Myke Cole Books in Order

Stranded in the magical Wildsidhe, a group of children relies on cars and other pieces of their old world for protection. When a dwarf clan tries to steal one of those vehicles, Miko and Wayne face a dispute that could become war.

This collection of essays explores George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire from many angles. Cole contributes an essay on post-traumatic stress in the series, connecting its wars and wounded characters to real human consequences.

When magic suddenly appears across the world, Army Lieutenant Oscar Britton helps the Supernatural Operations Corps track people with dangerous new powers. Then he manifests a forbidden ability himself, turning a loyal soldier into a hunted fugitive.

Colonel Alan Bookbinder discovers he has powerful magic and is sent to a remote military base inside the Source. When the fortress is cut off and surrounded, this career desk officer must learn to lead in a war he never expected.

After disaster at Forward Operating Base Frontier, Lieutenant Colonel Jan Thorsson is both a national hero and a military outcast. As Oscar Britton's rebellion grows, the lethal sorcerer Scylla moves to turn the struggle for Latent freedom into all-out war.

Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is killed after a covert mission goes wrong, then resurrected by a secret unit experimenting with magic. Now he must master frightening new powers while uncovering what the Gemini Cell has done to him and his family.

Victoria Adams takes up the Shield in a modern reboot that mixes patriotism, conspiracy, and superhero action. The first issue sets up a legacy story with sharp political edges.

Immortal Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is on the run from the Gemini Cell with his wife and son. Protecting his family means staying ahead of his former allies, whose plan to stop him could put the entire country at risk.

Victoria digs deeper into the meaning of the Shield mantle as the conspiracy around her widens. The series keeps one foot in action and the other in questions about power and country.

Jim Schweitzer knows his son will never be safe while the Gemini Cell survives. As the rogue unit searches the subarctic for powerful magic, Jim joins American and Canadian forces in a desperate effort to reach it first.

Cole compares the Roman legion and Hellenistic phalanx through six battles fought between 280 and 168 BC. He explains their weapons, formations, tactics, and why Rome's more flexible infantry system ultimately changed ancient warfare.

Sixteen-year-old Heloise lives under an order that hunts wizards to keep demons from entering the world. When its cruelty targets her village, she is drawn into a dangerous resistance armed with courage and an arcane war machine.

Heloise has become the face of a village rebellion against the Order, but victory has left her with grief and impossible expectations. To free her people, she must lead an untested force and seek allies who may not trust her.

Heloise marches on the Imperial Capital with an uneasy alliance of villagers, Kipti, and Red Lords. When devils begin pouring through a tear between worlds, she must hold her forces together and make a perilous bargain to save them.

Coast Guard Captain Jane Oliver expects retirement after a devastating loss, but instead takes command of an elite lunar rescue unit. With conflict rising on the moon, she may be the only person able to prevent the first lunar war.

Cole examines the long history behind Sparta's fearsome reputation and challenges the idea that its warriors were unbeatable. Looking at major battles, defeats, and Spartan society, he separates the famous legend from a harsher historical record.

Cole tells the story of Sir Arthur Hesilrige's Regiment of Horse, English Civil War cavalry nicknamed the Steel Lobsters for their plate armor. It traces the unit's campaigns and the last days of heavily armored knights in England.

With Michael Livingston, Cole follows Thermopylae across twenty-seven battles and holding actions, from ancient Greece to World War II. The book looks beyond the famous Spartan stand to explain how terrain, commanders, weapons, and myth kept making the pass matter.