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Allan Cole


USA flag (1943 - 2019)

aka Allan George Cole

Allan Cole was an American author and television writer, who wrote or co-wrote nearly thirty books.

The son of a CIA operative, Cole was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. He collaborated with Chris Bunch on the Sten science fiction series, as well the Far Kingdoms Series, and the historical novels, A Reckoning For Kings and Daughter Of Liberty.  His solo books include the fantasy novels that make up the Timura Trilogy and the thrillers, Dying Good and Drowned Hopes.

He was also a Los Angeles newspaper editor and investigative reporter for 14 years.
 


Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
 
Series
Sten
   1. Sten (1982) (with Chris Bunch)
   2. The Wolf Worlds (1984) (with Chris Bunch)
   2.5. Sten And The Star Wanderers (2013)
   3. Court of a Thousand Suns (1985) (with Chris Bunch)
   4. Fleet of the Damned (1988) (with Chris Bunch)
   5. Revenge of the Damned (1989) (with Chris Bunch)
   6. Return of the Emperor (1990) (with Chris Bunch)
   7. Vortex (1992) (with Chris Bunch)
   8. Empire's End (1993) (with Chris Bunch)
   The Alex Kilgour Joke Book (2011)
   The Sten Cookbook (2011)
   Empire Day: 2012 (2012)
   Empire Day: 2013 (2013)
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Anteros
   1. The Far Kingdoms (1985) (with Chris Bunch)
   2. The Warrior's Tale (1994) (with Chris Bunch)
   3. Kingdoms of the Night (1995) (with Chris Bunch)
   4. The Warrior Returns (1996)
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Tales of the Timuras
   1. When the Gods Slept (1997)
     aka Wizard of the Winds
   2. Wolves of the Gods (1998)
   3. The God's Awaken (1999)
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Werewolf (with Chris Bunch)
   1. The Wolf Who Thought He Was A Man (2011)
   2. The Black Ship (2011)
   3. Let Us Prey (2011)
   4. Nightmare In Blue (2011)
   5. Wolfhunt (2011)
   6. Big Daddy (2011)
   7. King Of The Road (2011)
   8. A Material Girl (2011)
   9. Amazing Grace (2011)
   To Dream Of Wolves - Part 1 (2011)
   To Dream Of Wolves - Part 2 (2011)
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Novels
   Dying Good (2004) (as by Allan George Cole)
   Drowned Hopes (2005) (as by Allan George Cole)
   Lords of Terror (2006) (with Nick Perumov)
   Freedom Bird (2009) (with Chris Bunch)
   MacGregor (2009)
   A Cop's Life (2009)
   The Hate Parallax (2011) (with Nick Perumov)
   MacGregor In: Dying Good (2011)
   The Spymaster's Daughter (2013) (with Susan Cole Beck)
   S.O.S. (2018)
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Collections
   The Sten Omnibus #2 (2016) (with Chris Bunch)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Plays show
 
Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Allan Cole
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Short Things (2019)
Tales Inspired by 'Who Goes There?' by John W. Campbell, Jr.
edited by
John Gregory Betancourt

Award nominations
1995 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Warrior's Tale
1994 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Far Kingdoms


Allan Cole recommends
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Stepwater (1995)
(Arbiter, book 1)
L Warren Douglas
"Sweeping, completely original... Modern science fiction at its best."

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