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Jordan Waverly

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I wrote Chaos Engineer, which means I’m the person who looked at the vast, elegant laws of the universe and said, “Cool. What if we just… scooted those over a bit so the plot can fit?”

I didn’t so much “apply” science as wave it vaguely in the air like a damp towel and hope the universe (and reader) respected my audacity.

Also, and this is the part where you may want to sit down, I’m an engineer in my day job. Yes. A real one. With responsibilities. Which is alarming for everyone involved.

I live in Tauranga, New Zealand with my two young daughters.

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	Chaos Engineer 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Still hooked I preferred the first two books, as I found the environment unnecessarily complex, but I’m still hooked and will start Book 4 immediately.
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You get what you see on the cover. LitRPG. Genuinely funny page turner. I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did, but I am the target audience (nerdy gamer). Also, turns out I’m a bad person. Laughed for way too long at this line: “There sure were ...more
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