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Max Hawthorne

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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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	Kronos Rising 4.02 avg rating — 1,030 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Kraken: Volume One (Kronos Rising #2) 4.23 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Kraken: Volume Two (Kronos Rising #3) 4.36 avg rating — 304 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
	Plague (Kronos Rising #1.5) 4.01 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2016 — 3 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
	Diablo (Kronos Rising #0.5) 4.04 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2016 — 2 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
	Kraken: Volume 3 (Kronos Rising #4) 4.45 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 2020 — 2 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
	KRONOS RISING: PURGATORY (A Fast-Paced Sci-Fi Suspense Thriller) : Book 6 in the Kronos Rising series 4.31 avg rating — 158 ratings — 2 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
	The Sleigh (A Nail Biting Supernatural Suspense Thriller): It's Christmas Eve. Pray he doesn't come down your chimney. 4.34 avg rating — 53 ratings — 5 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
	Memoirs of a Gym Rat 4.13 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Monsters & Marine Mysteries: You've read stories about sea monsters and other creatures. It's time for the evidence. 4.22 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 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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Is An Extinct Species of Great White Shark Still Alive Today? Most people know that the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, is today’s largest known extant prehistoric fish. Or is it? My recent study of an old photo of a dead white shark, laying on a dock somewhere, suggests there may be another, related, macropredatory […]

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

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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”
― 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.”
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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.”
― Max Hawthorne, Kraken: Volume Two

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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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