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

Book ONE in the award-winning KRONOS RISING series.

. . . worthy of sitting on the shelf next to Peter Benchley's JAWS." -Publisher's Weekly/BookLife

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

If you're fans of dinosaur books for adults like Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and Lost World, must read adventure books like Greig Beck's To the Center of the Earth series, or amazing action stories a la Steve Alten's Meg franchise, you're going to LOVE the Kronos Rising series!

What Amazon readers are saying about Kronos Rising

“Scary as hell!”
“. . . a mixture of Jaws, Lake Placid, and Steve Alten’s Deep terror series. That being said, I’m all in!”
“Kronos Rising is a must read. A true page turner.”
“Astounding and very well written…Max Hawthorne may be the Peter Benchley of the twenty-first century.”
". . . the addictive, can’t put it down/what happens next quality of the work was the development/unfolding of the characters.”
“I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!”
“When I finished this book, I felt like an adventure had just ended. It made me crave more.”
“I wasn’t able to stop reading.”
“An adrenaline-pumping, non-stop descent into terror…”
“I found myself holding my breath without even realizing it.”
“. . . this book was action packed and attention grabbing.”
“. . . a completely original story that kept my interest.”
“I was so surprised at how well this book was researched and written.”
“The characters are deep and very rich with personality.”
“It has an edge of your seat suspense and always keeps you coming back for more.”
“This book really kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time!! Much different than Kronos (by Jeremy Robinson).”

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.

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.

Kronosaurus returns in . . . The KRONOS RISING series

-Kronos Rising
-Kronos Rising: Diablo
-Kronos Rising: Plague
-Kronos Rising: Kraken (volume 1)
-Kronos Rising: Kraken (volume 2)
-Kronos Rising: Kraken (volume 3)