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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
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Bones of the Earth, a Western by Steve Croy, has new cover art. The story isn't a typical Western. Sure, there is Cavalry and in 1877, Colonel Nelson Miles was engaged with Crazy Horse and their allies. General Oliver Howard was in pursuit of Chief Joseph and a band of Nez Perce. Slipping past the Cavalry, the Nez Perce spent a couple of weeks in Yellowstone National Park, resting their horses and hunting. Since they didn’t sign the visitors’ log, their time there was not officially noted. Over 300 miles to the Southeast the story takes an unexpected twist. An expedition financed by Yale University was digging up dinosaur bones near Como Bluff, Wyoming. Sergeant Dalton Rawlings of the U.S. Cavalry wasn’t sure why it was any of his business.
iSoftwerks presents Bones of the Earth by Steve Croy.
Informed that the bones of a giant prehistoric beast were uncovered at Como Bluff, Wyoming, O. C. Marsh, a noted professor of paleontology at Yale University, organized an expedition to recover the fossils. Marsh wanted to secure the finds before his nemesis, Edward Cope, got wind of the site. Sergeant Rawlings was instructed to lead a detachment to Medicine Bow, Wyoming. His assignment: protect the Easterners from the dangers of the unsettled territory while they searched for bones in the earth. It was a more difficult task than he anticipated. Maintaining order and discipline in ranks, as well as the expedition’s camp, while fending off unscrupulous fossil hunters, paid saboteurs, and hostile Indians stretched his patience to its limit. As if that wasn’t challenging enough, his assignment was made more difficult by the newly seated Congress, which failed to pass a bill for military appropriations before adjourning. Neither the sergeant nor his men were being paid. Rations were so scarce his horse was beginning to look appetizing!
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Exodus from Theia
Sep 1 2026“…we can endure neither our vices nor the remedies needed to cure them.” – Livy, History of Rome.
This novel is compelling in the way it presents the weight of legacy and the burden of a catastrophic past. Long ago, an archaeologist discovered an ancient artifact that unlocked the technology to open a rift in space-time. Unfortunately, the discovery resulted in a catastrophe. Activating the ancient portal caused a singularity of such magnitude that its gravitational pull drew a rain of asteroids upon the planet and destroyed one of Theia's two moons. Before the singularity dissipated, the orbit of Theia had been irrecoverably altered. Archaeologist Arn Ad-Emn did try to prevent the calamity. He did not set out to destroy the world.
Over 1,500 years after the Impact Era, Toth, the city under the mountain, the city created when the Guild was exiled, thrived. Technology finally advanced far enough to make the breakthrough that the Guild sought: the Universal Portal. Theia is doomed, on an inevitable collision course with Ga’aa. But now, the power exists to generate a rift in space-time. The portal may allow an exodus from the doomed planet by creating a bridge to another dimension. However, the rift requires tremendous power, and with it, great risk. A journey to another dimension is possible, but the destination is uncertain. It poses a quandary: stay and face certain destruction, or gamble on unproven technology by stepping into the unknown.
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Exodus from Theia
Au 1 2026“…we can endure neither our vices nor the remedies needed to cure them.” – Livy, History of Rome.
“I do understand the fear of the unknown. Anyone who claims not to know fear is delusional. However, even though I fear stepping into the unknown, if the sol of exodus arrives in my lifetime, I will not let fear guide my steps. Whatever awaits, I have taken an oath to serve and protect the Theiacians who will make the journey. I have a care and a wish that my people will survive—if the exodus takes them to another universe, another time, it is my duty to see to their safety. I swore an oath.” - Cha’uan Namarin, Commander of TAS.
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The Chronicles of Theia
Jul 12 2026“We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.” – John Archibald Wheeler.
The Chronicles of Theia are easy to categorize as science fiction, though most of the theoretical physics mentioned in the stories is known to the scientific community. It takes a special intellect, a genius really, to observe phenomena and then describe what observation and experimentation imply using physics. Hawking, Penrose, Einstein, et al. have described concepts in theoretical physics that are far beyond most individuals’ intellectual boundaries. The concepts they developed to explain the nature of our existence inspire ideas beyond our engineering capabilities. Who knows what worlds we may explore that lie just beyond the reach of current scientific limitations? Exploring the Chronicles of Theia requires only imagination and the knowledge that the universe persists in defying our grasp of reality.
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The Ressurrection of Caim
Jun 1 2026The Resurrection of Cain is the feature of the month novel. Paperback or Kindle copies are available on Amazon. For Nook readers, a copy of the novel is available on Barnes & Noble.
A young Missouri farmer, Caleb Blackwell, is thrust into a man-made version of hell when he is marched into Camp Sumter, a Confederate prison near Andersonville, Georgia. Brutal conditions, scarce food, medical supplies, water, and shelter test even the strongest. Caleb struggles for survival, morphing into someone far different from the person he was before the war swept him up and deposited him like so much debris into the open-air cesspit called Andersonville. On a merciful day, only thirty men died in Camp Sumter. Under the blistering heat of the summer sun, nearly a hundred men a day lost the desperate struggle to stay alive. Stubborn as a Missouri mule, Caleb scratches, claws, and clings to life in spite of the conditions he’s forced to endure. Despised and shunned for killing a fellow inmate, he is called Cain, the man who killed his brother in arms.
Exiles of Theia
Jun 1 2026If you enjoyed Requiem for Theia, I think you will find the return to the doomed planet just as interesting. Exiles of Theia is now available in print or Kindle format from Amazon and available for Nook readers from Barnes & Noble. Order your copy in whatever format suits your reading preference!
Look for Exiles of Theia! You can find novels by Steve Croy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
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