The Armored Saint
Feb 2018 · The Sacred Throne Book 1 · Macmillan + ORM
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An oppressive empire forces a young girl to embrace her destiny in this “ruthless and heartwrenching” epic military fantasy trilogy opener (Robin Hobb).
The Sacred Throne trilogy begins! Myke Cole’s first epic fantasy series will enthrall readers. Follow Heloise from her humble beginnings to her world-shaping destiny in this story of religious tyrants, arcane war machines, and underground resistance.
In a world where any act of magic could open a portal to hell, the Order ensures that no wizard will live to summon devils, and they will kill as many innocent people as they must to prevent that greater horror. After witnessing a horrendous slaughter, the village girl Heloise opposes the Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family, and her village.
Praise for The Armored Saint
“Brutal and lovely—an inventive and poignant fantasy that’s rich with keen characters, set in a vivid, fascinating world.” —Cherie Priest
“A dark fantasy tale with sharp teeth and a hard punch. Heloise is the hero we need, and Myke Cole is the writer to bring her transformation to light.” —Chuck Wendig
The Sacred Throne trilogy begins! Myke Cole’s first epic fantasy series will enthrall readers. Follow Heloise from her humble beginnings to her world-shaping destiny in this story of religious tyrants, arcane war machines, and underground resistance.
In a world where any act of magic could open a portal to hell, the Order ensures that no wizard will live to summon devils, and they will kill as many innocent people as they must to prevent that greater horror. After witnessing a horrendous slaughter, the village girl Heloise opposes the Order, and risks bringing their wrath down on herself, her family, and her village.
Praise for The Armored Saint
“Brutal and lovely—an inventive and poignant fantasy that’s rich with keen characters, set in a vivid, fascinating world.” —Cherie Priest
“A dark fantasy tale with sharp teeth and a hard punch. Heloise is the hero we need, and Myke Cole is the writer to bring her transformation to light.” —Chuck Wendig
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4.1
29 reviews
Anthony Bester
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June 22, 2021
Heroine is dumb. 100% emotion, no thought. The society is so backwards and superstitious they'll participate in mass killings on command yet there's steam punk tech with a power source 100x more potent than gasoline. How this type of society could exist in dreams is a huge ask let alone seem believable to the reader. Then the ending happens... hero worship to the nth degree. It's ridiculous and unbelievable on it's face and the notion that she'll "fight again" in a day or 3 absent a miracle is a joke. Complete waste of $10. If it were a paperback it would be in the recycle bin to spare anyone the pain of reading it.
Rene W
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March 7, 2019
A lot happens in a short amount of time in this book. World building, character building and lots of action. The heroine is a girl who is feeling lots of rage at the world and her place in it as a girl. She also has a forbidden love in her best friend that is not reciprocated. I'm sure the other books in the series will bring her far.
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Jason Carney
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December 30, 2018
setting has promise, but the story of this novel seems to stretch and leaves me wishing this were all covered in the first 5 chapters and move on to something more
About the author
After a career in the military, police and intelligence services, MYKE COLE tracks fugitives as part of the investigative team on CBS' new hit show "Hunted." Myke's three tours in Iraq inspired his military fantasy Shadow Ops series (Control Point, Fortress Frontier, Breach Zone). But the work hasn't separated Myke from his nerd roots. He's still a voracious fantasy reader who never misses his weekly game night. Myke's fandoms range from Star Wars to military history. He's a former Kendo champion and heavy weapons fighter in the Society for Creative Anachronism. At the D&D table, he always plays Paladins. Myke lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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