The Trench

By Steve Alten,

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NOW A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STARRING JASON STATHAM. THE MEG MAY BE DEAD. BUT HER SPAWN IS BACK FOR A SECOND BITE... Four years have passed since the death of the Meg, a giant prehistoric Megalodon shark with a taste for human flesh. Former Naval Commander Jonas Taylor, survivor of…

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1 author picked The Trench as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Okay, bear with me on this one. The Trench is the sequel to Steve Alten’s B-movie-in-a-book Meg, a horror thriller about a prehistoric shark surfacing in modern day.

Both the original book and its sequel have been adapted into movies starring Jason Statham. The first movie accurately captured the B-level quality of the first book. The second movie continued that feel, and while it honestly wasn’t bad, those who haven’t read the book it was partially based upon will be surprised to know just how different the two are.

The Trench, unlike subsequent Meg sequels, deviated from its B-movie…

From Christopher's list on that were adapted into worse movies.

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