Ritual Prayer

Ritual Prayer 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.

"The jaguar would be pleased, he was sure. The altar was a simple affair. Stakes were driven into the ground on either side to bind the sacrifice securely for the ritual taking of the heart. Blood dripped down his arm as he held the quivering organ to the moon above. The skulls, pierced and mounted on the tzompantli, should have been better prepared. However, when Tonatiuh, the Fifth Sun, rose to journey across the sky, the crows would clean the remaining flesh and blood, leaving the bones gleaming white. Tezcatlipoca had honored him and given him the stealth of the jaguar. The ixiptla could not resist the power of a god." -- Ritual Prayer, a Western by Steve Croy.

Exiles of Theia

If you enjoyed Requiem for Theia, I thinks 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.

Author Fest 2026

Author Fest, March 28th was a good experience. Sponsored by the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library, it is a gathering of local authors in Dalton, Georgia. The event featured something for everyone's taste. Fiction and non-fiction authors attended, with illustrated children's books. Panel readings from author's works were held throughout the event, moderated by attending authors. There were poetry readings, and storytime sessions for children's books.

Thanks are due to the Director, Brandy Wyatt, for hosting the gathering. The library is undergoing an expansion, and already there are plans for next years event. I am hoping to see my fellow authors back again.

Exiles of Theia

If you enjoyed Requiem for Theia, I thinks 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.

Looking Ahead

Winter still has its grip on many parts of the country. However, spring may not be too far off. Again, for the third year in a row, I have been invited to participate in Author Fest, March 28th. Sponsored by the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library, it is a gathering of local authors in Dalton, Georgia. The event has a little something for everyone's taste. Fiction and non-fiction authors attend, along with those who create illustrated children's books. It is an opportunity for attendees to meet authors. There are also areas for poetry readings, and storytime sessions for children's books.

Exiles of Theia

The manuscript for Exiles of Theia is now a complete story! Re-write is complete!. I think readers who enjoyed Requiem for Theia will find the return to the doomed planet just as interesting. Spring is not far away so the pace of progress may be slow as I have to prepare for the Author Fest in Dalton, Georgia in March. If you haven't been before, it is an interesting event that offers the opportunity to personally connect with over thirty authors.

Look for it in the summer of 2026! Find novels by Steve Croy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Exiles of Theia

The manuscript for Exiles of Theia is now a complete story! However, editing and a re-write is underway. I think readers who enjoyed Requiem for Theia will find the return to the doomed planet just as interesting. Spring is not far away so the pace of progress may be slow as I have to prepare for the Author Fest in Dalton, Georgia in March. If you haven't been before, it is an interesting event that offers the opportunity to personally connect with over thirty authors.

Look for it in the summer of 2026! Find novels by Steve Croy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Looking Ahead

Winter still has its grip on many parts of the country. However, spring may not be too far off. Again, for the third year in a row, I have been invited to participate in Author Fest, March 28th. Sponsored by the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library, it is a gathering of local authors in Dalton, Georgia. The event has a little something for everyone's taste. Fiction and non-fiction authors attend, along with those who create illustrated children's books. It is an opportunity for attendees to meet authors. There are also areas for poetry readings, and storytime sessions for children's books.

New Sci-Fi Project Exiles of Theia

“Exile is a dream of a glorious return. Exile is a vision of revolution: Elba, not St Helena. It is an endless paradox: looking forward by always looking back. The exile is a ball hurled high into the air. ” – Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses.

The cataclysm that shook Theia changed all that we know. Many still struggle to comprehend what fate has in store for our world. There are those, the Mohrg’ilestra accept the inevitable and see no point in continuing in a civilized fashion. They have discarded the rule of law and rejected the technology that brought doom upon the planet. I have often pondered what Arn Ad-Emn would make of the current state of the world he failed to save. His writings made public seem to express a pragmatic view.

I doubt he would be shocked. From some of his pithy comments, he might not have expected anything different from our people. He and Ninh’ Ar-Rill have been dead for almost 200 solarii at this point. All I know of my ancestors is from historic texts. And of course, the journal Arn kept of the Post-Impact era, which has been passed down through generations in our family. – Exiles of Theia.

Look for it in the summer of 2026! Find novels by Steve Croy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.