Kevin Ikenberry's head has been in the clouds since he was young, as he has always had a fascination with space. He still harbors a dream of becoming an astronaut. Ikenberry has a diverse background in space and space science education, having managed the world-renowned U.S. Space Camp program and operated two Challenger Learning Centers. He is a retired Army officer, with a background in armor and space operations.
Ikenberry's love for space is not just limited to his professional background, as he has also translated it into a successful writing career. His science fiction novel, SLEEPER PROTOCOL (2016), was praised by Publisher's Weekly as an "emotionally powerful debut." His military science fiction novel, RUNS IN THE FAMILY (2016), has also gained a following. Ikenberry is the international bestselling author of The Protocol War series, which includes SLEEPER PROTOCOL, and is also the co-author of twelve bestselling Peacemaker novels in the Four Horsemen Universe. He is also the co-creator of The Guardian Covenant universe of mecha versus alien kaiju novels. His alternate history novel, THE CROSSING, in Eric Flint's Assiti Shards universe, was released in 2022.
Ikenberry's short fiction has been published in various international publications and anthologies. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors (IASFA), International Thriller Writers, and SIGMA, the science fiction think tank. Ikenberry continues to work with space every day and lives in Colorado with his family. His home is a hub of activity, as he continues to work on sequels for his novels and create new worlds in his writing.
The Buzzer War Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Steel on Target
2024
2
Forged by Fire
2024
3
Sound the Charge
2024
4
Smoke and Thunder
2025
5
Fury of Heaven
2025
6
Against The Swarm
2026
Guardian Covenant Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
The Last Stand
2022
2
Vortex Stingray
2022
3
Volunteer Fury
2023
The Protocol War Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Sleeper Protocol
2015
2
Vendetta Protocol
2017
3
Eminence Protocol
2022
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Runs in the Family
2018
2
Super-Sync
2019
3
Dereliction of Duty
2020
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Shipminds and Ice Cream
2011
2
Ascent
2013
3
Maelstrom
2015
4
Lancer One
2017
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Mercenary Guide to Story Structure
2022
The Fallen World Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Broken City
2016
2
Broken City (By: Christopher Woods)
2016
3
This Fallen World (By: Christopher Woods)
2018
4
This Fallen World
2018
5
Don't Call Me Ishmael (By: Chris Kennedy)
2019
6
Don't Call Me Ishmael
2019
7
From the Ashes
2019
8
From the Ashes (By: David Carrico, Marisa Wolf, Jamie Ibson, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Ian J. Malone, Christopher Woods, Alex Rath, Derek Shupert, Jon R. Osborne, Joseph Capdepon II, Kevin Steverson, David Alan Jones, Jan Kotouč, Brisco Woods, Philip S. Bolger)
2019
9
The Price of Freedom (By: Chris Kennedy)
2019
10
The Price of Freedom
2019
11
Farmer's Creed (By: Christopher Woods)
2019
12
Farmer's Creed
2019
13
Call Me Mr. Smith (By: Alex Rath)
2019
14
Call Me Mr. Smith
2019
15
Blue Crucible (By: Benjamin Tyler Smith)
2020
16
Blue Crucible
2020
17
They Call Me Princess (By: J.P. Chandler)
2020
18
They Call Me Princess
2020
19
The Island of Dr. Laroue (By: Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods)
2020
20
The Island of Dr. Laroue
2020
21
Relations (By: Brisco Woods)
2020
22
Relations
2020
23
Pacific Shogun (By: Jamie Ibson)
2020
24
Pacific Shogun
2020
25
Wildcat
2020
26
Wildcat (By: William Joseph Roberts)
2020
27
Blue Salvation (By: Benjamin Tyler Smith)
2020
28
Blue Salvation
2020
29
Kade (By: Christopher Woods)
2021
30
Kade
2021
31
Revenant
2022
32
Revenant (By: J.P. Chandler)
2022
33
Among the Embers (With: Marisa Wolf, Jamie Ibson, Chris Kennedy, Christopher Woods, Jon R. Osborne, Benjamin Tyler Smith, Casey Moores, Kevin Steverson, Nick Steverson, Matt Novotny, Mark Stallings, Melissa Olthoff, J.P. Chandler, Brisco Woods)
2022
34
Among the Embers
2022
35
Cause and Effect
2022
36
Cause and Effect (By: Brisco Woods)
2022
37
The Guilted Cage (By: Casey Moores)
2022
38
The Guilted Cage
2022
39
Children of the Fall
2023
40
Children of the Fall (By: J.P. Chandler)
2023
Four Horsemen Sagas Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Gunboat Diplomacy
2019
2
Gunboat Diplomacy (By: Jamie Ibson, Jason Cordova)
2019
3
Enforcer (With: Quincy J. Allen)
2019
4
Enforcer
2019
5
Daskada, The Legend
2020
6
Daskada, The Legend (By: Christopher Woods)
2020
7
The Gates of Hell (By: Quincy J. Allen)
2020
8
The Gates of Hell
2020
9
High Mountain Hunters (By: William Alan Webb)
2020
10
High Mountain Hunters
2020
11
The Ravening of Wolves (By: Rob Howell)
2021
12
The Ravening of Wolves
2021
13
In the Wings (By: Kacey Ezell)
2021
14
In the Wings
2021
15
The Executioners (By: Jason Cordova, Matt Novotny)
2022
16
The Executioners
2022
17
To Have and to Hold
2022
18
To Have and to Hold (By: Zane Voss)
2022
19
Defenders Rise
2023
20
Defenders Rise (By: Mike Jack Stoumbos)
2023
Murphy's Lawless Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Shakes (By: Mike Massa)
2020
2
Shakes
2020
3
Obligations
2020
4
Man-Eater (By: Griffin Barber)
2020
5
Man-Eater
2020
6
Promises (By: Kacey Ezell)
2020
7
Promises
2020
8
Pearl
2020
9
Pearl ( By: Mark Wandrey)
2020
10
Waveoff (By: Chris Kennedy)
2020
11
Waveoff
2020
Murphy's Lawless: Watch the Skies Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Sundown
2021
2
Sundown (By: Kacey Ezell)
2021
3
Desperado
2021
4
Shadows
2021
5
Shadows (By: William A. Webb)
2021
Omega War Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
A Fiery Sunset (By: Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey)
2018
2
A Fiery Sunset
2018
3
The Midnight Sun
2018
4
The Midnight Sun (By: Tim C. Taylor)
2018
5
Dark Moon Arisen
2018
6
Dark Moon Arisen (By: Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey)
2018
7
Stand or Fall
2018
8
Sinclair's Scorpions
2018
9
Sinclair's Scorpions (By: P.P. Corcoran)
2018
10
Dirty Deeds (By: Mark Wandrey)
2018
11
Dirty Deeds
2018
12
When the Axe Falls (By: Jon R. Osborne)
2018
13
When the Axe Falls
2018
14
A Pale Dawn (By: Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey)
2019
15
A Pale Dawn
2019
16
Do No Harm
2019
17
Do No Harm (By: Robert E. Hampson)
2019
18
Deathangel
2019
19
Sons of the Lion
2019
20
Sons of the Lion (By: Jason Cordova)
2019
21
Alabaster Noon
2019
22
Alabaster Noon (By: Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey)
2019
The Phoenix Initiative Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Lyons' Pride (By: Marisa Wolf, Chris Kennedy)
2022
2
The Lyons' Pride
2022
3
World Enders (By: Marisa Wolf, Chris Kennedy)
2022
4
World Enders
2022
5
On a Cloudy Day
2023
6
On a Cloudy Day (With: Chris Kennedy)
2023
7
The Misfits (With: Chris Kennedy)
2023
8
The Misfits
2023
9
Companion to Darkness ( By: Casey Moores)
2023
10
Companion to Darkness
2023
11
First Missions
2023
12
First Missions ( By: Chris Kennedy)
2023
13
BRASS, Inc.
2023
14
BRASS, Inc. (By: William S. Frisbee Jr.)
2023
15
Gunpowder Geishas (By: Carolyn Kay)
2023
16
Gunpowder Geishas
2023
17
Winged Hussars: Andromeda
2023
18
Andromeda (By: Mark Wandrey)
2023
19
Thicker than Water
2023
20
Thicker than Water (By: Michael Morton)
2023
21
Foiled Ambitions (By: John M. Olsen)
2024
22
Foiled Ambitions
2024
23
Companions in Chains (By: Melissa Olthoff)
2024
24
Companion to Ghosts (By: Kacey Ezell, David Shadoin)
2024
25
Bureau 42 (With: Marisa Wolf, Rob Howell, Jon R. Osborne, Casey Moores, Kevin Steverson, William Alan Webb, Fred Hughes, Nick Steverson, Mia R. Kleve)
2024
26
Tangled Webs (By: Mark Wandrey)
2024
27
This I Swear (By: Robert E. Hampson, Sandra Medlock)
2025
The Revelations Cycle Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Cartwright's Cavaliers ( By: Mark Wandrey)
2016
2
Cartwright's Cavaliers
2016
3
Asbaran Solutions
2017
4
Asbaran Solutions ( By: Chris Kennedy)
2017
5
A Fistful of Credits
2017
6
A Fistful of Credits (With: Charles E. Gannon, Brad R. Torgersen, Kacey Ezell, Doug Dandridge, Jason Cordova, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Terry Mixon, Jon Del Arroz, Christopher G. Nuttall, P.P. Corcoran, Christopher Woods)
2017
7
Winged Hussars
2017
8
Winged Hussars ( By: Mark Wandrey)
2017
9
The Golden Horde
2017
10
The Golden Horde ( By: Chris Kennedy)
2017
11
Peacemaker
2017
12
For a Few Credits More
2017
13
For a Few Credits More (By: Josh Hayes, Peter Cawdron, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey, Terry Mixon, Rob Howell, Scott Moon, Tim C. Taylor, J.R. Handley, Corey Truax)
2017
14
The Good, the Bad, and the Merc
2017
15
The Good, the Bad, and the Merc (By: Eric S. Brown, Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey)
2017
16
Alpha Contracts
2018
17
Alpha Contracts (By: Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey)
2018
18
CASPer Alamo
2018
19
CASPer Alamo (By: Eric S. Brown, Jason Brannon)
2018
20
Assassin
2018
21
Assassin (By: Kacey Ezell, Marisa Wolf)
2018
22
Honor the Threat
2018
Ring of Fire: Assiti Shards Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Time Spike
2008
2
Time Spike (By: Eric Flint, Marilyn Kosmatka)
2008
3
The Alexander Inheritance (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2017
4
The Alexander Inheritance
2017
5
The Macedonian Hazard
2021
6
The Macedonian Hazard (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2021
7
The Crossing
2022
8
An Angel Called Peterbilt
2024
9
An Angel Called Peterbilt (By: Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett)
2024
Rise of the Peacemakers Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Redacted Affairs
2019
2
Redacted Affairs (With: Kevin Steverson)
2019
3
Fields of Fire
2020
4
These Things We Do (By: Casey Moores)
2020
5
These Things We Do
2020
6
Prodigal Son
2021
7
Prodigal Son (By: Matt Novotny, Mark Stallings)
2021
8
Redacted Vice (With: Kevin Steverson)
2021
9
Redacted Vice
2021
10
Chasing Hell
2021
11
Chasing Hell (By: Peter J Aldin)
2021
12
Mess With the Bull (By: Casey Moores)
2021
13
Mess With the Bull
2021
14
Unshackled
2021
15
Unshackled (By: Jamie Ibson, Casey Moores)
2021
16
Harbinger
2021
17
Redacted Weapon
2022
Tales of the Terran Republic Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Fire with Fire (By: Charles E. Gannon)
2013
2
Fire with Fire
2013
3
Trial by Fire
2014
4
Trial by Fire (By: Charles E. Gannon)
2014
5
Raising Caine
2015
6
Raising Caine (By: Charles E. Gannon)
2015
7
Caine's Mutiny (By: Charles E. Gannon)
2017
8
Caine's Mutiny
2017
9
Marque of Caine
2019
10
Marque of Caine (By: Charles E. Gannon)
2019
11
Watch the Skies (With: Charles E. Gannon, Kacey Ezell, William Alan Webb)
2021
12
Watch the Skies
2021
13
Mission Critical
2023
14
Mission Critical (By: Mike Massa, Charles E. Gannon, Griffin Barber, Chris Kennedy)
2023
Author Fundamentals Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Have Keyboard, Will Type (By: Chris Kennedy, William Alan Webb)
2020
2
Indie Publishing for Profit (By: Chris Kennedy)
2020
3
Brief Lessons in Writing (By: Chris Kennedy, William Alan Webb)