A dystopian novel series set in post-nuclear Canada
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES: The Northwest Territories (NWT) is a vast territory located in northern Canada. It covers an area of approximately 1,346,106 square kilometers, making it the second-largest territory in Canada. The estimated population is around 45,808 as of 2026.
A writer's self‑imposed challenge: craft stories set in Canada's strangest places, from the 31‑letter Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake to the two‑exclamation‑mark Saint‑Louis‑du‑Ha! Ha!. Each tale must live in a post‑nuclear landscape, letting the odd name shape the narrative. The project began as a lark and grew into a map of forgotten towns, ghost towns, and mythic sites.
The Northwest Territories runs on winter roads and air lifts across hundreds of kilometres. When those fragile systems fail, breakdown isn't a distant scenario - it's immediate.
A dystopian novel series set in post-nuclear Canada
Stéphane Roy is a lifelong reader and writer with a deep love for science fiction, apocalyptic worlds, and tightly constructed mysteries. This is his first novel. He lives in the Yukon with his dog and his aquarium, where long winters, silence, and wide, sometimes glowing, skies leave plenty of room for imagining the end of the world, and what might come after it. He is also waiting, with cautious optimism, for the aliens to finally reveal themselves and straighten us all out.