The One by John Marrs

The One

A Suspenseful Sci-fi Thriller About the Pitfalls in Finding Your Perfect Match Through Genetics

John Marrs, Clare Corbett, Vicki Hall

Hanover Square Press · Print & ebook · April 16, 2019

***Over 1M Copies Sold!*** The USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018 "A mind blowing journey with nonstop thrills until the very last page."—Freida McFadden “A shock on every other page.” —Wall Street Journal A thrilling speculative novel for fans of Severance, Silo, and Dark Matter How far would you go to find The One?

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Who it’s for
A genetic matchmaking premise turns romance into an unsettling question of choice and consequence.
Genres
Tech Thrillers, Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi, Dystopian
Published
Hanover Square Press, April 16, 2019

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***Over 1M Copies Sold!*** The USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal Best Science Fiction Book of 2018 "A mind blowing journey with nonstop thrills until the very last page."—Freida McFadden “A shock on every other page.” —Wall Street Journal A thrilling speculative novel for fans of Severance, Silo, and Dark Matter How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes.

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Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner—the one you’re genetically made for. That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love. Now five very different people have received the notification that they’ve been “Matched.” They’re each about to meet their one true love. But “happily ever after” isn’t guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others… The nationally bestselling first book in the Dark Future series, The One is a fascinating novel that shows how even the simplest discoveries can have complicated consequences. Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs and the Dark Future series (you'll never see the twists coming!): - The Marriage Act - The Vacation - The Family Experiment - The One

Love, Recalculated

A genetic matchmaking premise turns romance into an unsettling question of choice and consequence.

Come here for

  • A speculative twist on soul mates and dating
  • Technology with intimate, unsettling consequences

Expect

  • Five matched lives, secrets, and suspense
  • Complicated fallout for love and conventional romance

Where it sits

Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi54%
Dystopian38%
Tech Thrillers30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Literary Fiction
  • Psychological Fiction
  • Sci-Fi Romance
  • Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
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  • Suspense
  • Tech Thrillers
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Dystopian
Authors
John Marrs, Clare Corbett, Vicki Hall
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Published
April 16, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Literary Fiction