Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1 - 5) (Silo series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0071XO8RA |
| Format Type | : | |
| Number of Pages | : | 498 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
#1 Bestseller on * Winner of Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Book of 2012 Award
Amazon Customer said Probably destined to be a Science Fiction Classic. I am a long time science fiction reader and have read many wonderful stories that are based on science, technology, engineering and math. A few years ago I purchased a Kindle and it has opened up opportunities for me to read more with less effort and at less expense. I now have over two hundred science fiction books listed in my archives. Four days ago, I purchased the Wool Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey. I finished it about an hour ago. This is the first review that I have ever been inspired to write about any book.Some reviewers say. Would have loved a little more science Arthur J. What stimulates my mind (and interest) in a good scifi story is a technological problem that is solved by a technological solution. I suppose this had a little bit of both but I would have loved to know more about the science behind the universe that was imagined in this book. It takes place in a dystopian future which has to be at least fifty years ahead of our present day, but all the technologies (including those of the supposedly omniscient character) were of 1990s. Maybe that was for a reason but it certainly was not made clear.. Don't think about this one just get it Mike Absolutely not what I expected. I had this book on my wish list for a long time not really sure if it was something I would be interesting in reading. I eventually bought it because I didn't have anything else on my list that I wanted to read and boy was I surprised. Literally from the beginning I was captivated and couldn't put it down. I immediately picked up the second book and have been recommending this to everyone. I thought this book was going to be just another sci-fi novel but I wouldn't even classify it as sci-fi, it's real
Your demand created this as much as I did.This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. All of this means the old assumptions about indie books no longer hold true, and readers need to be prepared to adjust their expectations accordingly. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Due to reviewer demand, the rest of the story was released over the next six months. But there are always those who hope, who dream. However, just as iTunes changed how consumers found mus