ysbreker Posted May 21, 2012 This series started as a short story about survivors of some unknown apocalypse living in an underground bunker and has grown out into a most excellent story. I can highly recommend reading this if you like post apocalyptic stories. http://www.amazon.com/Wool-Omnibus-Edition-ebook/dp/B0071XO8RA/ref=ntt_at_ep_edition_2_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2 He recently released a 6th book in this series and it's a very cool new angle on the story, I can't recommend it enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subbes Posted May 21, 2012 I have bought the combined series but haven't had time to read it because I'm in audiobook mode right now. But once I do get to read it, I will check into this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Railer Posted September 2, 2012 I recently bought the omnibus of Wool and finished the whole thing in 2 days. It's one of my favorite books I've read in a long time. I found out about it after I had finished Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse, a collection of short stories with the theme of the apocalypse. I can highly recommend Wool, I found it amazing to be honest. Another plus is that the omnibus is really cheap if you got an e-reader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
makingmatter Posted September 3, 2012 So is this series completed? That's incredibly cheap, for five books in an omnibus format. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Railer Posted September 4, 2012 The omnibus includes book 1-5 and it's a complete story. Book number six is a prequel to the omnibus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nakedsushi Posted September 6, 2012 Loved the omnibus. The first "story" was heartbreaking and got me hooked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subbes Posted September 7, 2012 I tore through 50% of this on a plane this week and then got distracted. I aim to finish it this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenetic Pony Posted September 13, 2012 So I started this, and felt it was a bit plodding and slow. But then I finished the first part, and was surprised! It reminded me of something Philip K. Dick might have come up with, so I happily plowed on. Wow, if I'd thought the beginning was plodding I didn't know the meaning of the word. The rest just trudges much like I imagine a boulder trudges its way down a hill thanks to the movement of tectonic plates. There's always the sense that something interesting is going on. But let's not discuss that interesting thing, let's take the next two dozen pages to describe walking down some bloody stairs and not advance the actual plot at all! Just could not go on with it, though I suppose if "slow burn" is up your alley it should be a different story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
subbes Posted September 14, 2012 I'm sorry to hear that; I finished Wool this week and really enjoyed it. How far did you get? It picks up pace after you meet Juliette. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted November 25, 2013 Sorry for the thread necromancy, but I read Wool, then blew through Shift over the weekend, and I'm halfway through Dust now and I'm really enjoying the series. Very fallout-ey. I just got to the bit where Juliette figures out what the 'argon' they release from the airlocks actually is. Which I legitimately didn't see coming. And that makes me happy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentBtAmazing Posted December 2, 2013 Thank you for bringing up this thread, you reminded me that I bought Shift and Dust (omnibusi) but never got around to reading them. So over the holiday weekend I read Shift and the first third of Dust, in general I was pretty impressed. I think those first couple Silo stories were overall better but it's hard to say if that is mostly because you are learning what is going on (and so it's not that the rest are bad or anything). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted December 2, 2013 In the last third of Dust... I was genuinely surprised that Silo 18 was successfully shut down. I expected them to try, but a million screenplays had trained me to expect them to have fiddled with the conduits or something. Especially since it was pretty clear that that's what Silo 40 had done. It was actually kind of a pleasant surprise to have that expectation foiled. My one (minor) gripe at the end of the whole thing... is that we never find out what exactly happened with Silo 40, even though Charlotte was in a position to know that something was up with that silo at the end and tell the others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentBtAmazing Posted December 10, 2013 I agree with your gripe, that was mentioned an awful lot for never getting resolved. In general I found the ending underwhelming and the broad arc of the finish was really pretty obvious, right? I thought the other books / stories were just great about having interesting endings so the grand finale seemed a little extra bland by comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tabacco Posted December 10, 2013 I secretly suspect he might be leaving himself room for future books in that world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites