In this month’s episode of the CKP Future Books Podcast, Randy Willis sits down with Four Horsemen Universe (4HU) creator and Dragon Award finalist Mark Wandrey to discuss the latter’s new novel, BLOOD IN THE WATER. 

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Randy also chats with Kevin Ikenberry about this month’s slate of CKP new releases.

CKP News Segment:

• BLOOD IN THE WATER by Mark Wandrey (4HU)
• EMINENCE PROTOCOL by Kevin Ikenberry (Protocol War)
• MOUNTAIN OF THE GODS by D.T. Reid
• RESPONSIBILITY OF THE THRONE by G. Scott Huggins (Endless Ocean)
• ACT OF AGGRESSION by Alex Rath (Terran Space Project)
• PRINCE COMMANDER by Fred Hughes

Kevin also recaps the events of this year’s CKP FactoryCon in Coinjock, North Carolina.

Interview Segment: Mark Wandrey

• The origins of Caretaker.
• The role of morality among SIs.
• Telling YA stories with gritty reality and weight.
• The role of leadership vs. the collective in YA, the 4HU.
• Mark’s upcoming projects.
• Mark’s intro to Chris Kennedy and the birth of the 4HU.
• The joys of attending LibertyCon and FantaSci.
• Storytellers vs. Writers.
• Mark’s advice for young writers: “pay attention in grammar class.”

Visit Mark’s website at worldmarker.us to learn more about  his work. You can also follow him on social media and support him on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkHWandrey

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