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Welcome to iSoftwerks. Thank you for visiting! Learn about me on the About page. Use the scroll buttons on the right to review images of the bookcovers. Hover on the image and a banner button will pop up. Clicking on the button will link to a preview page for the novel. Or, if you so choose, you may use the buttons below the bookcover to purchase a copy of the novel. The Library image will direct you to the bookshelves which features preview links to all novels by Steve Croy.
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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 FictionBroken:Symbiosis
Science FictionBroken: Morphosis
Science FictionBroken: Morphosis
Science FictionBones of the Earth
WesternJudgment Rendered
WesternOutlaw Brand
WesternKilling Time
WesternAnasazi Trail
WesternWay of the Snake
WesternTrack of the Wolf
WesternThe Resurrection of Cain
WesternDane's Law
WesternBehold a Pale Horse
WesternA Child of the Wind
WesternVelvet Green
ThrillerNight of the Beast
ThrillerLife Bytes
ComedyRecent
Projects
A new Western novel, Blood Claim, is under review and should be published early next year. November shapes up to be a busy month. A book signing is scheduled in Spring City, TN, and another event is on the calendar for Chattanooga, TN. Busy is good! Anasazi Trail seems to be a fan favorite. Way of the Snake is one that I enjoy, since it was dedicated to my grandsons. 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. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Like twin steel serpents, the rails crawled across the American landscape at a time when war tore the country’s fabric apart. Thousands of immigrants labored to stitch the country together with those tracks. Follow the tale of four brothers facing the challenge of forging lives in their new land. Follow the Way of the Snake!
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Upcoming events will be posted as they are scheduled.
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Way of the Snake
Nov 1 2024Way of the Snake will be featured in a book event sponsored by Ashwood Square on Thursday, November 21, 2024 2PM-3PM. Join the presentation at: Ashwood Square 7683 Shallowford Road Chattanooga, TN 37421. Call for more information (423) 308-6899.
During the 1850s, immigrants from as far away as Australia flocked to California. San Francisco became home to a vast number of those immigrants. 1852 alone saw over twenty thousand Chinese file through customs. They worked in the mines and fields and helped build the First Transcontinental Railroad. Way of the Snake is a tale that acknowledges those contributions.
Anasazi Trail!
Nov 1 2024Audrey Pack Library will host a book signing Saturday, November 16, 2024 11AM-1PM! Join the presentation at: Watts Bar Beer Works 353 Front St, Spring City, TN 37381. For more information call (423) 365-9757.
The Diné knew of the Anasazi when they came to this world but they were not alone in their journey to this world. First Angry followed them. The people have a proverb: Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry. An author of mischief, it was Coyote who brought magic into the world. This magic spreads fear when such knowledge falls to someone with evil in their heart.
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Way of the Snake
Oct 4 2024Way of the Snake will be featured in a book event sponsored by Ashwood Square, Chattanooga Tennessee in November of 2024. Check back later in October for more details of the event! During the 1850s, immigrants from as far away as Australia flocked to California. San Francisco became home to a vast number of those immigrants. 1852 alone saw over twenty thousand Chinese file through customs. They worked in the mines and fields and helped build the First Transcontinental Railroad. Way of the Snake is a tale that acknowledges those contributions.
Blood Claim
Oct 1 2024A first draft of the novel is nearing completion! A mining company sought gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Though aware there might be a claim on a promising location, no one knew who the owner was or where he might be found. The partners in the company decided 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. Cal McLachlan wanted payment in blood from anyone trying to take the land he claimed as home.
Anasazi Trail!
Oct 1 2024Anasazi Trail will be featured in a book event sponsored by the Audrey Pack Library of Spring City, Tennessee in November of 2024. Check back later in October for an update on the event! The Diné knew of the Anasazi when they came to this world but they were not alone in their journey to this world. First Angry followed them. The people have a proverb: Coyote is always out there waiting, and Coyote is always hungry. An author of mischief, it was Coyote who brought magic into the world. This magic spreads fear when such knowledge falls to someone with evil in their heart.
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New Project!
Sep 1 2024A mining company sought gold in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Though aware there might be a claim on a promising location, no one knew who the owner was or where he might be found. The partners in the company decided 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. Cal McLachlan wanted payment in blood from anyone trying to take the land he claimed as home.
Broken Necrosis!
ASep 1 2024Though he isn’t sure he still lives, Sergei Prokov would like to locate David Castillo. It would allow his researchers to reverse-engineer the AI chips in his body. The current development of human brain implants is proceeding too slowly for him. Prokov is desperate to speed the development of the AI technology he hopes will halt the disease that will eventually devour his brain. AI robotic development within the company provides the budget for the HAIIT (Human Artificial Intelligence Implant Technology )Project. However, it leads to the production of a walking, thinking, and killing machine. Its up to David and SARACEN to halt the project.
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Dinosaur Heresies!
Aug 8 2024Saturday, Jul 27 From 11 AM - 12 PM at the Meigs-Decatur Public Library in Decatur, Tennessee join me for a discussion on dinosaurs. What were dinosaurs? Were they lizards? When did the first dinosaurs appear? Were all dinosaurs enormous? Did dinosaurs fly? I hope everyone will find the presentation interesting. By the way, the book cover for Bones of the Earth, is composed of photos of fossils--the background is an image of a fossil ammonites enbedded in Jurassic Age shale. The foot bones belong to an Apatosaurus, a giant sauropod from the Jurassic. The skeleton of the beast is on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. For directions to the library, or more information about the Meigs-Decatur Library, click the button below.
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