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BookshelvesClick on the library button to visit the library page, a catalog of all titles by Steve Croy. Western novels, Science-Fiction novels, and thrillers, offer hours of reading enjoyment. Click on any book cover for a preview of the story. Happy reading!

Broken:Genesis
Science Fiction
Broken:Symbiosis
Science Fiction
Broken: Morphosis
Science Fiction
Broken: Morphosis
Science Fiction
Bones of the Earth
Western
Judgment Rendered
Western
Outlaw Brand
Western
Killing Time
Western
Anasazi Trail
Western
Way of the Snake
Western
Track of the Wolf
Western
The Resurrection of Cain
Western
Dane's Law
Western
Behold a Pale Horse
Western
A Child of the Wind
Western
Velvet Green
Thriller
Night of the Beast
Thriller
Life Bytes
ComedyRecent
Projects
Blood Claim, the latest Western is now available for Kindle and Nook readers. A paperback edition is available through Amazon, if you prefer to flip the pages. A new science fiction project is in the works.The project is taking shape! I believe the first draft is nearly complete. If you are interested in my efforts in digital art, and photography, you can review some of my artwork on Deviant Art, an on-line artist community. Spring can't be far off; get ready to plant a garden!
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Mason Powell is called upon to track an elusive killer in terrain with sufficient cover to hide a small army. The advantage was to the hunted, not the hunter, in the cypress swamps and heavily wooded hills. That advantage becomes apparent when traps and determined hunters fail to capture the elusive predator. Mason is forced to adapt his tactics to prevent more deaths. He resorts to stalking alone, on the killer's home ground. The challenge of the hunt is to avoid becoming the hunted. In the shadows beneath the velvet green forest canopy, Mason Powell learns a harsh lesson--there's a very good reason to fear things that haunt the deep woods at night!
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Upcoming events will be posted as they are scheduled.
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Author Fest 2025
Mar 1 2025Confirmed! An invitation has been accepted. Last year there were at thirty-six local authors present. They represented all types of genera, Westerns, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Children's Books. No matter what your preference, there was a book for just about every age and genre.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 10AM-3PM, the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library will host the annual Author Fest. This is an opportunity to meet and talk with local writers. The Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library is located at 310 Cappes Street, in Dalton, GA. For more information call (706) 876-1379. Last year, I got to meet Jan Brown, a local author from North Georgia. Jan writes historical fiction--his books can be found on Amazon.
Mark the date on your calendar so you don't miss the event. I hope to see you there.
Requiem for Theia
Mar 01 2025Coming in 2025!
Work is proceeding on the new science fiction novel, Requiem for Theia. The first draft of the manuscript is nearly complete!
"I am cognizant of my waning years. I am aware life in our world is ever-changing. Everything that has been created will eventually be destroyed through a natural calamity or of our machinations. I have seen the ruins of Theia’s earlier civilizations. Many find it difficult to believe that once great societies existed before our modern one. But even if not as technologically advanced, our ancestors were capable of building great edifies and cities. It is humbling to see the fragments of carved stone tumbled from the walls of great buildings to lay on the red sand between tuffs of lavender-colored weeds that seem to have sprouted from every crevice."
"Such places where the winds howl and the sand it drives rounds and softens the sharp edges of the portions of the buildings that still stand. Some of the ruins near the coast suggest that the great sea has receded as the piers stick forlornly out of the dry crust of the soil." --From Requiem for Theia.
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Author Fest 2025
Feb 16 2025Coming in March
Confirmed! An invitation has been accepted.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 10AM-3PM, the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library will host the annual Author Fest. This is an opportunity to meet and talk with local writers. The Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library is located at 310 Cappes Street, in Dalton, GA. For more information call (706) 876-1379.
Mark the date on your calendar so you don't miss the event. I hope to see you there.
Requiem for Theia
Feb 02 2025Coming in 2025!
Work is proceeding on the new science fiction novel, Requiem for Theia.
"I am cognizant of my waning years. I am aware life in our world is ever-changing. Everything that has been created will eventually be destroyed through a natural calamity or of our machinations. I have seen the ruins of Theia’s earlier civilizations. Many find it difficult to believe that once great societies existed before our modern one. But even if not as technologically advanced, our ancestors were capable of building great edifies and cities. It is humbling to see the fragments of carved stone tumbled from the walls of great buildings to lay on the red sand between tuffs of lavender-colored weeds that seem to have sprouted from every crevice."
"Such places where the winds howl and the sand it drives rounds and softens the sharp edges of the portions of the buildings that still stand. Some of the ruins near the coast suggest that the great sea has receded as the piers stick forlornly out of the dry crust of the soil." --From Requiem for Theia.
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Requiem for Theia
Jan 17 2025Coming in 2025!
A new science fiction novel by Steve Croy, Requiem for Theia.
"I am cognizant of my waning years. I am aware life in our world is ever-changing. Everything that has been created will eventually be destroyed through a natural calamity or of our machinations. I have seen the ruins of Theia’s earlier civilizations. Many find it difficult to believe that once great societies existed before our modern one. But even if not as technologically advanced, our ancestors were capable of building great edifies and cities. It is humbling to see the fragments of carved stone tumbled from the walls of great buildings to lay on the red sand between tuffs of lavender-colored weeds that seem to have sprouted from every crevice."
"Such places where the winds howl and the sand it drives rounds and softens the sharp edges of the portions of the buildings that still stand. Some of the ruins near the coast suggest that the great sea has receded as the piers stick forlornly out of the dry crust of the soil." --From Requiem for Theia.
Blood Claim
Jan 1 2025Be sure to read the latest Western from Steve Croy!
The mountains stretched as far as the eye could see, like the jagged spine of the earth. Trees dotted the shoulders of most slopes, though the tallest peaks revealed the rigid rock bones of the Sierra Nevada Range. The gray rock stood out against the vivid blue of the eastern sky. In winter, snow would soften the contours, cloaking the harshest of the terrain. Callum McLachlan called the land home.
The mining company formed by Winfield, Bauer, and Epperson planned to risk beginning operations without securing a title to the land, figuring they could settle any dispute with the courts or with guns if need be. They had no idea the claim’s owner wasn’t interested in money. The mining company couldn’t offer him enough to sell, and Cal wouldn’t abandon his home, not even when the company hired men to kill him. He swore that no timber cutting and no mining would take place on his land.
The Sierra Nevada Range became the rugged battleground in an intense struggle between the owners of the Nevada Central Mining Company and Callum McLachlan. However, there was a wild card in the conflict neither side had counted on, Old Gimp. A massive grizzly, old, lame, and always hungry, also staked a claim on the hills. Just like Callum McLachlan, he couldn’t be bought and was just as stubborn about moving. He’d staked his claim in blood.
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Blood Claim
Dec 1 2024When gold is discovered, the hills of California become overrun with prospectors looking for the mother lode. However, gold fever fades as little is found. The hills are deserted once again for a short time. After losing his parents, Cyrus befriends young Callum. Callum knows little of the outside world, and what little he does know, he doesn’t care for. The harsh mountains are home despite the brutal winters and the dangers inherent in the unsettled country.
The Sierra Nevada Range became the rugged battleground in an intense struggle between the owners of the Nevada Central Mining Company and Callum McLachlan. However, there was a wild card in the conflict neither side had counted on, Old Gimp. A massive grizzly, old, lame, and always hungry, also staked a claim on the hills. Just like Callum McLachlan, he couldn’t be bought and was just as stubborn about moving. He’d staked his claim in blood.
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