The Rule of One

Written by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders

Narrated by Karissa Vacker

In their world, telling the truth has become the most dangerous crime of all.

In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin, daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secret—one her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life.

She has an identical twin sister, Mira.

For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable existence down to the most telling detail. But when their charade is exposed, their worst nightmare begins. Now they must leave behind the father they love and fight for their lives.

Branded as traitors, hunted as fugitives, and pushed to discover just how far they’ll go in order to stay alive, Ava and Mira rush headlong into a terrifying unknown.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Oct 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781543681314

Ashley Saunders

Hailing from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders are award-winning filmmakers and twin sisters who honed their love of storytelling at the University of Texas at Austin. While researching the Rule of One series, they fell in love with America’s national parks, traveling Ava and Mira’s path. Currently, the sisters can be found with their Boston terriers in sunny Los Angeles, exploring hiking trails and drinking entirely too much yerba maté. Visit them at www.thesaunderssisters.com, or follow them on Instagram @saunderssisters.

Reviews for The Rule of One

[Melissa Chavarro · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was recommended for people who enjoy hunger games, and I can’t agree more. It’s an interesting look on what a surveillance state might look.

[Kitaabein aur Koffee · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

"The Rule of One" is a wonderful book written by the Saunders sisters. Set in a near-future United States, it follows the lives of twins Ava and Mira, born into a dystopian society with a strictly enforced one-child policy.

In this oppressive world, the twins are forced to live an interchangeable existence. The story unfolds their 18-year journey of constant fear, always at risk of exposure. It's a tale of their quest for freedom and the search for individual identities in a world where they've had to live as a single person.

As Ava and Mira embark on their path to freedom, they uncover secrets about their family's past.

If you enjoy YA dystopian fiction, then "The Rule of One" is a must-read!

[Juliene Milani · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

One of the worst dystopian books I've read. It is a lack luster, boring, poor imitation of Hunger Games. I did read all of it almost pulled my hair out doing but got through it. But still was not worth it. Now rereading Hunger Games and that is satisfying beyond belief!!!!

[Dana Bare · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I didn't find it to be like the Hunger Games at all. Story line is completely different. Book one builds and sets up the overall storyline but it's done very well