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Browse Robert Cole books in reading order, with short summaries for each book and a clear title list to help you find a starting point.

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Bounding Overwatch

by Robert Cole

2023

Driven from the United States after nuclear and biological attacks, Matt Sheridan struggles to protect his extended family. Confrontation with the American president and rogue government forces threatens their attempt to find security in a devastated world.

Breaking Contact

by Robert Cole

2023

Matt Sheridan has brought his family to rural Vermont after catastrophic attacks, but safety remains uncertain. A violent organization called the Base is seizing control of New England, forcing him to choose between resistance and another escape.

Cataclysm

by Robert Cole

2023

Nuclear attacks devastate the United States, leaving Matt Sheridan responsible for his family’s survival amid collapsing institutions. His military experience and emergency planning become essential as they face spreading chaos and search for a place of safety.

Standing Ground

by Robert Cole

2023

After escaping violence in America and pursuit by rogue government forces, Matt Sheridan reaches Ireland with his extended family. The former Army Ranger must discover whether a new country can offer safety in a world shattered by catastrophe.

Divided We Stand

by Robert Cole

2024

A group of governors invokes constitutional powers to resist federal authority, pushing America toward civil conflict. Amid political deadlock and deepening division, the novel follows people trying to navigate a nation whose foundations are coming apart.

Defending Meridian

by Robert Cole

2025

Matt Sheridan has helped turn Meridian Island into a refuge for survivors of global disaster. When an enemy from his past threatens the settlement, protecting its fragile peace requires confronting human attackers and the dangers of the sea.

United We Fall

by Robert Cole

2025

Sweeping constitutional changes fracture America’s balance of power while a hidden foreign agent advances his own agenda. Nathan Greene struggles to preserve national unity as political rivalry and growing Chinese intervention turn instability into a struggle for survival.

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Diamond Coast

by Robert Cole

2026

Private security consultant Milo deCogan protects humanitarian workers in dangerous places. When the American secretary of state’s daughter is kidnapped from a refugee camp in South Sudan, he is called upon to bring her back.

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In Triumph Shall Wave

by Robert Cole

2026

President Nathan Greene authorizes a strike when intelligence warns of an imminent Iranian nuclear test. The consequences spread from covert operations overseas to a nuclear threat at home, testing decisions made under pressure and the loyalties behind them.

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The Blank

by Robert Cole

2026

Every screen on Earth goes blank, leaving information intact but impossible to find. The opening novel in the Data Famine series introduces a world suddenly cut off from the digital knowledge on which it depends.

Robert Cole sub-series and character series

Fractured Union books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Divided We Stand"

    Divided We Stand

    by Robert Cole

    2024
  2. Book cover for "United We Fall"

    United We Fall

    by Robert Cole

    2025
  3. Book cover for "In Triumph Shall Wave"

    In Triumph Shall Wave

    by Robert Cole

    2026

Matt Sheridan books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Bounding Overwatch"

    Bounding Overwatch

    by Robert Cole

    2023
  2. Book cover for "Breaking Contact"

    Breaking Contact

    by Robert Cole

    2023
  3. Book cover for "Cataclysm"

    Cataclysm

    by Robert Cole

    2023
  4. Book cover for "Standing Ground"

    Standing Ground

    by Robert Cole

    2023
  5. Book cover for "Defending Meridian"

    Defending Meridian

    by Robert Cole

    2025

Standalone Robert Cole books

  1. Book cover for "Diamond Coast"

    Diamond Coast

    by Robert Cole

    2026
  2. Book cover for "The Blank"

    The Blank

    by Robert Cole

    2026

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