
Primal Waters (Meg 03) by Steve Alten
Author: Steve Alten; Narrator: Jamie Jackson
Full Title: Primal Waters
Release Year: 2004
Genres: Techno-thriller, Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Adventure
Eighteen years after the first Megalodon attack, Jonas Taylor is now a middle-aged father of two struggling with financial debt and a failing marriage. To secure his family's future, he accepts a position as a commentator for a high-stakes reality TV show called Daredevils. The production takes him to the treacherous waters of the Mariana Trench, where a group of thrill-seekers intends to perform dangerous stunts. However, the expedition unknowingly enters the breeding grounds of the prehistoric Carcharodon megalodon. As the massive predators begin to hunt the cast and crew, Jonas's own children find themselves caught in the path of the carnage. He must overcome his physical limitations and past traumas to save his family from the apex predators of the deep. The journey reveals that the Megalodons are not the only ancient terrors rising from the abyss to threaten humanity.