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Chris McKinney

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Chris McKinney is a Korean, Japanese, Scottish American writer born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the author of the Water City trilogy. Book one was named a Best Mystery of 2021 by Publisher's Weekly and a Best Speculative Mystery of 2021 by CrimeReads. All three books received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly, and Booklist called book three a "satisfying conclusion to a magnificent trilogy (that) offers a real treat for sf fans." In 2024, Honolulu Magazine named McKinney "Author of the Year" for his Water City trilogy.

Chris has written six other novels: The Tattoo, The Queen of Tears, Bolohead Row, Mililani Mauka, Boi No Good, and Yakudoshi: Age of Calamity.

In 2011, Chris was appointed Visiting Distinguished Writer at the University of
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Chris McKinney My version of writer's block occurs when I'm done with a project and have no idea what I'm going to write about next. I haven't figured out a way to g…moreMy version of writer's block occurs when I'm done with a project and have no idea what I'm going to write about next. I haven't figured out a way to generate good story ideas through sheer will. However, once I do have a story idea, I rely on discipline. Every weekday morning, after the kids are at school, I sit and write for at least an hour, maximum four. Sometimes two hours may yield just three paragraphs. Sometimes one hour equals four pages. Either way, I make sure that I sit and write just about every single weekday. Even if I produce just a paragraph, it's a victory.(less)
Chris McKinney Maybe being forced to learn and observe. I can walk around the same block a dozen times and see something new each time because I have to. When it com…moreMaybe being forced to learn and observe. I can walk around the same block a dozen times and see something new each time because I have to. When it comes to research, I'm constantly forced to learn new things in order for my books to be credible. I enjoy this aspect of it. Being a writer is also a great excuse to travel.(less)
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Midnight, Water City (The W...

3.32 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions
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The Tattoo

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Eventide, Water City (The W...

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Queen of Tears

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Boi No Good

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Bolohead Row

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Mililani Mauka

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Honolulu Noir

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“I peep through her ocean telescope and look up through the atmospheres. All this modern underwater architecture, lit up with bioluminescence. Condos, aqua resorts, plazas, lighted vac tubes connecting them all. Like a twenty-first century skyline flipped upside down and dropped into the ocean. Refuse drones designed to look like yeti crabs claw out of septic cubes and scurry to the surface, flexing their mechanical limbs. Everything is hydropowered, motion-powered, geo-powered. Sewage, heated and pressurized into biodiesel. Holographic ads circle their gilded prey, telling people they can somehow live forever while looking like a million bucks. The underwater city is always on, data-scavenging all our habits and using the info to create a more efficient place. An underwater panoramic, lubricated by the grease of America.”
Chris McKinney, Midnight, Water City

“There are so many possible narratives. I think of Jerry’s notions of infinite realities, and I wonder if one day we’ll discover that storytellers are actually mystics with the ability to glimpse the alternate realities around us.”
Chris McKinney, Midnight, Water City

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“I peep through her ocean telescope and look up through the atmospheres. All this modern underwater architecture, lit up with bioluminescence. Condos, aqua resorts, plazas, lighted vac tubes connecting them all. Like a twenty-first century skyline flipped upside down and dropped into the ocean. Refuse drones designed to look like yeti crabs claw out of septic cubes and scurry to the surface, flexing their mechanical limbs. Everything is hydropowered, motion-powered, geo-powered. Sewage, heated and pressurized into biodiesel. Holographic ads circle their gilded prey, telling people they can somehow live forever while looking like a million bucks. The underwater city is always on, data-scavenging all our habits and using the info to create a more efficient place. An underwater panoramic, lubricated by the grease of America.”
Chris McKinney, Midnight, Water City

“There are so many possible narratives. I think of Jerry’s notions of infinite realities, and I wonder if one day we’ll discover that storytellers are actually mystics with the ability to glimpse the alternate realities around us.”
Chris McKinney, Midnight, Water City

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