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Max Hawthorne is an American author. He grew up in Philadelphia, where he graduated with a BA from Central High School and a BFA from the University of the Arts. He is the author of Memoirs of a Gym Rat, an outrageous exposé of the health club industry, as well as the award-winning Kronos Rising novel series.

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Max Hawthorne I'm a bit (2 years) late in answering this, but as you know, George, both Kraken volumes are about the same size as KRONOS RISING. I like giving my re…moreI'm a bit (2 years) late in answering this, but as you know, George, both Kraken volumes are about the same size as KRONOS RISING. I like giving my readers their money's worth. Also, "I like big books and I cannot lie..." (less)
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The Name of God Revealed?

THE NAME OF GOD REVEALED? The words of the Burning Bush, from which Moses received instructions on freeing the Israelite slaves from the Egyptians (scholar theories often date the Exodus to around 1250 BC), are typically listed as “I am who am.” If we look at this as being spoken by a being, i.e. God, […]

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“The trouble with competitors' sycophants is they don't know where to put their tongues. Here's a suggestion: Try behind your teeth. With your mouth shut.”
Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“Those who can write, write.
Those who can't, criticize.”
Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

“When it comes to creating compelling fiction, the devil may be in the details, but it is your imagination that ultimately allows your work to spread its wings and take flight. And fly it must. Only by soaring above the clouds of doubt can one truly achieve a suspension of disbelief”
Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

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“Hone your writing skills as if they were your finest weapons of war. For in the literary arena, your pen will truly be your sword.”
Max Hawthorne

“It never hurts to have karma in your corner.”
Max Hawthorne

“It is good to know one's enemy. It is better to know one's self.”
Max Hawthorne, Kraken: Volume Two

“The secret to my success is actually simple: I failed so many times that succeeding eventually became a mathematical certainty.”
Max Hawthorne

“Take a kid fishing. You'll capture their imagination.”
Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

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