The Wool Trilogy
In a sealed underground silo, a mechanic turned sheriff uncovers secrets that could upend the last human society.
First published 2014 · Silo
The Story
Humanity survives in a vast underground silo after the surface becomes uninhabitable. The society is tightly controlled by rules, secrets, and strict punishments, especially for anyone who wants to go outside.
Across the trilogy, different characters and timelines reveal how the silo works, how it was built, and how knowledge is controlled or erased. Juliette, a mechanic who becomes a key leader, investigates hidden truths and deadly lies while unrest spreads.
As revelations accumulate, the story follows the collapse and upheaval of silo society, the struggle to survive, and attempts to understand what lies beyond the sealed world. The final movement brings the separate strands together and shows the consequences of long-buried decisions.
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Details
- Authors
- Hugh Howey
- First published
- 2014
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic, Apocalyptic, Adult Fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- ISBN-13
- 9781473506213
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