He is both enraged and saddened to learn what Keene has been up to. However, one of the masterminds of the silo project, Senator Paul Thurman, is awakened. Keene races against the clock to prevent this from happening, attempting to talk Juliette through things. The silo with the greatest chance of survival will be released back into the world, while all other silos – including Silo 1 – are exterminated. Intended to save humanity from nanoterrorism, Keene has learned that the fifty silos that have preserved humankind for 250 years so far will be scientifically computed and considered in another 250 years. Keene continues to struggle with the entire concept of the silo system, which he unknowingly helped design.
Juliette’s silo contains many residents who are wary about digging through the wall of their silo, but Juliette tells them they have nothing to worry about because she has been to the outside and survived. Meanwhile, Juliette organizes the miners and diggers of Silo 18 to tunnel their way into Silo 17, where Jimmy, a young couple (Rickson and Hannah), and several children, including Elise, wait for contact with 18. Donald Keene’s health has declined dramatically as he tried to find a way to save the other silos, while Charlotte continues work on a modified drone to see what exists beyond the silos. Dust picks up where the events of Shift left off. I enjoyed this book and I recommend it as a very good read.“Dust” is a dystopian science fiction novel by Hugh Howey, and is the sequel to his novels “Wool” and “Shift”. There is both a sense immediacy and delay, and the story sparks many questions, causing the reader to question humanity. The nature of society, and of time itself is at issue. The characters are well defined and the world that is created in fascinating. I am curious to see where Howey is going with this and I am planning on reading the next two installments in the series. Yet the end of story seems to point in a new direction. Wool is a dystopian story that deals with human nature, and it poses the question: can we learn from our past mistakes, or are we destined to continue to make the same mistakes over and over and over? Initially, the plot line appears to suggest that as humans we are destined to continually make the same mistakes. I believe the title refers to humans as sheep, and suggests that when one person jumps off the cliff all the others will follow. Regardless, I believe the meaning implies something deeper. There is a reference to pulling the wool over people’s eyes. There are several references in the story to knitting-including the titles of the middle three sections of the book. It took me awhile to figure out why Howey called the book Wool. Wool is an interesting story with a curious title. The final book in the Silo Series is Dust and it immediately follows the events in Wool. Shift is a prequel to the events in Wool. Currently there are two more books in the series, the next one is called Shift, and it comprises three stories. It comprises five short stories that have been combined to create Wool. Wool is a science fiction story that is told in a third person narrative. But what she finds, and the reason she was put out are very surprising. Instead she goes beyond the sightline of the silo and survives. Until one day when Juliette is sent out, but doesn’t die. If anyone suggests or even implies an interest in the outside, they are forced out, and end up dying within steps of the silo.
However the worst offense an inhabitant can make is to talk about going outside. This existence has continued for hundreds of years, and numerous strict rules ensure the maintenance of the current lifestyle.
The livable world is now encased by a silo that starts at ground level and extends far into the earth. The outside world is uninhabitable and humanity has moved underground. Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 – 5) – 3 Treasure Boxesīooks 1 – 5 in the Silo SeriesPublisher: Broad Reach Publishing (January 25, 2012), Kindle edition File Size: 711 KB, Print Length: 550 pages, Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1469984202, ASIN: B0071XO8RA This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Silo Book Review
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