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Max Hawthorne

3 Series • 10 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Kronos Rising Books
Start with: Kronos Rising (2014)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Sleigh (2022)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Memoirs of a Gym Rat (2013)

ⓘ About Max Hawthorne

Max Hawthorne is a renowned writer of horror, science fiction, and thriller stories. He hails from the United States and is particularly famous for creating the widely popular Kronos Rising series. This series has achieved worldwide success and has earned rave reviews from various critics. Its books have helped author Hawthorne achieve a huge fan-following. Numerous readers have become his fans over the years. This series also helped him establish himself as one of the noteworthy writers of the horror/thriller genre. Author Hawthorne is now hailed as the ‘Prince of Paleo fiction’. He was born in Brooklyn and completed his schooling in Philadelphia. Hawthorne also completed his graduation in the same state’s University of Arts.

All Book Series by Max Hawthorne

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Kronos Rising

Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2014

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2014
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Plague

Book 2 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Kraken, Volume One

Book 3 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Diablo

Book 4 of 7 · published 2016

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2016
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Kraken, Volume Two

Book 5 of 7 · published 2018

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2018
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Kraken: Volume Two

Book 6 of 7 · published 2018

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2018
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Kraken, Volume Three

Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2020

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2020
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The Sleigh

Single-title series · published 2022

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2022
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Memoirs of a Gym Rat

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013

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2013
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Monsters & Marine Mysteries

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Max Hawthorne?

Max Hawthorne is a renowned writer of horror, science fiction, and thriller stories. He hails from the United States and is particularly famous for creating the widely popular Kronos Rising series. This series has achieved worldwide success and has earned rave reviews from various critics.

Which Max Hawthorne series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Kronos Rising series, the earliest of Max Hawthorne's multi-book series: it opens with Kronos Rising (2014) and runs to 7 books across 2014–2020, ending with Kraken, Volume Three (2020).

How many books has Max Hawthorne written?

Max Hawthorne has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2022. 7 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Kronos Rising series with 7 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Max Hawthorne's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Max Hawthorne's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Kronos Rising (2014–2020, 7 books).

How are Max Hawthorne's books organised into series?

This guide splits Max Hawthorne's 10 books into 1 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Kronos Rising (7 books, 2014–2020).