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Greetings! Is there an update for the release of book 6, Merkiaari Wars? Thank you for sharing this adventure with us.
Mark E. Cooper I don't know yet. Keep reading my newsletters for updates.
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I've read the first 5 books of The Merkiaari Wars. I'm anxious to get book 6. When will it be released? I've loved the story so far.
Mark E. Cooper I don't know yet. Keep reading my newsletters for updates.
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I loved your devan Chronicles, and have read them twice. Io know if you know when theDestinys Pawn will be out?
Mark E. Cooper I don't know yet. Keep reading my newsletters for updates.
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Hi, Mr. Cooper, I have really enjoyed the first 2 books of your Shifter Legacy series and I've looked everywhere to see if there is more. Is there more to this series? If not then I have to say that it is disappointing because I really believe that you set up for a story line that has not been explored for shifter fiction worlds yet and would ask you to reconsider. If there is more please give hint??
Mark E. Cooper I have covers and plot for 2 more
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so there are 4 books for the devan series? (to be honest they weren't even on my radar until the above comment) I love the merkiaari wars btw
Mark E. Cooper There are 4, but will eventually be 5. I want to do book 5, but it keeps getting pushed back.
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I've been trying to get my boyfriend to read with me for years and after sampling and rejecting hundred of books he finally picked up the Merkiaari series and can't put it down. What do you recommend thats similar (your own work or others) that we can read while waiting on the next installment in the series? Thanks for creating such an interesting universe and writing awesome books!
Mark E. Cooper I'm glad you like the series. I'm sure you've already read some of these, but my favorites (not necessarily the same as my Merki though) in sci-fi are:

Chanur Series by C. J Cherryh
Honour Harrington series by David Weber
Troy Rising series by John Ringo
Black Tide Rising series by John Ringo
Empire of Man series by John Ringo

One of my favorite Urban Fantasy series is Kate Daniels by iLona Andrews
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HI MARK, BETWEEN BLOWN UP COMPUTERS AND RAPIDLY RETRIEVING LOST BOOKS I COULD FIND I'M FINALLY READING HARD DUTY! WHEN WILL THE NEXT BE OUT? LIN
Mark E. Cooper The first 5 are already out. Hard Duty is book 1
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Now that VR is out any thoughts on writing a VR screen play for Zelda and getting it produced? I could go on and on, but suffice it to say, I know I would find it interesting. Really enjoying the Merkiaari series in audio book, can't wait for more.
Mark E. Cooper I'm glad you're enjoying the series. Screenplays are a different skill, one I don't possess.

Mark
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When is Book 6 Coming out :) ? of Merkiaari Wars i know desperate :(
Mark E. Cooper I hate to say I don't know, but I really don't. Plans are one thing, carrying them out another. I want to say Dec 2017 but I make no promises. I get hate mail all the time for not finishing Devan Chronicles, so I'm doing that first
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When is book 5 coming out?
Mark E. Cooper I assume you mean book 5 of Merkiaari Wars. That's out this year.
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Mark, can you tell me when your Incursion: Merkiaari Wars 5 will be available in the USA? Thanks Chris
Mark E. Cooper All of my books have simultaneous worldwide releases in ebook, paper, and audio. Incursion is 2016
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how many books are left in Merkiaari Wars ?
Mark E. Cooper The story originally had 12 books planned. Due to the way I write (way too slow) I'm going to combine 2 making a total of 10.

BUT

I've been asked to write about specific historical events such as first contact with the Merkiaari, the long retreat, the creation of the first viper, the Hacker Rebellion, the fall of Kushiel...

So lots to do after the original 10.
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Mr Cooper Not a question but a compliment. I am 170 pages into the Merkiaari series and I must say I am glad to have found you and your spell-binding work. Instant fan! Thank you so much. I am looking forward to reading more.. and more.. and more. And I thought of a question as to not violate "ask me a question" box above. Do you have a favorite EPL team and/or Formula 1 driver? Good day sir
Mark E. Cooper Thanks Chris. I used to follow Nigel Mansell back in the day but I no longer follow F1,

Mark
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Ok thanks! I'm loving the audio book Hard Duty. I'm almost finished. It's fantastic! Is there a sequel?
Mark E. Cooper There are, yes. They should be read in this order:

Hard Duty
What Price Honour
Operation Oracle
Operation Breakout
Incursion (TBA)
Countermeasures (TBA)

All of them have an audio book or paperback edition. Mikael Naramore narrates all of my work, not just this series.

Thanks for your question,

Mark E. Cooper
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Hi Mark, I received an email from you describing a contest you were having on The Way of the Wolf. I inadvertently deleted that email. I have since read and reviewed the book on Goodreads. However I don't know what the contest rules were. Is there a way I could have that sent again? My e-mail is arroyojan1@yahoo.com.
Mark E. Cooper Hey Janet, thanks for the review. Unfortunately the prizes were given out last Saturday. The "rules" were simply to open the mail and click the link provided so you know for the future contests.

I'm planning one of these things for Christmas too. Last year the prize was a Kindle Voyage. This year might be the same or a gift cert. Maybe something else.

I will probably do more in between now and then, so keep an eye out for that.,

Mark
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How do you get inspired to write?
Mark E. Cooper I guess from experience of writing other books, and from reading. I am a strong believer in writers needing to love books and reading. I rarely watch movies or TV anymore, and reading time is limited, but I DO listen to audio books A LOT now.

Mark
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
Mark E. Cooper I've had the idea for Incursion in my head for years. It's book 5 of a 12 book series. The plot is in my scrap book/notebook, and has been waiting all that time while I wrote books in the Shifter Legacies series and Rune Gate series.
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Hi, is there any estimate on the fifth part of the Merkiaari Wars? The forth book said Spring 2015, but that has obviously not happened :-)
Mark E. Cooper I'm really behind. I won't give a month (because I've screwed up deadlines before as you know.) I'll have to say 2016 now. I DO have the cover done, and I DO have some of the first draft done, but it's very far from finished.

Mark
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Hi Mark, Can you tell us when book 5 of The Merkiaari Wars will be out? Thanks
Mark E. Cooper I'm really behind. I won't give a month (because I've screwed up deadlines before as you know.) I'll have to say 2016 now. I DO have the cover done, and I DO have some of the first draft done, but it's very far from finished.

Mark
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Mark E. Cooper I have a serious problem with writer's block. Others tell me it doesn't exist, but it does. For me, I get blocked when I'm writing something I don't enjoy. My subconscious is telling me to scrap it and start over, but I'm too stubborn.

I get out of the problem by writing something in another project--something I DO enjoy. The old blocked book simmers in the back of my brain, and an answer usually comes to me. I can then go back and fix the original problem.

Mark
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