Wool - Hardcover

Howey, Hugh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1476735115 ISBN 13: 9781476735115

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2013

Synopsis

For suspense-filled, post-apocalyptic thrillers, Wool is more than a self-published eBook phenomenon?it’s the new standard in classic science fiction.

In a ruined and toxic future, 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.

A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller, as well as Kindle Book Review’s 2012 Indie Book of the Year, the self-published eBook blockbuster Wool will now be available in paperback from Simon & Schuster.

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Review

"Exilharating, intense, addictive."--S.J. Watson

In "Wool", Hugh Howey delivers the key elements of great science fiction: an authentic and detailed futureworld; realistic, relatable characters to live in it; and taut, thoughtful stories that spring naturally from the plight of the people struggling to get by in the grim world of the Silos. Howey's supple, muscular writing is the icing on the cake - and the reason why "Wool" has become a huge international blockbuster.--Jonathan Hayes, author of A HARD DEATH

"If you're looking for a good post-apocalyptic read, you can't do much better than "Wool"."--Rick Riordan

"In "Wool", Hugh Howey delivers the key elements of great science fiction: an authentic and detailed future-world; realistic, relatable characters to live in it; and a taut, thoughtful story. Howey's supple, muscular writing is the icing on the cake."--Jonathan Hayes, author of A HARD DEATH

"Exilharating, intense, addictive."--S.J. Watson, bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP

"Exilharating, intense, addictive."

"Sci-fi's Underground Hit... appeal[s] to both men and women, and has attracted hard-core science fiction fans as well as general readers, much like 'The Hunger Games.'"

"Howey's WOOL is an epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world."--Justin Cronin, bestselling author of THE PASSAGE

"Secrets unfold with just the right pacing... If you're looking for a good post-apocalyptic read, you can't do much better than WOOL."--Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series

"With WOOL Hugh Howey has created a new science fiction classic."--Ernest Cline, bestselling author of READY PLAYER ONE

Book Description

An epic story of survival at all odds and one of the most anticipated books of the year.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476735115
• ISBN 13: 9781476735115
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 508