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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, Will book 2 " KRAKEN" be as long as " KRONOS RISING " Or will it be longer ? { I Hope So !!! } I Realize that a longer book is a lot more work, But I think you could expand the story even further + it would be very intriguing & leaving readers { Like me } wanting even more !!!
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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Max Hawthorne Being able to wear pajamas all day. It gives my gossipy neighbors something to talk about. :p
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Kronos Rising
4.03 avg rating — 1,087 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions
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Plague (Kronos Rising #1.5)
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Diablo (Kronos Rising #0.5)
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Memoirs of a Gym Rat
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Dogfight Between UFOs? On August 5th, I witnessed the end of what may have been an aerial battle between two unknown aerial craft. Were they of extraterrestrial nature? There’s no way to know. All I can do is relay what happened to the best of my ability. I was sitting in the Great Room of […]

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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
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“The secret to my success is actually simple: I failed so many times that succeeding eventually became a mathematical certainty.”
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“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”
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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.”
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“It never hurts to have karma in your corner.”
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“It is good to know one's enemy. It is better to know one's self.”
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“The secret to my success is actually simple: I failed so many times that succeeding eventually became a mathematical certainty.”
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“Take a kid fishing. You'll capture their imagination.”
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