Myke cole takes you down range where the bullets fly and the magic burns with precisionguided fericity thatll put you on the edge of your seat before blowing you right out of it. Control point is amazing accomplished first novel and well worth a look for fantasy fans looking for something very different. Lieutenant oscar britton of the supernatural operations corps has been trained to hunt down and take out people possessing magical powers. Intent on embroiling the us in a quagmire that will sap its economy and drain its legitimacy, russia passes a potential weapon of mass destruction to boko haram, an extreme islamic sect in nigeria. See more ideas about book of shadows, book making and handmade books. Control point excerpt and couldnt be arsed to go further. I started it on the train ride from trenton to philadelphia, read a bit before class, more while waiting for the train home, and finished it just as we pulled into my station. This book has about ten editions and the first one was originally published in 20. Chris evans, author of the iron elves series hands down, the best military fantasy ive ever read. I learned of this book on the podcast the incomparable on the 5by5 network. It was released on the xbox for the united states on june 15, 2004 and released on june 18, 2004 for parts of the world using the pal system. Cole mixes supernatural powers with military experience, giving us a world in which magic. Shadow ops series myke cole actionfilled military fantasy set in a world where incredible magical powers have been awakened in some peopleleaving others with the difficult job of keeping those with powers from destroying or controlling those without.
At first it felt a little like an xmen kind of thing but showed itself to be more than that. Untrained and panicked, they summon storms, raise the dead, and. As aforementioned, the first one is raid on somalia. There are different protagonists in both control point and fortress frontier. Control point, the main protagonist is oscar britton. Control point lays the groundwork for a fascinating new setting. I bought myke coles debut novel the day it came out, on the strength of the reading i saw him do at last summers readercon. Red mercury is a 2004 video game that is available on the xbox and microsoft windows platforms. It was released on the microsoft windows in the united states on september 21, 2004 and released on october 1, 2004 for parts of the world using. Update critical ops hack v16 trainer i removed speedhack and godmode to reduce the ban. And honestly, if id known earlier just what kind of excitement i was going to be in for, i probably wouldnt have let this one hang out so long on my toread list. Best black ops books the first three books are the best ones out of the nine books in the black ops series.
In addition to writing, he serves in the united states coast guard reserve and works for the nypd. The setpiece battle scenes are amazing, his magic system is very interesting and probably the most consistent part of his setting, the concept of the source is cool, and even some of his characters are interesting and engaging. Control point shadow ops series book 1 kindle edition by cole, myke. He manifests a dangerous and banned magical ability, and is. In truth, the novel the bears closer resemblence to military scifi like haldemans forever war or heinleins starship troopers than it does to anything by tolkein. Another early book which myke cole published is fortress frontier. Myke cole is the author of the shadow ops series, including breach zone, fortress frontier, and control point. Control point by myke cole is the first book in the shadow ops series. A world in which teens could look forward to getting grabbed and possibly killed by the us government with no legal recourse sounded entirely too close to a bad ya dystopia. A thrilling military fantasy to set your pulse racing shadow ops by cole, myke isbn. Days of rage by brad taylor pike logan and the taskforce are used to being the hunters, but this time theyre the hunted. The shadow ops series is a collection of novels within a contemporary fantasy that blends a strong military style with that of fantastic magical powers, written by mike cole.
Shadow ops novel series discussion thread spacebattles. Across the united states and other nations too there are. Shadow ops is a novel that attempts to explore how the insanity of the american military complex might react to people suddenly gaining the power of myth and then realizing they had the capacity to try and control that power for themselves. Across the country and in every nation, people are waking up with magical talents. Control point is military science fiction, but definitely not the kind i had been expecting. His work takes you to battlefields, real and imagined. Control point is the first novel in the shadow ops series by myke cole that was released in the year 2012. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading shadow ops. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Breach zone series by myke cole best fantasy books. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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