📖 About Meg

Meg is a series universe written by Steve Alten. The complete collection runs to 9 books across 2 series, published between 1997 and 2022.

The main series is Publication Order of MEG Books with 9 books. It opens with Meg (1997) and currently runs to Purgatory (2022).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Meg

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Meg (1997), book 1 of Publication Order of MEG Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

If you would rather follow the story timeline instead of the release sequence, a chronological order is listed below. It begins with Origins (2011).

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Meg Books in Order

Publication Order of MEG Books
9 books
1
Meg book cover1Meg1997Buy on Amazon
The Trench book cover2The Trench1999Buy on Amazon
Primal Waters book cover3Primal Waters2004Buy on Amazon
Hell's Aquarium book cover4Hell's Aquarium2009Buy on Amazon
Origins book cover5Origins2011Buy on Amazon
Nightstalkers book cover6Nightstalkers2016Buy on Amazon
Angel of Death: Survival book cover7Angel of Death: Survival2020Buy on Amazon
Generations book cover8Generations2020Buy on Amazon
Purgatory book cover9Purgatory2022Buy on Amazon
Chronological Order of MEG Books
9 books
2
Origins book cover1Origins2011Buy on Amazon
Meg book cover2Meg1997Buy on Amazon
Angel of Death: Survival book cover3Angel of Death: Survival2020Buy on Amazon
The Trench book cover4The Trench1999Buy on Amazon
Primal Waters book cover5Primal Waters2004Buy on Amazon
Hell's Aquarium book cover6Hell's Aquarium2009Buy on Amazon
Nightstalkers book cover7Nightstalkers2016Buy on Amazon
Generations book cover8Generations2020Buy on Amazon
Purgatory book cover9Purgatory2022Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Meg books are there?
There are 9 books in the Meg collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1997 and 2022.
What is the first Meg book?
The first book is Meg, published in 1997.
What order should I read the Meg books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Meg books?
The Meg books were written by Steve Alten.
Is the Meg series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of MEG Books, has 9 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Meg series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1997, and the most recent in 2022.