Mockingjay meets The City of Ember in the first book of a clean YA dystopian duology.
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I shouldn’t be alive.
My name is Anna, and the Unbanded rebels did something to my mind before my brother rescued me with a city patrol. At least, that’s what I was told when I woke up. There’s a gap in my memory from the past year.
My brother says I should rest and recover. My handlers say my mind can be cured if I’m patient. They all say I should trust the emotional regulation provided by the band on my arm and the basan in my veins.
Except they aren’t telling me everything.
Maybe they’re right to mistrust me.
All I know is I was on a mission. A mission that isn’t complete. A mission that holds answers about who I am, the bands we all wear, and the rebels’ supposed plan to use them against us.
I’ve forgotten something important, and there’s no time for patience.
I need to know what happened. What I did and why. Otherwise, I may find myself helping my enemies.
Or worse—betraying my friends.
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Thank you so much for hanging out with me for part 1 of Unbanded. If you want to stick around, you can follow my newsletter here (https://authorhopeann.com/newsletter/) for updates on this book and the sequel!
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12 Sept 2026
What’s Next for the Unbanded Audiobook
Thank you for listening to part one of Unbanded. I’ve enjoyed this experiment in creating an audiobook for you guys. Now I have a quick question.
I’ve put together a 30-second survey (https://app.youform.com/forms/hxv8srgo). If you’ve enjoyed listening to Unbanded, and would love to hear more, would you mind filling it out? This will help me gauge if I should continue recording the rest of the book or spend the time on other writing projects (and hopefully get Unbanded recorded professionally in the future).
As always, if you would like to find out more about me or Unbanded, you can check out my website at authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
10 Sept 2026
Unbanded: Chapters 12-13
Welcome to Chapters 12-13 of Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel.
To find out more about the duology or purchase a physical copy of Unbanded, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
3 Sept 2026
Unbanded: Chapters 10-11
Welcome to Chapters 10-11 of Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel.
To find out more about the duology or purchase a physical copy of Unbanded, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
(Also, welcome to the journey of me figuring out audio quality and sound volume. Hopefully, it continues to get better!)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
27 Aug 2026
Unbanded: Chapters 8-9
Welcome to Chapters 8-9 of Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel.
To find out more about the duology or support the author by purchasing a physical copy of Unbanded, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
20 Aug 2026
Unbanded: Chapters 6-7
Welcome to Chapters 6-7 of Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel.
To find out more about the duology or purchase a physical copy of Unbanded, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
13 Aug 2026
Unbanded: Chapters 3-5
Welcome to Chapters 3-5 of Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel.
To find out more about the duology or support the author by purchasing a physical copy of Unbanded, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
6 Aug 2026
Unbanded: Chapters 1-2
Welcome to Chapters 1-2 of Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel.
To find out more about the duology or purchase a physical copy of Unbanded, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
3 Aug 2026
Unbanded: Prologue
Welcome to Unbanded, a clean YA dystopian novel and the first in a duology by Hope Ann.
To find out more about the series or purchase a physical copy of your own, you can visit Authorhopeann.com (https://authorhopeann.com/books/unbanded-book-1-in-unbanded-duology/).
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorhopeann.substack.com (https://authorhopeann.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)
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