The Silo Saga - Book 1
Wool
“This is a superior SF thriller, both slick and gritty.”
Financial Times (London)
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick in Science Fiction & Fantasy
An Apple Bestseller in Audiobooks
An Amazon.com bestseller
A Barnes & Noble bestseller
An Audible.com bestseller
A New York Times Bestseller in Audio
A Top 20 Bookstat Bestseller in Audiobooks
A Kobo Pick of Best Books of 2023 in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Finalist for the Audie Award for Best Science Fiction Narration
Watch Silo, the new Apple TV+ sci-fi series starring Rebecca Ferguson and Tim Robbins!
The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling trilogy, Wool is the story of mankind clawing for survival.
The world outside has grown toxic, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. The remnants of humanity live underground in a single silo. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they want: they are allowed to go outside.
After the previous sheriff leaves the silo in a terrifying ritual, Juliette, a mechanic from the down deep, is suddenly and inexplicably promoted to the head of law enforcement. With newfound power and with little regard for the customs she is supposed to abide, Juliette uncovers hints of a sinister conspiracy. Tugging this thread may uncover the truth—or it could kill every last human alive.
“This is a superior SF thriller, both slick and gritty.”
Financial Times (London)
“Claustrophobic and, at times, genuinely terrifying.”
Washington Post
“With Wool Hugh Howey has created a new science fiction classic.”
Ernest Cline, New York Times bestselling author
“Page-turning sci-fi at its finest.”
Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author
“Secrets unfold with just the right pacing…If you’re looking for a good post-apocalyptic read, you can’t do much better than Wool.”
Rick Riordan, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Exhilarating, intense, addictive.”
S. J. Watson, New York Times bestselling author
“Sci-fi’s underground hit.”
Wall Street Journal
“One of dystopian fiction’s masterpieces, alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.”
Daily Express (London)
“A new science fiction classic.”
Ernest Cline, New York Times bestselling author
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward–winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019’s Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.