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Book Review: Gemini Cell

Gemini Cell by Myke Cole, Shadow Ops #4 US Navy SEAL Jim Schweitzer is a consummate professional, a fierce warrior, and a hard man to kill. But when he sees something he was never meant to see on a covert mission gone bad, he finds himself—and his family—in the crosshairs. Nothing means more to Jim than protecting his loved ones, but when the enemy brings the battle to his front door, he is overwhelmed and taken down. It should be the end of the story. But Jim is raised from the dead by a sorcerer and recruited by a top secret unit dabbling in the occult, known only as the Gemini Cell. With powers he doesn’t understand, Jim is called back to duty—as the ultimate warrior. As he wrestles with a literal inner demon, Jim realizes his new superiors are determined to use him for their own ends and keep him in the dark—especially about the fates of his wife and son…   A few years back Myke Cole kicked off his Shadow Ops series with Control Point. If  you read my review of it, you...

Author interview Steve Bein

Author interview Steve Bein Author bio: Steve Bein (pronounced "Bine") is a philosopher, photographer, traveler, translator, climber, diver, and award-winning author of science fiction and fantasy. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov’s , Interzone , Writers of the Future , and in international translation. Daughter of the Sword , his first novel, was met with critical acclaim. ----------------------------------------------- Hi Steve, welcome over to The Book Plank and thanks for taking your time to answer these few questions. BP: First off, could you give us a short introduction as to who Steve Bein is, what are your hobbies, likes and dislikes? SB: I’m a writer first and foremost, but I wear two hats: I write fiction and I also write as a philosopher.   I’m on the Philosophy faculty at Texas State University, and in my downtime (what little there is, after papers are graded and I’ve made some progress on the most recent research ...

Author interview with Myke Cole

Author interview with Myke Cole I have heard a lot of praises for the works of Myke Cole but like many many other books I just haven't had the time, yet, to get around them. Military Fiction is a genre that I have been steadily exlporing and I have found it definitely to my liking, so now it's time to get reading these three well received books of Myke Cole. The reviews of Control Point, Fortress Frontier and the to be published Breach Zone will be featuring on the blog soon! Author bio: As a secu­rity con­tractor, gov­ern­ment civilian and mil­i­tary officer, Myke Cole’s career has run the gamut from Coun­tert­er­rorism to Cyber War­fare to Fed­eral Law Enforce­ment. He’s done three tours in Iraq and was recalled to serve during the Deep­water Horizon oil spill.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Myke, welcome to The Book Plank and for taking your time to answer these few questions. BP: Fir...