The Rule of All

Written by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders

Narrated by Karissa Vacker, Marcus Stewart and Timothy Andrés Pabon

As America’s twenty-first-century revolution reaches its endgame, twin sisters must outrun, and outlive, the Common enemy.

Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas’s tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule. But an enemy still endangers their fragile vision for the future. Ava and Mira’s mission: hunt the man down.

The once-mighty Governor Roth has fled Dallas. Holding a hostage beloved by Ava and Mira, Roth has a mission, too: regroup his Loyalists, wreak vengeance, and reclaim his power.

With the help of a savvy programmer turned rebel warrior, Ava and Mira brave a journey more uncertain than they’ve ever attempted before. As they forge southward into foreign territory—against a ruthless cartel, Roth’s aggressive Texas Guard, and a formidable new foe—courage, alliances, and trust will be tested. Now, in the most unlikely and treacherous of places, the sisters must finish what they started. Before they—and the Common—are erased from history forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Oct 6, 2020
• ISBN: 9781713506317

Ashley Saunders

Twin sisters Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders are the authors of the Exiles series and The Rule of One, The Rule of Many, and The Rule of All in the dystopian series The Rule of One. The duo honed their love of storytelling in film school at the University of Texas at Austin. After just under a decade penning screenplays and directing commercials, the sisters deliberately stumbled into the world of novel writing. They vow to never leave it. 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.

Reviews for The Rule of All

[GMunro · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series, but I thought this (book 3) storyline went way beyond 'suspending disbelief' to enjoy the story. I thought a similar plot could have been applied to a story that still stayed in the dystopian future USA & used the backstory & set up from the previous books. Instead, it felt like lots of unnecessary, random things were all thrown together.

[Spoilers:] The Mexican gangs & a breakaway group running all over Mexico, stumbling on the people they wanted to find, losing & finding one another etc was very contrived and not believable (even within the genre). The main points of the story could still have happened against the background of a possible civil war in their home country.

Overall, I enjoyed the trilogy, but I don't think this compared to the first two books, even though I really wanted it to.
[Edit: review posted for trilogy, not individual books, adding to book 3 review.]
Books 1 & 2 were excellent, I thought they were comparable to The Hunger Games in terms of enjoyment & quality of writing, also with an interesting, original idea. My overall rating is an average across the series.