author
Les Cole
1926–2019
Best known for a trilogy set in Bronze Age Crete, this longtime science-fiction fan brought a deep interest in archaeology and history to his fiction. His books blend ancient trade routes, myth, and adventure in a way that feels both scholarly and story-driven.
2 Audiobooks
Question of Comfort
by Les Cole
Trajectory to Taurus
by Les Cole
About the author
Born in 1926 and remembered in science-fiction circles until his death in 2019, Les Cole was part of Bay Area fandom as well as a writer. Reference sources in the field note that he also collaborated with Melvin Sturgis under the joint pseudonym Colin Sturgis.
Cole's fiction is especially associated with The Sea Kings trilogy, including The Sea Kings: The Prophecy (1996), Lion at Sea: The Prophecy Continues (2001), and The Sea Peoples: The Prophecy Resolved (2002). Descriptions of his work emphasize its Late Bronze Age setting around ancient Crete and the wider eastern Mediterranean.
A short author biography connected with his books says his stories had been published since 1954, and that he majored in geology with a strong background in Aegean archaeology and the American Civil War. The same source says he worked as a chemist, a technical writer, and a copywriter—experience that may help explain the practical detail and research-minded feel readers often notice in his novels.