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Having read many comments about this book, I was anxious to read the novel. The comments were so intriguing.
The first character one meets is Sheriff Holston, whose "good guy" image lingers long after his death. He is grieving for his wife, Allison. His grief is so deep that he, too chooses death after researching her papers to discover why she chose death.
The environment is an uninhabitable earth covered with sand, scoured by wind and enclosed in toxic air that kills upon contact. There is no life. Only in the silos can humans survive and survive they do under a rigid set of rules. Those who question the rules or break them die. Most often they are sent to "cleaning," sent outside with suits designed to fail shortly after they leave the silos.
Meet Mayor Jahns who broods over Holston's death and dies of poison meant for Deputy Marnes. She and Marnes descend the levels to locate Juliette, a woman who chose to live in mechanical, deep within the bowels of the silo. She is to be their next sheriff. The bond between Marnes and Mayor Jahns is strong. They have long been in love. And, there is Lukas, a tech who comes up to view and document the paths of the stars. Evil is personified by the mad tech manager, Bernard.
The story unfolds at a rapid pace that carries the reader quickly forward. It's hard to put this book aside. The characters are so realistic. Some say Wool will become a classic like Dune. I hope so for I want others to enjoy this read as much as I did.
The first character one meets is Sheriff Holston, whose "good guy" image lingers long after his death. He is grieving for his wife, Allison. His grief is so deep that he, too chooses death after researching her papers to discover why she chose death.
The environment is an uninhabitable earth covered with sand, scoured by wind and enclosed in toxic air that kills upon contact. There is no life. Only in the silos can humans survive and survive they do under a rigid set of rules. Those who question the rules or break them die. Most often they are sent to "cleaning," sent outside with suits designed to fail shortly after they leave the silos.
Meet Mayor Jahns who broods over Holston's death and dies of poison meant for Deputy Marnes. She and Marnes descend the levels to locate Juliette, a woman who chose to live in mechanical, deep within the bowels of the silo. She is to be their next sheriff. The bond between Marnes and Mayor Jahns is strong. They have long been in love. And, there is Lukas, a tech who comes up to view and document the paths of the stars. Evil is personified by the mad tech manager, Bernard.
The story unfolds at a rapid pace that carries the reader quickly forward. It's hard to put this book aside. The characters are so realistic. Some say Wool will become a classic like Dune. I hope so for I want others to enjoy this read as much as I did.
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