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S.A. Softley

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S. A. Softley lives in Calgary Alberta, Canada with his wonderful wife. He is a teacher and musician with a number of album and writing credits to his name. When he is not teaching, playing music, reading or writing; he enjoys travelling and seeking out new experiences and adventures. Softley is a perpetual learner and graduate of the University of Calgary. To learn more, visit www.SeanSoftley.com ...more

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S.A. Softley Music helps a lot. While I'm writing, I try to listen to music that suits the theme or mood of the story. It also helps me tune out distractions. If I…moreMusic helps a lot. While I'm writing, I try to listen to music that suits the theme or mood of the story. It also helps me tune out distractions. If I'm really stuck, I like to get a bit of exercise which usually refreshes me a bit. I take the dog for a walk or I go to a hot yoga class to get my mind off it and re-energize. After that I can generally attack the problem with fresh eyes.(less)
S.A. Softley "The Luthier." Although the story and characters are not based on factual events or people, the setting and many scenes are based loosely on my own ex…more"The Luthier." Although the story and characters are not based on factual events or people, the setting and many scenes are based loosely on my own experiences as a violinist. You can find out a bit more here:

http://www.softleybooks.com/coming-soon.html

It should be available around Christmas 2015.(less)
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Prairie Skies | Alberta | Canada

It appears at first as a faint green haze no more noticeable than a slight wisp of cloud. I'd been watching for it. I always watch for it. It takes just a moment for me to be certain. It is not cloud. It is not the atmospheric halo of town lights. 

It isn't moving in a noticeable way; isn't shimmering or dancing like it does in National Geographic films. One moment it's faint; only the size of a qu

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Ain't No Grave by S.A. Softley
2015, 260 pages
Kindle $2.99 (on sale from Sept 20 to Oct 1 for 99¢), print $15.99

"A man is struck by an unknown illness high over northern Canada. The plane is forced to make an emergency landing in an isolated northern town. When he awakens, he finds himself naked and cold in an empty hospital. He soon discovers that the town is deserted and all its people missing. Alone in the unforgiving winter, he must struggle to survive and uncover the truth. Nothing can prepare him for what he finds."
 
  9 votes, 47.4%



Rocky Mountain Locust: Opus I, Trio by M.I. Lastman
2014, 323 pages
Kindle $6.78, print $17.86

Review: "The storyline is fast-paced, and thrilling, the commentary a sensitive and thoughtful discourse on 21st century life and times. Read it and weep.” Susan Koswan, KW Record. “This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. . . the story riveting and the characters believable, . . . it is also terrifyingly plausible, and maybe even inevitable. This is a MUST READ for every adult. . ."
 
  4 votes, 21.1%



The Hauntings of Playing God by Chris Dietzel
2014, 225 pages
$3.99 Kindle, paperback from $7.97

"Everyone is dead. All that remains is an old woman and a gymnasium full of unresponsive bodies. Each day, another storm approaches, threatening to destroy the building they call home. Each night, a series of nightmares leaves the woman screaming for help. Alone and overwhelmed, will the final member of the human race be thought of as a caretaker or as a monster?

A Great De-evolution Story."
 
  2 votes, 10.5%



The Last of the Ageless: A Post-Apocalyptic Adventure by Traci Loudin
2015, 410 pages
$4.99 Kindle, $14.99 print
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No zombies, no romance, just an adventure through the apocalypse.

"After the end of the world, every survivor must choose who to become... Victim? Or villain?"
 
  2 votes, 10.5%




After the Storm by Don Chase
2012, 204 pages
99¢ Kindle, cheap used paperback

"After the Storm is a post apocalyptic novel set five years after a meteor wipes out 95% of the population. A group of survivors in Boston have to find ways to survive and contend with a reemerging government that wants to take back control after deserting them for years... Hilarity ensues."
 
  1 vote, 5.3%



Devastation Point -5 Years Post Viral Apocalypse by Paul Kirk
2014, 568 pages
Kindle $2.99, Print $18.97

"The world collapsed after the spread of the hyper-aggressive H5N1 Avian plague and several airborne mutations. By simply breathing the air, billions around the world died in less than a few months' time. Airborne Special Forces Colonel Connor MacMillen survives the dark and dangerous times. DEVASTATION POINT begins with Connor Mac's exploits in the fifth year of the New Dark Ages as he encounters a strange and changed America turned upside down by the "Cuckoo Flu". "
 
  1 vote, 5.3%



Blank: Mind the Gap by Matt Eaton
2015, 300ish pages
$3.99 on Kindle and iBooks

"The oceans of the world rise five metres without warning on the heels of a massive solar event."
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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