Narrative Designer | Sci-fi & Fantasy Author
Hayley Stone
Novels

Novels

ARCHITECT (Last Resistance, #3)

⭐ THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED CONCLUSION TO THE LAST RESISTANCE SERIES

To create a new world, everything in the old one must die.

Rhona Long is no one’s commander anymore.

Out in the cold after a rescue mission gone wrong, Rhona moves forward with her own desperate strategy to stop the machines—only now she must do it without the resources of McKinley base, currently occupied by a hostile power.

But when Rhona encounters a group of machine reformers and learns a devastating truth about the higher echelon’s endgame, she must decide whether to finish what her predecessor started by destroying the brilliant artificial life controlling the machines—or do the unthinkable by saving it.

Join ex-commander Rhona Long as she faces off against the machines and their malicious A.I. overlord to decide humanity’s fate in this epic conclusion to the Last Resistance Series.

Publication date: December 7th, 2020 (Aethon Books & Audible Studios)

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COUNTERPART (Last Resistance, #2)

⭐ AN AMAZON PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

Prepare to become your own worst enemy.

Commander Rhona Long understands survival better than most. Killed in combat by a malevolent artificial intelligence, she was brought back to life using her DNA, and she’s forged a new, even more powerful identity. Now the leader of the resistance, she’s determined to ensure the machines are shut down for good.

But victory is elusive. The machines have a new technology designed to overcome humanity’s most advanced weaponry. Despite Rhona’s peacekeeping efforts, former nations are feuding over resources as old power struggles resurface. Worse, someone inside the resistance is sabotaging the human cause—someone who, from all appearances, seems to be Rhona . . . or her exact replica.

Jump into the heart-stopping sequel to Machinations as reincarnated insurgent Rhona Long faces off against the one enemy she can’t outwit: herself.

Publication date: October, 2016 (Hydra / Random House) | October 6th, 2020 (Aethon Books & Audible Studios)

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MACHINATIONS (Last Resistance, #1)

⭐ AN AMAZON PICK FOR BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

” A thrilling fusion of action and heartbreak.” – G.T. Almasi, author of Blades of Winter

Waking up as a clone with a broken memory? Not great when you’re leading the resistance.

Rhona has battled the malevolent A.I. intent on wiping out humanity since the first Machinations began—until she’s killed during a rescue mission gone wrong. Now, Rhona awakens to find herself transported to a new body, complete with her DNA and her personality.

She’s a clone… of herself. Except for her missing memories. Some of which could potentially turn the tide of the war.

Trapped in the shadow of the life she knew and rejected by the man who once loved her, the reincarnated Rhona must fight to secure her place among old friends and newfound enemies—and quickly. For the machines are inching closer to exterminating humanity for good. And only Rhona, whoever she is now, can save them.

Experience the unforgettable start of the Last Resistance Series, a sci-fi thriller filled with heart, soul, and plenty of twists. Perfect for fans of Orphan Black, Westworld, Robopocalypse, and Terminator.

Publication date: July 26th, 2016 (Hydra / Random House) | September 8, 2020 (Aethon Books & Audible Studios)

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MAKE ME NO GRAVE

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⭐ AN AUDIBLE #1 BESTSELLER  ⭐  WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER’S BOOK AWARD FOR BEST ADULT FICTION E-BOOK 2020 ⭐ LARAMIE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST

Marshal Apostle Richardson faces off against bloodthirsty outlaws, flesh witches, ruthless vigilantes, and more in this gritty, magical re-imagining of the Old West.

Almena Guillory, better known as the Grizzly Queen of the West, has done plenty to warrant the noose, but U.S. Marshal Apostle Richardson enforces the law, he doesn’t decide it. When a posse tries to lynch Almena ahead of her trial, Apostle refuses their form of expedited justice—and receives a bullet for his trouble. Almena spares him through the use of dangerous flesh magic but escapes soon after saving him.

Weeks later, Apostle fears the outlaw queen has returned to her old ways when she’s spotted terrorizing Kansas with a new gang in tow. When cornered, however, Almena makes a convincing case for her innocence and proposes a plan to take the real bandits down.

Working with a known killer opens Apostle up to all sorts of trouble, not the least being his own growing attraction toward the roguish woman. Turning Almena away from vengeance may be out of the question, but if he doesn’t try, she’ll wind up right where the law wants her: at the end of a rope.

And if Apostle isn’t careful, he’ll end up joining her.

If you like Red Dead Redemption and Lila Bowen’s Wake of Vultures, you’ll love this gun-blazing weird western.

Publication date: November 20, 2018 (Aethon Books & Audible Studios)

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