![]() ![]() The popularity of the Wooliverse is also indicative of a shift in how books are published, as Howey used Amazon's "Kindle Direct Publishing" to self-publish the first novel, as an e-book. Thanks to the huge positive response from fans, he decided to continue the saga, with 5 books in the "wool" timeline, 3 "shift" prequels to wool, and a final volume, Dust, available August 17, 2013. ![]() ![]() Howey wrote the first book of the series in 2011, intended as a standalone short story. This is a difficult book to put down, probably due to the fact that it was published as a series of novels, each with its own cliffhanger ending. Like the characters in the book, we're kept in the dark regarding the many secrets and lies that the Silo protects and the more they uncover, the more they – and us – want to learn. ![]() Did it feature some kind of utopia where sheep have taken over the universe ? Well, no.įrom the get-go, we're thrown into a post-apocalyptic world, where people are confined to a giant "silo", a self sufficient vertical city. I started reading Wool because it was May's pick for the book club " Sword & Laser", not knowing anything about the story, except that it was sci-fi. ![]()
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