Tasked to bring order to a chaotic world, army officer oscar britton, a lieutenant attached to the. Tasked to bring order to a chaotic world, army officer oscar britton, a lieutenant attached to the militarys supernatural. People are waking up with magical powers, such as the ability to raise the dead or call forth storms. Untrained and panicked, they summon storms, raise the dead, and set everything they touch ablaze. Tasked to bring order to a chaotic world, army officer oscar britton, a lieutenant attached to the militarys supernatural operations corps, becomes public. Control point by myke cole overdrive rakuten overdrive. Myke cole audiobooks collection 4 unabridged books. People are waking up with magical powers, such as the ability to raise the dead or call forth. Red mercury is a 2004 video game that is available on the xbox and microsoft windows platforms. As a security contractor, government civilian and military officer, myke coles career has run the gamut from counterterrorism to cyber warfare to federal law enforcement. Control point first of the shadow ops series, and the elusive question was answered.
His work has been published in the united kingdom, germany, poland, and the czech republic as well as north. Myke cole shadow ops series book 2 fortress frontier audiobook part 1. Control point is the first in a series, and its a quick read. The fastpaced, adrenalinefilled sequel to gemini cell, set in the same magical and militaristic world of the acclaimed shadow ops series. The only thing staving off a plunge into chaos is the supernatural operations corps, headed by oscar britton. Control point mass market paperback january 31, 2012.
Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Control point by myke cole, out now from ace books lieutenant oscar britton of the supernatural. A code denoting the loss of a national security asset with. Gemini cell takes place chronologically prior to control point but was published after breach zone. Cole set a high bar with control point, exceeded it with fortress frontier, and blows it out. I listened to 6 audiobooks in october, which is a lot for me because i average around 3 per month. 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. Lieutenant oscar britton of the supernatural operations corps has been trained to hunt down and take out people possessi. 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 point is amazing accomplished first novel and well worth a look for fantasy fans looking for something very different. I dont think i can rave enough about this book and how perfectly it closes out the shadow ops trilogy. In 2009, the cias kabul station fell for a source who promised to lead it to bin laden, but instead he blew himself up, taking the stations. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
Shadow ops audiobook cd las vegasclark county library. When your favorite fantasy book series comes to an end. I listened to thin air by richard morgan, the consuming fire by john scalzi, shadow ops. A lieutenant attached to the militarys supernatural operations corps, his mission is to bring order to a world gone mad. Myke cole is an expert at ratcheting up suspense and delivering pulsepounding adventure that leaves audiences breathless.
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. After a career hunting people in the military, police, and intelligence services, cole put these skills to good use on cbss hit show hunted. It was released on the xbox for the united states on june 15, 2004 and released on june. Control point lays the groundwork for a fascinating new setting. If you want to follow the artistic development of an author from his first novel. Gemini cell by myke cole and korey jackson audiobook. Myke cole is an american fantasy and science fiction writer.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This is where it all begins, and by the time you reach siege line, the stage is set for what is to come in control point. Across the country and in every nation, people are waking up with magical talents. Control pointby myke cole has been something of a critical. 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.
I started it on the train ride from trenton to philadelphia, read a bit before. Breach zone is the conclusion to the shadow ops trilogy, which begins with control point and fortress frontier. The first novel in a military fantasy series set in a nearfuture america where magical powers have become militarized, control point is an. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. My only gripes with the novel is the tendency to overly rely on hero journey. Martins a song of ice and fire, from a game of thrones to a dance with dragons. Control point por myke cole disponible en rakuten kobo. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Ebook 1 paperback 1 lieutenant oscar britton of the supernatural operations corps has been trained to hunt down and take out people possessing. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series.
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