEG: Primal Waters*
The Loch*
The Shell Game
MEG: Hell’s Aquarium*
Grim Reaper*
Phobos*
The Omega Project*
Vostok
MEG: Nightstalkers*
*Published by Tom Doherty Associates
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steve Alten is the best-selling author of the Meg series, including Meg: Hell’s Aquarium. A native of Philadelphia, he earned a Bachelor’s degree from Penn State, a Masters from the University of Delaware, and a Doctorate from Temple University. He is the founder and director of Adopt-An-Author, a free nationwide teen reading program used in thousands of secondary school classrooms across the country to excite reluctant readers. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Contributors List
Prologue
Part One: The Sisters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Part Two: The Lio
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Part Three: Antarctica
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Part Four: Tanaka Institute
Chapter 33
Epilogue
Novels by Steve Alten
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
MEG: NIGHTSTALKERS
Copyright © 2016 by Alten Entertainment of Boca Raton, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Jacket design: Erik Hollander
Shark photography: Calypso Star Charters/© Malcolm Nobbs
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First Edition: June 2016