The Pilot

This was my second read by the author. The creature feature of his I read about a year ago didn’t really warrant it (actually I reviewed it as being too schlocky for my taste), so this was one of those oh why not, maybe he’s improved sort of selections. And to be fair, he did improve. This one wasn’......more

Thank you Michael Cole for your new novel The Pilot, as I now have a permanent picture of the being in this book implanted in my memory. And I say that with positive sincerity. As a huge sci-fi fan I found the premise familiar (alien invasion vs. humanity), yet very well done. As I was reading the b......more

Just like Scorpion Swarm by the same author. There is lots of action, almost too much of it. It's interchangeable with Scorpion Swarm, in that monstrous creature is almost invincible and the hero has to save the day. Great if you look lots of gore and action.......more

(See all of my Book Reviews) - “The Pilot” eBook was published in 2019 and was written by Michael Cole. Mr. Cole has published nine novels. I received an ARC of this novel through [URL not allowed] in return for a fair and honest review. I categorize this novel as ‘R’ because it contains sce......more

Victor Seymour and his team are mercenaries, guns for hire. They can pick and chose their jobs but then comes one Seymour cannot refuse to take. The CIA goes to him and to them he can’t say no. It seems a pretty straightforward job: rescue hostages and secure data. They need to travel to an isolated......more