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Within the Labyrinth
What if the truth cost you everything.
Now exposed in the Outlands and hunted by HAVEC, Airus races to reclaim answers that were never meant to be found. As his biochip decays, fractured memories begin to surface, forcing him to question everything he believes.
With time crumbling beneath The Veil, Airus crosses a treacherous land shaped by deception and fading realities. With uneasy alliances forming and trust carrying the weight of imprisonment or freedom, each revelation strips away certainty, blurring the line between what was taken from him and what was never truly his.
As Airus inches towards the truth, he must face a defying choice that will shatter his morals, and his life along with it.
Now exposed in the Outlands and hunted by HAVEC, Airus races to reclaim answers that were never meant to be found. As his biochip decays, fractured memories begin to surface, forcing him to question everything he believes.
With time crumbling beneath The Veil, Airus crosses a treacherous land shaped by deception and fading realities. With uneasy alliances forming and trust carrying the weight of imprisonment or freedom, each revelation strips away certainty, blurring the line between what was taken from him and what was never truly his.
As Airus inches towards the truth, he must face a defying choice that will shatter his morals, and his life along with it.
550 pages, Paperback
Published March 3, 2025
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About the author
S.L. Hayes
3 books3 followersS.L. Hayes lives in western Canada with his wife and their beloved black cat, where he spends his days imagining new worlds and the characters who bring them to life. He has known for as long as he can remember that he was meant to write. Storytelling has always been his way of exploring emotion, humanity, and the hidden layers beneath everyday life.
A lifelong creator, Hayes is passionate about fiction in all its forms. Whether crafting grounded emotional moments or building entire universes from scratch, he writes to make readers feel — connection, heart, and a sense of being transported somewhere entirely new. His current series, rooted in elements of memory, illusion, rebellion, and survival, sits within the sci-fi dystopian genre, but he is already expanding into fantasy and other storyworlds that inspire him.
Influenced by authors like Stephen King and J.K. Rowling, Hayes began creating his own fictional worlds long before he ever knew how to publish them. His love for fiction isn’t tied to any one genre — it comes from the joy of shaping characters, following their journeys, and discovering the deeper themes that emerge along the way. At the core of his work is a message of hope, resilience, and questioning the nature of reality itself.
When he’s not writing, Hayes escapes into other worlds through movies, video games, and novels — always searching for the kinds of stories that spark imagination. He also enjoys exploring coffee shops and spending time with his family, usually with his loyal black cat nearby. A creature of creative rhythm, he writes with a specific playlist and environment that helps him slip seamlessly into whatever world he’s building next.
Through every story he writes, S.L. Hayes aims to spark curiosity, ignite imagination, and invite readers into the places where fiction feels just a little more real than the world around us.
A lifelong creator, Hayes is passionate about fiction in all its forms. Whether crafting grounded emotional moments or building entire universes from scratch, he writes to make readers feel — connection, heart, and a sense of being transported somewhere entirely new. His current series, rooted in elements of memory, illusion, rebellion, and survival, sits within the sci-fi dystopian genre, but he is already expanding into fantasy and other storyworlds that inspire him.
Influenced by authors like Stephen King and J.K. Rowling, Hayes began creating his own fictional worlds long before he ever knew how to publish them. His love for fiction isn’t tied to any one genre — it comes from the joy of shaping characters, following their journeys, and discovering the deeper themes that emerge along the way. At the core of his work is a message of hope, resilience, and questioning the nature of reality itself.
When he’s not writing, Hayes escapes into other worlds through movies, video games, and novels — always searching for the kinds of stories that spark imagination. He also enjoys exploring coffee shops and spending time with his family, usually with his loyal black cat nearby. A creature of creative rhythm, he writes with a specific playlist and environment that helps him slip seamlessly into whatever world he’s building next.
Through every story he writes, S.L. Hayes aims to spark curiosity, ignite imagination, and invite readers into the places where fiction feels just a little more real than the world around us.
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March 22, 2026
This 2nd installment has given me a wow effect! Even better than the first book!
The entire story has me hooked!!!.
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The entire story has me hooked!!!.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 15, 2026
Same as book one , really good and really intense!
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