MEG: PURGATORY

SPECIAL MEG: PURGATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

If you read MEG 6: Generations then you know that the series will end with MEG-7: Purgatory. My publisher, Tor/Forge will print & distribute hardbacks as soon as it is available, sorry for the delay. Because of the rise in paper costs, these books will be bare bones; i.e. no maps, interior artwork, or the extras that usually come with a Steve Alten novel.

That is NOT what I envisioned for the last and potentially BEST novel in the most important series of books I have written – a series that finally hit the big screen after a 20 year wait – a series that remains the driving force in my 5013-C non-profit teen reading program, Adopt-an-Author (22 years and still going strong), helping reluctant readers like many of you were back in high school to read. No sir, the MEG series deserves a far bigger and better send-off AND SO DO MY MEGheads, my most loyal and appreciated readers – without whom I would have no career. If you were one of the lucky fans who managed to pre-order the MEG: Generations limited edition hardback (A & M Publishing) then you know how an Alten novel should look. You also know that these 4,325 hardbacks are now selling for $150 to $300+ each IF you can find a reader who wants to sell.

MEG: Purgatory
Collector’s Limited Edition Package

To be published by A & M Publishing, the MP: CLEP will not be sold in stores or on Amazon.com; it must be pre-ordered right here at www.SteveAlten.com from NOW until the day (to be announced) when the final manuscript is sent to the printers. There will only be one print run.

MP Package Features:

Front cover (different from Tor’s) will identify the book as a Limited Collector’s edition hardback. Inside will be a certificate on the signature page, along with a number. That’s right – each hardback will have a number matching the order in which books are purchased. As with LOCH-3, all books will be signed by moi, Steve Alten.

Interior artwork: We will be contacting the best Megalodon/sea monster artists from all over the world, inviting them to participate in our celebration of MEG by creating one of the 20-30 action scenes in the novel (or their favorite scene from one of the other MEG novels) – their works of art to be placed in the final manuscript.

Special bonus sections: To be announced, but we hope and expect to include a MEGhead section. I will also include a special message from our hero, lead producer BELLE AVERY who brought the movie from near-extinction to a box office hit. And don’t be surprised to hear from some of the stars and the other amazing individuals who contributed to MEG over the last 25 years.

SUPER MEG-A-BONUS: (This is really cool) Everyone who purchases three or more MP: CLEPs over the course of the pre-order sale will receive an email about a week after the manuscript goes to print. The email will include a link and password that will give you immediate access to read an Enhanced Edition Ebook (EEE) of MEG: Purgatory (a colorized version of the novel in PDF format) for free. Yes, the EEE will feature the artists’ works in their original color versions. And we’ll be adding much more to come… drawings to win prizes (using your book number(s), raffles to win movie premiere tickets, posters… this will only get bigger & better!

Hey Steve… why is the price so damn high?

This is something special I am doing for my MEGheads and FYI – the profit margin is actually lower than on LOCH-3 or GENERATIONS. Numbering and signing each book is very expensive (insert pages must be numbered by hand and then shipped to me for signing, then sent back to the printer to be reinserted in the books’ spine). With all the extras, the page count alone could be 100 pages or more higher than the bare bones version of the hardback sold by Tor – and if that is what you prefer – no problem – it will still be the same page-turner.

Here’s what I guarantee, and my MEGheads who pre-ordered MEG: Generations know this to be fact: These 3,000 to 5,000 MEG: Purgatory packages will only go up in value – and by the time the novel is finished I can’t even imagine what else I’ll be including. If money is tight (and it is in our home) then do this: Buy 2 copies. Keep one and sell the other after MEG-2 comes out. If the profit is not at least DOUBLE the cost of a single purchase I will personally make up the difference… GUARANTEED!

Conversely, if you wait to purchase a bare bones copy of MEG: Purgatory on Amazon, you could probably grab a used one for $4.99.

Buy three and you will get the bonus EEE color version for free – and make a nice profit on the two books you sell – you deserve it!

With love,
Steve Alten