Jonas watches in horror as the megalodon is trapped in the steel cables connecting DJ's sub to the ship. A male megalodon rises from the depths and, despite Jonas' attempts to distract the creature, kills DJ. Jonas and Tanaka's son, DJ, dive in small submersibles when they arrive at the Trench. Seeing this as an opportunity to prove that the megalodon still exists, Jonas agrees to help Tanaka over the objection of Tanaka's daughter, Terry. He is later approached by an old friend, marine biologist Masao Tanaka, who lost a remote submersible that monitors seismic activity in the Mariana Trench and hopes to retrieve it. His actions have also led Jonas to push away his estranged and separated wife, Maggie, and lead to her having an affair with his billionaire friend Bud Harris. Years later, Jonas continues to try to prove that what he saw was real. Jonas panics and surfaces as fast as possible and escapes, but causes the death of the scientists as a result unfortunately, the Navy does not believe his claims, labeling him a madman and ruining his career while simultaneously covering up the misjudgment of the medical officer. While on the dive, Jonas watches in horror as a megalodon rises from the depths. His mission is top secret and involves the study of hydrogen nodules to solve any future energy crises using nuclear fission, but unfortunately, it was his third dive in eight days, and he was exhausted yet was checked out by the Navy's top medical officer Doctor Heller. In 1997, Jonas was working deep in the Mariana Trench with the United States Navy. The sequence is later revealed to be part of a slideshow by Jonas Taylor, a paleontologist and marine biologist, for his presentation on megalodon.

In the novel's prologue, during the Late Cretaceous Period, a Tyrannosaurus rex stumbles into the ocean while pursuing a herd of Shantungosaurus and is promptly attacked and devoured by a megalodon.

Plot summary (Revised and Expanded Edition) A graphic novel adaptation was also released in 2019 by Steve Alten, J. A revised and expanded version of the novel (also containing the prequel Meg: Origins) was also released to coincide with the film's debut. In 2018, a film adaptation titled The Meg was released. The novel follows the underwater adventures of a Navy deep-sea diver named Jonas Taylor.

Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror is a 1997 science fiction horror novel by American author Steve Alten.

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