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Cover of The Silo Series Boxed Set: Wool, Shift, Dust, and Silo Stories

The Silo Series Boxed Set: Wool, Shift, Dust, and Silo Stories

Hugh Howey ()

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
Setting
CSM age16+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsEnsemble Cast

Synopsis

Editorial Reviews Review “Claustrophobic and, at times, genuinely terrifying.” - Washington Post on Wool “Exhilarating, intense, addictive.” - S.J. Watson, bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep on Wool “Sci-fi’s Underground Hit.” - Wall Street Journal on Wool “A superior sci-fi thriller, both slick and gritty.” - Financial Times on Dust “This is the best science fiction series I’ve read in years. Not since A Canticle for Leibowitz have I been so utterly enthralled.” - Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Dust “The saga that began in 2011 with a breathtaking self-published novel called Wool comes to a satisfying end with Dust .” - Entertainment Weekly on Dust About the Author Hugh Howey is the New York Times and USA Today bestsell­ing author of the Silo Series: Wool , Shift , and Dust ; Beacon 23 ; Sand ; Half Way Home ; and Machine Learning . His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold millions of copies world­wide. Adapted from his bestselling sci-fi trilogy, Silo is now streaming on Apple TV+ and Beacon 23 is streaming on MGM+. Howey lives in New York with his wife, Shay.

Tags

Post-Apocalyptic ThrillerMysterySocial SFDystopian

Is The Silo Series Boxed Set: Wool, Shift, Dust, and Silo Stories appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This claustrophobic dystopian series features strong violence including suicides, murders, and political executions, along with moderate language and some mild sexual content. Themes of social control, conspiracy, and survival may be intense for younger readers.

What to know going in

This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include suicide, murder, death, mass death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens will be gripped by the mystery of why humanity lives underground and the thrilling rebellion against those who control the truth.