The Trench

The Trench is a science fiction novel by Steve Alten that follows paleobiologist Jonas Taylor, four years after the events of MEG. The story focuses on Jonas's struggles with survivor's guilt, a new partnership with an eccentric billionaire, and the escape of the Megalodon offspring, Angel, from captivity. As Jonas is forced to confront new dangers and a sinister plot involving the billionaire, he must once again face his deepest fears in the Mariana Trench.