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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

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeathSuicideMurderClaustrophobiaPolitical ViolenceBetrayalGriefMass DeathDeception

Positive tags

MysterySurvivalFound FamilyHopeful EndingHeartwarming

Tropes

DystopiaPost-ApocalypticUnderground SocietyConspiracyForbidden KnowledgeReluctant HeroFound FamilySurvivalRebellionMystery Box

Themes

SurvivalTruth vs ControlSocial StratificationHope and DespairResilienceSecrets and LiesClass StruggleMemorySacrificeCommunity

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