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	FYI RESURRECTION RELEASE The LOCH TEAM is the THEME

RESURRECTION RELEASE

For those of you who enjoyed DOMAIN, you will love part 2 of the series: RESURRECTION. The novel is my best to date, and deals with the after-life, the future of human kind, and the origins of evil. (We're in some serious trouble...) The Limited Edition Hardback, featuring (MEG fan) Matt Herrmann's incredible artwork, arrives in bookstores in February (late January) but can be pre-ordered via the Internet. This one's 2 years in the making, with more research and action than any Alten novel to date. Reserve your copy today! Enter the NEW Resurrection Promo contest get details by CLICKING HERE To add some spice to the coming attractions, We have added a RESURRECTION animated preview. And...to further whet your appetites, Burning Grounds Entertainment is currently filming a wild "commercial" preview, which should be ready before Christmas. This latter preview will be tied to a new character contest, offering winners a chance to be in my 8th novel, yet to be determined. The contest begins in December (see next newsletter) and ends in Feb. To win, individuals simply need to spread the preview top friends and family around the World Wide Web...something you'll want to do anyway. More details to come in next month's newsletter. View Resurrection Teaser... »

The LOCH

The LOCH - coming to the big screen? To the 66 readers featured as characters in THE LOCH, fame and fortune may be just around the corner! This story appeared on CHUD, CREATURE CORNER, FANGORIA, and other internet movie sites (thanks guys!) "New York Times Bestseller Steve Alten's seventh novel, The Loch ("A timeless legend, one man's nightmare"), will be produced by David Foster and Ryan E. Heppe of David Foster Productions ("The Mask of Zorro," "The River Wild") and Ken Atchity and Chi-Li Wong of Atchity Entertainment International, Alten's long-time literary managers. Alten's first bestseller, Meg (nicknamed "Jurassic Shark"), which sold over one million copies worldwide and was just re-released in paperback by Bantam, was optioned by Walt Disney Pictures but went into turnaround with a turnover in Disney management. "The goal with Steve's most imaginative and best-written book yet," Atchity commented, "is to add creative elements before approaching studios or financiers to enhance our progress to the big screen." Foster was chosen by Alten & AEI because of his long-time fascination with the Loch Ness monster, and says "I could not put this book down. What's great about it is it has strong characters and is grounded in great in-depth research. It convincingly answers an age-old question: What exactly is the Loch Ness monster?" Foster and Atchity expect to announce shortly a major creative addition to the Loch team." So what's the scoop? The manuscript is finished, and those who've read it believe it to be THE quintessential Loch Ness Monster story, heavily researched, backed by real science, wrapped around a page-turning plot. I can't give out any details just yet...at least not until a studio and publishing deal is inked (fingers crossed) but as soon as things are settled, we'll post storyline info, a few free chapters (just to tease you) and movie updates on the website. As to a publishing date, the novel won't hit stores until at least early 2005 (at the very earliest) since MEG: Primal Waters will be feasting upon the shelves this summer. (No offense to 13 year old Bethany Hamilton, the Hawaiian surfer who just lost her arm to a 15 foot tiger shark...yikes.) What's been especially neat about this entire process was how so many of YOU contributed. It began with a READER POLL that determined what my next book should be (The LOCH NESS story won hands down). >From there, researcher/artist Bill McDonald offered his fascinating theories about Nessie (along with his artwork) and then the amazingly talented graphic artist Erik Hollander designed the cover art AND brought the creature to life (Nessie's real, but not what you think). If you want a smorgasbord for the eyes, visit Erik's website at Erikart.com Storyboarder Rikin Parekh (a MEG fan in the United Kingdom) then created three incredible scenes, which we added to the film package, and Scottish fan Calum Forrest was always there to offer me special Highland tidbits during the writing. MEG fan Ryan Heppe then brought in legendary producer David Foster, and we were off and running. All of these talented individuals simply introduced themselves to me in an e-mail at some point over the years, just like Matt Herrmann (Resurrection cover art) and Greg Stechman (Burning Grounds Entertainment). Now they are contributing members of my team and friends, and will hopefully reap the rewards of any success we hope to achieve together.

TEAM is the THEME

-Steve Alten TEAM is the THEME. And I appreciate all of you! So...if you feel you have something to contribute, whether it's artwork, publicity ideas for my novels, contacts in the industry. or you have input on how to improve/sponsor Adopt-An-Author, our non-profit organization that supports middle and high school curriculums, please, feel free to contact me at Meg82159@aol.com You just never know where things may lead. But you will always get an answer from me.