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Author of the acclaimed, award-winning Kikiloa Chronicles, Erik D. Larson is an Illinois farm boy turned MIT rocket scientist, decorated Air Force captain, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, avid gardener, and aspiring waterman. He splits his time between Marin County and Hanalei, two versions of paradise.

He has written poetry, edited university newspapers and literary reviews, and published behavioral science research on how we really make decisions.

The Kikiloa Chronicles is his debut novel — a story born from a love for grandmothers and a lifelong fascination with time, choice, nature, and what it means to be human.

“Moving, surprising time-travel story of the fight against entropy.” ⚡ Editor’s Pick — BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekl
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Average rating: 4.25 · 102 ratings · 90 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors
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Over 500 books sold! Beat my stretch goal! Not bad for a cross-genre, hard-to-categorize literary metaphysical sci-fi debut. Scroll down for more results.

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