The reader is drawn in from the very beginning as they meet Holston, Sheriff of an underground Silo where the last of humanity is confined due to a worldwide disaster that occurred in the distant past. The series starts off with Wool, and it is full of mystery and marvelous world-building. It is a tale of survival, struggle, power, questioning authority, and hope. The trilogy, consisting of Wool, Dust, and Shift, made for entertaining and gripping reading during the last year. After hearing a podcast interview with author Hugh Howey, I immediately ordered the first book of the Silo Series. Staff Thoughts:ĭuring the pandemic, I was hungry for new books to read and was looking for something that fit the mood – post-apocalyptic, tense, and with a touch of mystery. An ongoing storyline of the series is the focus on the mystery behind the Silo and the secrets it holds. The series initially follows the character of Holston, the sheriff of the Silo, with subsequent volumes focusing on the characters of Juliette, Jahns, and Marnes. Humanity clings to survival in the Silo, a subterranean city extending one hundred forty-four stories beneath the surface.
This is no sci-fi classic, but it is an immensely readable novel that will appeal to both sci-fi and mystery fans.Photo courtesy of Jessica Peterson. Wool represents the start of a new trilogy, and the completely original premise created by Howey shows a lot of promise. The Mayor is murdered and replaced by the former head of IT, a supremely manipulative and untrustworthy man named Bernard. Once she begins to follow the investigations he was working on, as well as his private pursuit of the truth about the world outside, danger quickly finds her. Juliette (‘Jules’) takes over as Sheriff and is left with a lot of questions about Holston. Other than that, the hierarchy that has developed in the multi-level silo is such that those in charge rule with an iron fist and often keep information (and truth) to themselves. There are occasions where members of the new society are called upon to clean the outside of the silo (using wool pads). When former Sheriff Holston is compelled to leave the silo and venture aboveground, he is considered by most inside to be dead. This lengthy novel features several protagonists, each of whom adds to the narrative as the reader begins to piece together its secrets.
This is the central premise of Hugh Howey’s wildly imaginative sci-fi novel, Wool. Certain people are banished to the outer world, where they will surely be killed by the atmosphere…or will they? In this new society limited by space, each birth requires a death. Thousands of people exist in a huge underground silo and live by a treaty referred to as The Pact.
The world outside has become uninhabitable: the very air itself can kill you. Science fiction book review: Hugh Howey's *Wool* ,
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