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Wool Trilogy, Book 1

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Wool

By: Hugh Howey
Narrated by: Susannah Harker
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NOW THE NO.1 DRAMA IN THE HISTORY OF AppleTV+, SILO.


In a ruined and hostile landscape, in a future few have been unlucky enough to survive, a community exists in a giant underground silo.

Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and regulations, of secrets and lies.

To live, you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope and dream, and who infect others with their optimism.

Their punishment is simple and deadly. They are allowed outside.

Jules is one of these people. She may well be the last.
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'The next Hunger Games' SUNDAY TIMES

'Well written, tense, and immensely satisfying, Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future.' WIRED

'Howey's Wool is an epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world.' JUSTIN CRONIN

'Wool is frightening, fascinating, and addictive. In one word, terrific.' KATHY REICHS

©2013 Hugh Howey (P)2013 Penguin Audio

 Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Hard Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Survival Exciting Scary
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Critic reviews

Exhilarating, intense, addictive. A novel you will never forget.
Thrilling, thought-provoking and memorable . . . one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.
Well written, tense, and immensely satisfying, Wool will be considered a classic for many years in the future.
Wool is frightening, fascinating, and addictive. In one word, terrific. (Kathy Reichs)
A thrilling sci-fi novel, equally adept at world-building, pulling the rug out from under its readers, and commenting in classic sci-fi fashion on our own present day.
Brilliantly written . . . Howey creates a starkly believable and terrifying apocalypse.
Wool is incredible . . . the best science fiction series I've read in years. (Douglas Preston)
Claustrophobic and, at times, genuinely terrifying.
All stars
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A good story. There is a fair amount of "deep thinking" and attempts (or at least it feels like an attempt) to make the listener/reader consider parallels with our own perceptions of our current world. A novel idea. Whilst lots of "thinking", the pace is still ok.
Enjoyed it, but not sure how much scope there is for more story in the rest of the trilogy. Not disappointed I listened to it, but don't think it's held me sufficiently to purchase parts 2 & 3.

Good

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. There may be other books on this theme, but I haven't read them, and this was a fresh story line with many unexpected twists.

What did you like best about this story?

The bleak horror of what humans are capable of, balanced by the human and positive characters, that are fighting again it. Juliet does seem to have a charmed life, but it doesn't detract from the good story. This enclosed world is brilliantly depicted.

What about Susannah Harker’s performance did you like?

Oddly, and I think this is a tribute to Susannah's narrating, I just remember the story and not being able to stop listening. It kept me up late several nights I was so keen to know the end.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

What humans are capable of !

Brilliant and unexpected !

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Picked up after watching the Apple TV show, and definitely an enjoyable read although I can understand why changes were made for the show- some section drag a bit and some choices feel undeserved. Still worth the listen.

Good listen

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A good read, on an unusual subject. Well written, I could imagine living in a silo and not having any knowledge of what the world might have been like long ago. Scary thought!

Wool

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loved it, looking forward to next one. words words using up the word count today blah

brilliant!

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