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Wool

by Hugh Howey

ISBN13: 9781476733951
ISBN10: 1476733953
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In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them. Sheriff Holston, who has unwaveringly upheld the silo's rules for years, unexpectedly breaks the greatest taboo of all: He asks to go outside.

His fateful decision unleashes a drastic series of events. An unlikely candidate is appointed to replace him: Juliette, a mechanic with no training in law, whose special knack is fixing machines. Now Juliette is about to be entrusted with fixing her silo, and she will soon learn just how badly her world is broken. The silo is about to confront what its history has only hinted about and its inhabitants have never dared to whisper. Uprising.

Wool is the first novel in the bestselling Silo series that also includes Shift and Dust.

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The thrilling eBookblockbuster that grew into a New York Times bestseller.

What would you do

if the world outside was deadly,

and the air you breathed could kill?

And you lived in a place

where every birth required a death,

and the choices you made could save lives

—or destroy them.

This is Jules’s story.

This is the world of Wool.

About the Author

Hugh Howey is the author of Wool, a book he wrote while working as a bookseller, writing each morning and during every lunch break for nearly three years. Originally self-published in 2011, Wool has grown into a New York Times bestseller. He now lives in Jupiter, Florida, with his wife Amber and their dog Bella. For more information visit HughHowey.com/wool/.

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: Holly B, July 26, 2013 (view all comments by Holly B)
I read about this book on the Daily Dose email, and thank goodness for that. Compelling and intricate, each part layers onto the next, creating a complex, realistic society with shattering revelations. Some might call it sci fi, but it's really more of a general fiction dystopian future. It really packs a punch.
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: Little Wolf, May 31, 2013 (view all comments by Little Wolf)
The 20th century had its share of dystopian novels..."1984", "Atlas Shrugged", and "Brave New World" (so why am I thinking of Dickens?). The writing teleports you into this world and you start to live in and with the story and people.Make sure you've had a good pee, filled your glass, and made yourself comfortable...you want to stay there.
This book is so piquant, so much like fresh air when you've struggled up from the depths, so damn good, that you might want to read it before it's banned (or even after).

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: moodindigo1, January 31, 2013 (view all comments by moodindigo1)
A masterpiece. As a long-time SF fan, I haven't been this caught up in a story in ages. Well-crafted story, real and complex characters, elegant writing. I'm very happy to have encountered the work of a writer such as Mr. Howey and his gripping tale of the silos of Wool.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9781476733951
Author:: Howey, Hugh
Publisher:: Simon & Schuster
Subject:: General Fiction
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Subject:: Science Fiction and Fantasy-Adventure
Edition Description:: Trade Paperback
Publication Date:: 20130312
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Pages:: 528
Dimensions:: 8.38 x 5.5 in

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