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Cory Sheldon grew up between the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Akron, Ohio (an industrial curiosity, formerly the nation's fastest growing city). After graduating with an industrial design degree, he spent several years designing tires, directing films, and creating a movie theater. While teaching film and design at a local college, he decided to write his first novel, which turned into his first series: Valley of Progress.

Also visit the author's other work at Cory Sheldon Creative ...more

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	The Murde Mountains: Valley of Progress, Archive 1 (Valley of Progress #0.5) by Cory Sheldon (Goodreads Author), Lauren Folk (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chigou (Valley of Progress #1) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sons of Ixchel by Eric Olson, Cory Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Lauren Folk (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Valley: Valley of Progress, Archive 2 (Valley of Progress #1.5) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cory Sheldon made a comment on Dawn-Lorraine’s review of Chigou (Valley of Progress #1) " Thanks for the review! I think you'll like the next book, Goraka, as its pace picks up a bit. ...more "
Jul 16, 2025 04:18PM · see review
Cory Sheldon liked Dawn-Lorraine's review of Chigou (Valley of Progress #1): "The author has built an interesting world and an engrossing plot. It's an adventure following characters with connections they don't always realize. Definitely a slow build, but still exciting at times."
Jul 16, 2025 04:12PM · see review

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“Lines of light ran up towering structures, fading into the stars. The world felt vast, as if anything could get lost in it.”
― Cory Michael Sheldon, Chigou

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