Nick Cole

Nick Cole (born 1968) is an American author of military and post-apocalyptic science fiction. His self-published 2016 novel CTRL-ALT-Revolt!, a satirical story of a rogue artificial intelligence, won the Dragon Award for Best Apocalyptic Novel, part of a wider body of apocalyptic and near-future fiction that includes Soda Pop Soldier and The Wasteland Saga. He is best known for co-writing the bestselling Galaxy's Edge series with Jason Anspach, a fast-paced space-opera saga of mercenaries and legionnaires that has expanded into multiple spin-off lines, including Order of the Centurion and the Tyrus Rechs books. Cole has also written the survivalist series Forgotten Ruin, continuing his focus on soldiers and civilians navigating collapsed or besieged worlds.