Love and Entropy

Erik Larson

Type: Beta project
Genre: Science fiction, young adult, literary
Word count: 85,000

Warnings: Graphic violence

A trillion lifetimes. One lyrical, ever-curious voice. Kikiloa is a mischievous 13-year-old and also Mitochondrial Eve, the grandmother of humanity. Kiki’s philosophical, irreverent storytelling carries us as she time-surfs across universes, convinced her young friend Hazel may hold the key to defying entropy. Book one of a trilogy, this literary speculative novel blends time travel with myth and coming-of-age adventure.

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From surfing an ancient Hawai‘i tsunami and outlasting prehistoric apocalypse to rafting an Ice Age flood and navigating teenage tragedy in modern San Francisco, Kiki stitches together a patchwork family of allies, oddballs, and a mercurial enemy, trading banter and heartbreak in equal measure (“It’s not kidnapping if they come willingly. Mostly.”). Her desperate quest to save all existence may blind her to the hardest truth: love sometimes requires letting go.

For readers of His Dark Materials, Cloud Atlas and The Book Thief, this is an odyssey of wit, wonder, and meaning that spans millennia yet lands close as an indrawn breath.

I’m an Illinois farm boy turned MIT rocket scientist, Air Force captain, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur. I split my time between Marin County, just across the Golden Gate from San Francisco, and Hanalei on the island of Kaua’i, the closest place I know to paradise.

I’ve written poetry, edited university newspapers and literary reviews, and published research on decision-making in life and business. But this is my first novel, a story born from a lifelong fascination with time, choice and the meaning of being human. I’d be honored to have your perspective as I bring it into the world.

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