Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The One | 2016 | John Marrs | Buy |
| 2 | The Passengers | 2019 | John Marrs | Buy |
| 3 | The Minders | 2020 | John Marrs | Buy |
| 4 | The Marriage Act | 2023 | John Marrs | Buy |
| 5 | The Family Experiment | 2024 | John Marrs | Buy |
John Marrs’ The One Universe series consists of five books published between 2016 and 2024. It begins with The One and expands through The Passengers (2019), The Minders (2020), The Marriage Act (2023), and The Family Experiment (2024). The titles suggest a shared fictional world that examines how technology and social systems affect relationships, surveillance, and family life.
Each book appears to explore a different facet of this connected universe rather than following a single set of characters straight through. That said, reading in publication order starting with The One gives the fullest picture of how the world and its rules develop from one book to the next. The series has been published steadily over eight years, with Marrs releasing new entries every year or two.