Kronos Rising: After 65 million years, the world's greatest predator is back. - Softcover

Hawthorne, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615964958 ISBN 13: 9780615964959

Publisher: Far From The Tree Press, LLC, 2014

Synopsis

2014 PIX Book of the Year -Prehistoric Times Magazine

Steve refused to surrender. Even though he knew the creature was right behind him, he wouldn't quit. He would make it. Just as that beacon of hope began to shine down upon him, the bright sun overhead vanished from view. Confused, he gazed wide-eyed as the daylight grew dim. Then he realized the ultimate horror: the creature had overtaken him, its jaws opened wide.

He was in its mouth.

A coastal community faces the wrath of a prehistoric marine predator in Max Hawthorne’s heart-pounding new novel, Kronos Rising.

Book Video Trailer: http://youtu.be/-6mLLQSzITc

Devastated by his wife’s tragic drowning, Olympic hopeful Jake Braddock turns his back on fame and fortune and retreats to his childhood home of Paradise Cove, Florida. He accepts the job of town sheriff, hoping to find the solace he so desperately craves.

He finds anything but.

A series of horrifying deaths and disappearances send a flood of panic through the idyllic town. It is only after the ravaged carcass of a full-grown whale surfaces, however, that the real terror begins.

Soon Jake finds himself drawn into an ancient mystery - a mystery that ends with him adrift at sea, battling for survival against the deadliest predator the world has ever seen. It is a creature whose ancestors ruled the prehistoric seas. Now freed after eons of imprisonment, it has risen to reclaim the oceans of the world as its own.

And it's hungry.

About this title

Review:

Review: ‘Kronos Rising’ offers a story with teeth ... giant teeth
If you’re a fan of big monsters, this is definitely a story for you. Max Hawthorne’s “Kronos Rising” takes readers on a roller coaster ride of gigantic scale. We’re talking prehistoric big.

The heroes of the novel are Jake Braddock, the sheriff of a small coastal Florida town, and Amara Takagi, a marine biologist.

Then there’s the monster. The first clue readers get about its size comes from Amara researching a fragment of the creature’s tooth. According to her calculations, the whole tooth would weigh about 8 pounds. The approximate size of the monster, when we finally encounter it, is more than twice the length and width of a typical city bus. This titanic beast is fast and vicious — at one point it takes down a massive bull sperm whale with little effort.

However, the greater monsters in the book are the humans who want to hunt the beast down and kill it. “Kronos Rising” is a solid read. Hawthorne is good at writing action sequences and keeps the story moving at a brisk pace.

Reminiscent of “Jurassic Park” or “Jaws,” “Kronos Rising” shows Hawthorne really did his homework to bring the creature to life in the story. He occasionally writes from the viewpoint of the monster in a way that pulls readers in. It’s a good adventure story and a pretty easy read, which doesn’t slow down or bore the reader.

By Toledo Free Press

From the Author:

Don't forget to go onto kronosrising.com and register for my monthly newsletter. In addition to book and appearance updates, you'll get access to blog posts, deleted scenes, contests, free sample chapters, and much, much more!

-Max

About this edition

• Publisher: Far From The Tree Press, LLC
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0615964958
• ISBN 13: 9780615964959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 562