Release date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
After years of imagining the unthinkable, rewriting, doubting, and daring again, my new techno political thriller, The 51st State, is officially released today.
This is the story of the day an ally becomes an invader, the day Canada stops being the quiet neighbour and becomes the prize.
It begins with a single command in a shielded American command centre:
“Launch all planes. Operation Snowball is a go.”
Seventy five bombers rise into the sky on what the world believes is a training exercise. It is not training. It is invasion. Provincial capitals are targeted, Ottawa is in the crosshairs, and within minutes the map of North America will never look the same.
Far away, in Calgary, Brigadier General Samuel Dickson is just a proud grandfather watching his granddaughter Alexandra give a talk on cyber security. His secure phone vibrates. Canada is on fire. Allegiances fracture. Truth becomes dangerous.
And the question underneath it all is simple and terrifying.
What happens when the friend at your door decides to stop knocking and simply walks in?
🌎 For readers who like their thrillers to feel a little too real
If you enjoy stories that are:
- Fast paced, tense, and hard to put down
- Rooted in frighteningly plausible geopolitics
- Filled with characters torn between duty, conscience, and love
- Set in a Canada that finally finds itself at the centre of the storm
then The 51st State was written for you.
This book explores power, loyalty, water scarcity, cyber warfare, and the cost of remaining human when the world around you is turning into a spreadsheet of targets and assets.
📚 Get your copy today
You can dive into The 51st State right now:
- On Amazon (paperback and Kindle):
https://www.amazon.ca/51st-State-Nathaniel-Theos/dp/1988417465/ - On Kobo (ebook):
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the-51st-state-3?sId=63835e8d-e555-40f4-803c-593e92771154&ssId=LvE75pJpYLxzCOgMccGpF&cPos=1
Order it, download it, and step into the moment the sky changes sides.
💬 One small favour
If the story moves you, unsettles you, or keeps you up far too late, I would be deeply grateful if you would leave a review or share the book with a friend who loves intelligent, heart pounding thrillers.
Most of all, I would love to hear your answer to this:
