A dystopian novel series set in post-nuclear CanadaTRADES & HARDCOVERS NOW AVAILABLE The first book in the series, The Refusal, depicts a desolate post-nuclear landscape. TRADES & HARDCOVERS Now Available Through BookVault We’ve partnered with BookVault to handle the printing and fulfillment of Warriors of the Last Days trade paperbacks and hardcovers. This allows us to offer professionally printed editions with streamlined ordering...
The Covers That Weren’t Supposed to Look Like This Table of Contents The Covers That Weren't Supposed to Look Like This The Starting Point Problem What the Tool Cannot Do The Process Nobody Talks About The Back Cover What the Physical Object Does The Honest Assessment Every book needs a cover. That much is simple. What nobody tells you is how many decisions are hiding inside that one...
2027 NOVELS RELEASES These are the novels in the Warriors of the Last Days series set for release in 2027. Two of the four novels (Death Row and The Last Islands) are already written. They will undergo editing during the rest of 2026 to be ready for their launch.Death Row is set in the province of Ontario. Two prequel short stories, Clarence and Nomi, will be released before it. Death Row...
AUTHOR CONTACT PAGE If you’ve made it this far, you’re already part of the world. Whether you’re reaching out about Warriors of the Last Days, have questions about the universe, or want to collaborate, this is where it starts. Every message is read. Some shape what comes next. Independent stories survive because people choose to engage with them. If something resonated, unsettled you, or stayed...
Kobo: The Refusal now available Table of Contents Kobo: The Refusal now available Kobo: It's Happening! The Refusal is Now Available for Pre-Order A Milestone Worth Marking A Long Road Where and How to Get It Kobo: It’s Happening! The Refusal is Now Available for Pre-Order Some announcements feel bigger than others. This is one of them. The Refusal — Book I of the Warriors of the Last...
BISAC CATEGORIES BY TITLE Corresponding BISAC categories for all the novels. Most are in the main category Dystopian, but several secondary categories change. depennding on the book, so here is a good way to get all the possible categories for those in need of them. THE REFUSALTHE EXODUSTHE DRIFTTHE SPARKTHE LAST ISLANDSDEATH ROWCOLD STORAGETHE FRONT Top BISAC Categories: 1) FICTION /...
WARRIORS OF THE LAST DAYS SHORT STORIES A novel gives you a spine. A short story gives you breath. Starting now, the Warriors of the Last Days universe expands with a new rhythm: one short story every month. Not side content. Not extras. These are pieces of the same world: fragments that deepen it, contradict it, and sometimes quietly reshape what you thought you understood. Where It Begins The...
MAKING EPUBS: WHERE GREAT TOOLS MEET REAL CREATIVE LIMITS MY VELLUM IMPRESSIONS Creating an ePub today is both easier than ever and more constrained than it should be. On one side, you have tools like Vellum that make the process almost frictionless. On the other, you quickly hit a ceiling the moment you try to do anything beyond a “standard novel.” This post breaks down that tension from real...
DETAILED CHARACTER COMPENDIUM BY NOVELS THE REFUSALTHE EXODUSTHE DRIFTTHE SPARK THE REFUSAL CHARACTER COMPENDIUM MAIN CHARACTERS 1. Una — The protagonist; a young woman raised in an underground cave who is captured, subjected to the Stadium’s Ordeals, escapes through the tunnels, survives RESO’s underground city, and ultimately walks the highways alone. 2. Prester John — The primary...
What Making My Own Book Covers Taught Me I went into this assuming a good image and a strong idea would be enough. It isn’t. A book cover isn’t just design, it’s positioning. It has a job to do in a fraction of a second, often at thumbnail size, often in a crowded field, often for someone who has never heard of you. These are the lessons that actually moved the needle. 1. Don’t Lead With Your...
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.