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Wool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall.
Juliette, now mayor of Silo 18, doesn’t trust Silo 1, especially its leader, Donald. But in the world of the Silos, there is no black and white—everything is shades of gray. Donald may not be the monster Juliette thinks he is, and may in fact be key to humanity’s continued survival. But can they work together long enough to succeed?
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Customers find the story compelling and the conclusion satisfying. They describe the series as good, awesome, and worth reading. The book is thought-provoking and captures truths about human nature. Readers connect emotionally with the characters. The writing quality is described as descriptive and rich with narrative detail.
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A Gamer at Heart –
Well done and amazing
It is hard to reap more praise on this series than the love already shown for it here on Amazon. Suffice to say, it is a best selling e-book, is being released in print, and has been optioned by Ridley Scott. There is a reason for all of this of course, and that is because these books tell an amazing story.
While the setting is technically sci-fi, the label is too restrictive to fully describe and capture the essence of these books. Much like the modern version of Battlestar Galactica was a story of politics and religion that happened to be set against a backdrop of an apocalypse in space, the Wool series is a story of the human spirit dealing with adversity that happens to be set against an apocalypse on earth.
What amazed me most about this series was the way it captured amazing maxims of truth about human nature, motivations, and the tension between security and liberty. Pretty heady stuff from a fledgling author self-publishing on Amazon. Make no mistake – the quality of this writing is nothing short of amazing. I kept thinking to myself – “I know where this going and what is going on.” I was glad to be wrong. Just when you think you got it pegged, you get a surprise. My wife bugged me for over a year to give this a shot and I finally dived into the first 5 set edition in the Omnibus edition over vacation. I couldn’t put it down. I was very happy to find out when I finished it that the next set, the Shift series, was available. I immediately dived into Shift, books 1-3. When I finished that series today, I dove into the final novel, Dust. Reading the preceding books was like catching up with a great TV series that was released on DVD. No waiting for seasons, and no loss of momentum: it was bing-reading at its finest.
I am not easy to impress. Especially when it comes to books – but this series is the best set of books I have read in years. Don’t be put off if you aren’t really into sci-fi; this is simply great story-telling.
I won’t spoil anything about the story – there are plenty of reviews here for that. Dust is a fitting conclusion to a book series that always surprises, and is never predictable. If you haven’t read this book series, start with Wool, go to Shift, then Dust. Otherwise, you are missing out on one of the most well-written book series available – and at a fraction of the cost of traditional hard cover books. Kudos to Mr. Howey, and Kudos to Amazon for providing the digital forum to get this story published.
Matthew H Moore –
Satisfying conclusion
As in the first two books, I enjoyed the character arcs, and I was satisfied with how they were resolved. This trilogy had its flaws, but it was certainly engaging and kept me wanting to know what happened to the characters and the story’s conclusion. Dust switches back and forth between the fates of Silo 1 and the others trying to shake free of the oppression of the Pact. The ending gives closure, and the heroism is not depicted in a pandering way. Instead, the human side of the individuals in the story comes through in a believable way. Highly recommended book.
Joanna VanDeWater –
Read the whole series!
I discovered this series after watching Silo on Apple TV. So good! Beautifully written. Unexpected twists. Non-stop momentum that made the books impossible to resist. For anyone concerned about expletives, this series has several. Overall, the story is “clean” without gore or graphic sex. Older teens and young adults would enjoy these books as much as an adult. Well done, Mr. Howey. Well done!
Kyria –
Great read
I enjoyed the characters and the thought that humanity endures. The author takes a peek into so many norms and makes them abnormal and interesting. Of course, conspiracy theories abound which also makes the end game so fun. Very well written, nice plot twists and emotion.
Andy –
And then the payoff
Burned through this one in a few days, due to the extensive buildup of Wool and Shift before it. Howey hits the ground running in this novel and does not slow down throughout, thanks to the intricate setup from Shift. By this point you know the characters, know the world and are free to just sit back and enjoy while the whole saga is brought to a close.
The good? Almost everything. The closing of the multiple threaded storyline is brought to a satisfying, rewarding and happy conclusion that pays the reader back for the investment made in Shift. The authorâs optimism shines through in the actions of the characters, the resolution of the conflicts in the story and the high note the book ends on. Characters act as they should and as weâve been led to believe they will and the structure of the novel rewards (and in a few cases, punishes) them without pulling the reader out of the realm of believability.
There is no way I canât give this book five stars â itâs just too damned good. That doesnât mean that I didnât have things I didnât like and Iâll confess to being slightly disappointed in how a couple of the story lines played out. Itâs the authors story and I can respect that but I hated to see a return to the well of âletâs kill off a major characters love interestâ after already playing that card in Shift with Donald. Howey is forgiven though because he didnât kill the puppy. If he had killed the puppy all bets would have been off. One dead puppy would have equaled a significant reduction in stars, rituals involving fire and creepy voodoo dolls in the backyard and likely legal action. Possibly even more serious consequences like harshly worded statements on Twitter and muttering to myself and anyone that would listen for days and maybe even weeks to come. Thank goodness we avoided that outcome.
Iâve seen others quibble over the loose ends not tied up but personally Iâm happy to make the transition to some of the Kindle World entries from other writers and honestly view the loose ends as intentional threads for others to grab onto and build on. I believe these loose ends were intentionally placed gifts from Howey to other writers he is trying to mentor and I thought it was a nice and â in many ways â humble action on the part of a very successful author to his fans. Personally Iâm considering dipping my toe into the waters of writing and I claim the story of the puppy. Don’t cross me on this. See the last paragraph for what happens if you invoke my wrath.
In the end I canât really muster up anything but respect for the accomplishment of Mr. Howeyâs trilogy. It was an impressive story that I sunk several very late nights into and everyone at work has been asking me all week whether or not Iâve taken up a side hobby of mainlining heroin. Itâs been a lot of years since Iâve pulled the 2am trick several nights in a row and itâs a testament to the strength of the story and the strength of the writing that I did it. I am very late to the party but Iâm glad that my wife put me onto this author and these books. Iâve already picked up his other writings and will get back to them over the next few months. It’s cliche, but Howey has another reader for life.
Unless he does something to the puppy.
GiGi –
Recensione, e ovviamente libro, da leggere solo dopo aver già letto WOOL e SHIFT (1° e 2° libro della trilogia)
Premetto che comunque consiglio a tutti la lettura dell’intera trilogia, che pur non essendo una pietra migliare, ha tanto da dire e probabilmente vi costringerà a leggere il tutto per sapere come la storia evolve, quindi non perfetto ma decisamente consigliato!
Pur non svelando il finale, farò riferimento ad alcuni eventi e quindi non leggete oltre se ci tenete 🙂
Sono rimasto entusiasta sia della trama che della scrittura di Howey (tradotto) in Wool e non ho saputo aspettare le uscite italiane… quindi ho comprato sul Kindle gli originali USA sfidando la mia conoscenza dell’inglese (i miei sentiti grazie al vocabolario incorporato).
Nella recensione di Shift ho detto che il mio giudizio sarebbe dipeso molto anche dall’evoluzione della trama verso il finale; devo dire che per fortuna sono abbastanza soddisfatto, anche se non completamente, e inaspettatamente più che la trama mi ha deluso la scrittura e le scelte su come raccontare la storia.
Mi spiego meglio: quello che mi manca un po’ è la naturalezza e il modo asciutto in cui rendeva le psicologie e i dialoghi dei vari personaggi che, almeno nella traduzione italiana di Wool, sembravano molto veri e naturali senza essere troppo già sentiti; così anche in Shift, che comunque aveva alcune lungaggini forse poco utili alla trama (specie nella storia di Solo/Jimmy); in questo capitolo finale sembra quasi che manchi una accurata revisione del testo, molte ripetizioni (quante volte serve sapere che tossendo Donald sputa sangue?) e le divagazioni delle trame secondarie (la fuga di Puppy e le sue conseguenze ad esempio) sembrano scritte un po’ in fretta senza aggiungere molto alla trama [credo che nello specifico l’intento fosse di mostrare il facile ritorno alla barbarie al semplice mutare delle condizioni di civiltà ]; inoltre la descrizione di tanti momenti è più banale e suona spesso “finta”. Una buona revisione forse renderebbe il tutto più coerente anche stilisticamente.
Queste ovviamente sono solo le mie opinioni di lettore.
Ripeto: il primo libro mi ha pienamente convinto e, lasciando la libertà d’immaginare il seguito, creato bellissime aspettative
il secondo ha spiegato alcune cose e delineato meglio alcuni personaggi portandoci al punto finale del primo libro con una migliore conoscenza dell’universo narrato (con le inevitabili piccole delusioni sulle aspettative create)
questo ultimo ci porta al finale, forse in un modo meno curato, ma comunque con la voglia di sapere come andrà a finire (che già non è poco) senza deludere troppo (almeno me) col finale.
Kate –
Over the course of 2013, one of my favourite and most intense reading experiences has been the sequence of extraordinary dystopian novels, Wool. Partly written as novellas, now coerced together into a near perfect whole, and partly developed as more lengthy explorations of the minds of those who live within the buried, noisy, metal silos, controlling their destiny or victim of it, the trilogy is now ready to end. Following Wool and Shift is Dust. Each novel is named so well, including the last. Now it’s time to look outside the claustrophobic cylinders towards their surrounding post-apocalyptic landscape of dust.
It would be impossible to read Dust (and reviews of it) without having first read Wool (Wool Trilogy 1) and its successor, albeit a prequel, Shift: (Wool Trilogy 2) (Wool Trilogy Prequel).
In Wool and Shift the world of the silo is brought vividly into focus as are the lives of the men and women who have to live this way consigned to one of over ninety floors, all linked by porters who run up and down the mammoth central staircase, passing messages between farms, engineering, schools, IT, law, hospitals and homes. We have seen what happens to those who try to break free of the rigidity of the silo and who manage to think back to the life before. They are sent outside to clean the uppermost window while the deep downers of the silo make the slow ascent to watch the dust removed from the skyview. After just a few minutes the cleaner is dead from the poisoned dust in the air. The rest of life descends back down the silo. But rebellion is spreading alongside a growing realisation of the truth. It can no longer be contained.
I wouldn’t want to tell you much about Dust because this final novel in the trilogy ends the sequence perfectly. That is the main thing to know. After the prequel of Shift, Dust returns us, enlighened, to the present and we catch up with the stories of Jules from Wool and Solo from Shift. We now know far more about Don and Troy of Silo as well as the reason for the silos and the plan of those who built them.
As with the previous two novels, Dust is extremely atmospheric with the silo world brilliantly evoked. This is a carefully stratified and utterly claustrophobic world, not only physically but also psychologically. These are great adventure stories but we also get to know people of enormous heroism and self-sacrifice. Dust also gives us the full stomach-sinking horrific magnitude of what this is all about and it is gobsmacking. The end when it comes is entirely satisfying, tying off the loose ends from the previous two novels while laying many of the stories to rest. This means it is very moving as well as exhilarating.
I have loved this series. The prose is immediate, attention-seeking and precise. The worldbuilding is second to none but so too are the characters. By this stage we are extremely fond of some characters while others are proving increasingly to be dreaded. The character development of many is wonderful and intricate. There are interludes which seem to have little impact on the end result but they all serve to make this dystopian horror more real. Above all else, the Wool trilogy is a puzzle and so this final part is essential and, I’m delighted to say, none of its pieces are missing.
I cannot recommend this sensational, original and ingenious series enough. Truly outstanding.
Alain D. –
I’ve seen the television series and this book goes further into the second season (not yet made). Thrilling story, great imagination but don’t read if you’re claustrophobic (just kidding).
EmmW –
I heard of Silo thanks to the series and decided to read the books too. From the minute I picked up Wood, it took me 3 days to finish it. I simply could not put it down. Massive thank you Hugh Howey for such an entertaining, terrifying, crazy story! I cannot wait to read the rest.
Dominic Savio –
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