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Shane Cowden

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Born

in Hamilton, Canada

Website

https://www.sierracharlienovels.com/

Genre

Fiction, Thriller, Psychology

Member Since

October 2022

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Shane Cowden is a Canadian author who debuted his first novel, ORION, in 2023. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, his biggest fans are his wife and three children.

Shane served in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2008 with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, an experience that profoundly shaped his life. Having lost friends at war and at home, mental health is a subject close to his heart and was the driving motivator for his first novel.

Having graduated from college with a diploma in journalism, storytelling is his natural passion. He currently resides in Bowmanville, Ontario, training Canada’s nuclear security response teams for the defence of Ontario’s energy sector. When he’s not working, he spends his spare time playing hockey, coaching, ...more

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Reviews of ORION Welcome!

It's been one week since the launch of ORION, and I'm proud to say we have had over 130 copies sold and counting! That includes paperback, hardcover and ebook! ORION has also recently been registered with Kindle Unlimited (Netflix for books essentially), So if you're registered with that, you can read ORION at no extra cost!

A cool thing about Kindle Unlimited as an author is it tracks 'pages read

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