Silo

Geschrieben von Hugh Howey

Erzählt von Peter Bieringer

Die Erde ist unbewohnbar geworden, seit Generationen leben die Menschen in unterirdischen Silos. Was aber, wenn die Verwüstung der Erde nur eine Lüge ist? Als Sheriff Holston sich nach dem Tod seiner Frau entschließt, den Silo zu verlassen, ist das der dramatische Beginn einer neuen Zeitrechnung. Howeys verstörende Zukunftsvision ist rasanter Thriller und kluger Gesellschaftsroman in einem. Silo handelt von Lüge und Manipulation, Loyalität, Menschlichkeit und der Tragik, gesellschaftliche Regeln nicht zu hinterfragen.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: OSTERWOLDaudio
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12. März 2013
• ISBN: 9783844907520

Hugh Howey

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.

Rezensionen für Silo

[soubhikiewiet · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

If you haven't read Wool yet, it's time.

It's a post apocalyptic story about a community surviving underground due to unlivable conditions on the earth's surface. It's about controlling a population, isolation, and twisted governments.

HH's writing gripped me right from the beginning. He's a great story teller.

If you aren't sure you'll like Wool, try just the first book, which is actually a short story. I bet you get hooked too!

[librarycin · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

3.5 starsI think it’s hard to give a summary for this one without giving too much away. It starts with Holston, whose wife, 3 years ago, was sent for a “cleaning”. Basically, she was suited up, and sent outside where she was meant to clean the cameras, and she never returns. It seems that anyone breaking the law is sent for a cleaning. There’s much more beyond this, but that’s where I don’t want to start giving things away. It was good. There was a lot of tech stuff (mostly mechanical) that I wasn’t as interested in. But, it was definitely interesting and it picked up for me a little ways in, with the focus more on Juliette (except the mechanical stuff!). For some reason, I thought this was YA, but it’s not. I think I will continue the series (I read the Omnibus, which collected the 5 short stories, but there are apparently two more books beyond this one).

[chellebearss · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

This was such a great read that I read it in two days even though it was over 500 pages! I'm a big fan of dystopian novels and this one was done very well. Highly recommended to those who love end of the world type books!

[sarcher-3 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

A complicated meld of science-fiction and dystopian world building. Loved it, have read it twice.

[rynooo_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

It got off to brilliant start but floundered a bit at the half way mark, and there's a noticeable drop in the quality of the writing towards the end. Some of the characters were unbelievable too (Lukas and Solo), which was a big let down. I liked it but will be in no rush to spend more time in the franchise.

[mcoorlim · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

I have to admit, I missed Wool when it was first released. I met Hugh Howey on a WorldCon panel for new authors, and made a mental note to check out the series. This review contains mild spoilers.I finally got around to reading it.Wool is set in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity scrabbles for survival in an underground city, ignorant of their past and unthinking of the future. The outside world is widely believed to be a toxic deadland.The story follows Hoslton, the city's sheriff, as he struggles with the mysteries surrounding the city. Nobody knows why the populace lives underground, or what happened to the surface -- the city's records were wiped out in an uprising over a century ago. Holston's wife had discovered a means to recover deleted records, and in doing so had uncovered evidence that the records had been deleted intentionally by the victors of the last uprising, a tactic that served to forestall any further conflicts.Her discoveries lead her to such a strong belief in conspiracy that she committed the ultimate crime: expressing a desire to go outside. The punishment: You get your wish. It's exile and a death sentence, one that Hoslton was duty-bound to administer to his beloved wife three years ago.Most curious to the Sheriff is the fact that, as part of the sentence, the condemned are asked to clean the ground-level windows before the toxic atomsphere eats through their protective suits, and none of them have ever refused to perform this task out of spite or despondence. Now it's time to find out why.Howey does an excellent job in revealing the setting and backstory to the reader in the space he's allotted himself. Short stories are all about economy of word, and the author doesn't waste any while still managing to paint the dystopic hopelessness that his characters accept as the status quo. Wool works as a short story, answering story questions with more questions that kept me guessing until the end, leading me to reasonable false assumptions that were shattered by a logical reality.I cannot discuss Wool as an indie title without commentary on the publishing path that Mr. Howey took with it. Initially published as a short story through Amazon KDP, it has since been optioned as a movie by 20th Century Fox. The author has signed a supposedly 7-figure distribution deal with Simon and Schuster while retaining electronic publishing rights.This, my friends and aspiring authors, is How You Do It in the modern world of publishing.Overall I give Wool 5 stars. It definitely deserves the success it has brought to Mr. Howey.

[chensel477 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

For a freebie I grabbed on a whim, this was a fabulous, very emotion packed post-apocalyptic novella. Having already known there were more to follow, I was quite shocked at the twist and look forward to the rest to see how the many questions I now have get answered!

[amobogio · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Well written dystopian psychodrama adventure. Howey creates a concrete sense of place in this Omnibus set of the first five Wooliverse novellas. The characters are diverse and interesting and real - they have a life of their own and were able to constantly maintain the overall story's tension. I look forward to reading the remaining Wool books and strongly recommend the Omnibus to anyone with even a passing interest in speculative fiction.

[dlitwack_2 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Book one was wonderful, with the kind of potential that could make it a classic (think a sci-fi O'Henry or the surprise ending of an Ender's Game). Had the rest of the five books maintained the same level of excellence, I would have given it five stars. Which is not to say the remaining 500 pages weren't good. But as the story progressed, some flaws emerged.The author has a tendency, at least early on, to kill off point-of-view characters--in itself not a fatal flaw, but nevertheless annoying. Secondly, a large percentage of the surprise occurs in the first book. And while there's a lot of world building to come, it's spread over many more pages and lacks the impact of the first book. Sure, there's lots of action throughout. The book was fast paced and hard to put down. But there were too many scenes of people running up and down stairs --a limitation of life in a silo. And some places had pace but little tension.Hemingway said never confuse movement with action. Some scenes consisted mostly of people we hardly knew shooting at each other. Contrast those with the part where Juliette goes underwater to fix the pumps--much less violent, but with far more tension.The writing overall was good, but the editing became sloppier as the story progressed. Book five, which is 35% of the total, seemed to ramble a bit.One final peeve. After reading The Hunger Games, Divergent and now Wool, I'm sensing a trend toward ever increasing gratuitous violence. I'm reminds of the scene in the spoof movie Hot Shots, where a Rambo-like Charlie Sheen is mowing down enemies while a video-arcade counter shows the growing body count. The display finally declares a new record when the count exceeds that of Total Recall. I'm starting to feel that way about the latest crop of dystopian novels.

[spbooks_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Great read! A fresh post-apocalyptic dystopian novel that had me frantically turning the pages. Apart from a drop in pace in one section it moved along quickly dealing with lots of themes like social control, freedom, friendship, and whether ignorance is truly bliss. One of the most satisfying pieces of fiction I've read. Some great characters. Looking forward to more by this author!

[kkmcavoy · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Great book! I loved it! First off, I liked the way Howey broke up the story into sub-books with different emphasis on different characters, esp. the first three sections. I felt pulled in. I found myself developing theories about the plot, only to have to revise them as I started the next "book." Secondly, there were many twists and turns in the story that kept me surprised. And finally, I found myself really rooting for Jules as she learned things were not what they seemed. Her ingenuity and strength of character were refreshing. She was a very positive female role model, maybe the best one in all the books I read in 2012. Capable, smart, gutsy and confident, esp. toward the end of the novel.Howey is another great indie author find! I will definitely be on the lookout for his next book!

[nikitee_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Listen, whatever you're reading - STOP. Put that book down, buy this one and read the hell out of it. Sometimes I forget how good books can be. I plod through books sometimes, feeling like I've read 100 pages when I've read only 10. I put the book down and six weeks later remember I am supposed to finish it. Not this one. Not Wool.Hugh Howey is an exceptional storyteller. Wool is ridiculously well-written and engaging, all the while desperate, bleak, and suffocating. Trust me - these adjectives all belong together in a single sentence. My husband even says to me, "I can already tell you how this story will go. Everybody THINKS the outside is toxic and uninhabitable, but they'll come to find out it's livable.." Not only is my husband WRONG like a wrong person on Wrong Day, but Howey shames him by demonstrating his talents by weaving hope into this dystopian wonderland. Quick synopsis - in a post-apocalyptic setting, remaining generations of humans and some animals (dogs, bunnies, and rats are mentioned) are existing below-ground in a cylindrical structure buried very very deep into the Earth's surface. Population control is strict and brutal. For every birth there must be a death. Birth control is implanted in the very-young. Howey has masterfully created a culture and its norms within the walls of the silo, and things are status quo for the reader for only a very short period of time. Things quickly start to unravel, and the wool begins to retreat from their and our eyes...Read this book, seriously. Begin the journey that is Wool, and you won't regret it.

[goldengrove_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Tragedy drags the reader into the well-constructed, claustrophobic world of the silo, and intrigue keeps her there. Why would anyone volunteer for the invariably fatal 'cleaning' that is this world's method of execution? What question could possibly eat away at the mind so that death is an acceptable price to pay for knowledge? Howey sets up his world with skill and imagination, and manages to maintain a satisfying level of surprise as the story unfolds. The characters are likeable and real - an essential part of this kind of story, building tension as danger mounts.I completely missed out on the original free release of this as a series of novellas, but it's worth paying for.

[huntersun9 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I enjoyed WOOL very much, but would have liked to read more about the day-to-day life of the Silo residents leading up to the revolt. More detail about the social life and repressed culture and less stairway minutiae would have fleshed out the story more and made the revolt more plausible. At times, the story dragged and I had trouble believing that people who had lived in a multi-story environment for many generations would become so fatigued going up & down the spiral staircase of the only home they've ever known. BUT the story line was very interesting overall and I will read more of Howey's work.

[wbwilburn5 · Bewertung: 3 von 5 Sternen]

Very odd, interesting, but odd. Not inclined to continue on with series.

[nlsobon · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

My initial reaction when I finished reading "Wool": WHAT?!"Wool" is an excellent novelette. Honestly, I'm putting it near the top of my favorite reads for the year. Howey manages to pack so much emotion into these forty-nine pages that you can't help but to keep turning the page to see what will happen next.Excellent world building. Fantastic writing. You can't go wrong with "Wool", especially since the eBook is currently free on Amazon.

[teresa1953_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

This is a corker of a book...or books I should say. In his preface, Hugh Howey explains how his very short story turned in to a much demanded longer one and how it has taken off beyond all his wildest dreams. It deserves all the accolades it has received and I loved it.So the first book of five is very short...a novella really. Each book is longer than the one before and the main characters grow and seed themselves in to the reader's mind.Part One starts off simply enough with a man called Holston climbing to his death passing giggling children and adults going about their daily lives. But this is set in the undetermined future when a catastrophe has befallen the planet earth and human beings are living in a many floored giant silo. Holston has decided to "go outside" and this means his certain death...he is to carry out the "cleaning" where many before him have also died and are decomposing in full view of the occupants of the "inside." Some have volunteered, most have been sent as a punishment or the bad luck of the draw. It is very intriguing and Holston's story makes you want to hear more and that is why the author was asked to write more and duly obliged! What I loved about life in the Silo is the parallels with life today. Everyone has knows their place. The animals bred for milk and meat are right down on the bottom floors with the folk who tend to them. Climbing up a bit is "mechanical" where the engineers run the machinery that runs the Silo and provide it's light and heat. Up in the middle are the IT geeks.....and right at the top are the Mayor and his flunkeys. Nothing has changed much, despite the catastrophe, and we have to wait a bit before we find out why that has happened. All the way through the first three books I was wondering if this was the only Silo in existence and the final sentence gave me my answer! Then it gets really exciting!It's all there...life, death, grief, struggle, doubt, love and hate. Howey has created a whole new world and tells us that Ridley Scott has "picked up" the story...which is great news.I thoroughly recommend this set as a great read and a refreshing change from most dystopian stories. Howey has a wonderful imagination and writes superbly. Oh and you have to make your own mind up why it is called "Wool".....I have my own take on it and would love to hear everyone else's.

[jilliancamp_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I really enjoyed these books. The series had me wondering what was happening in the life of its characters when I was not reading, I had read a review in which the reviewer lamented the title; indicating it made no sense. I disagree. The title - Wool - is more than just a reference to the material used to clean the windows; wool is symbolic of the secret that weaves its way through this futuristic society. I am looking forward to future installments of Wool.

[jmones_6 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I had to read it. As soon as I discovered that there existed a science-fiction novel, written by an unknown author - that would be Hugh Howey -, which everybody ways saying it was so cool. As soon as I knew that the publication of this short novel in electronic format had spawned a whole series of books and finally 20th Century Fox bought the rights to adapt it to a film. As soon as I read the online reviews. And it didn't let me down.Wool is a well-written very short dystopian story which grabs you from the first page. It has all the ingredients of the best science-fiction classics: a very singular world, characters driven by strong motivations, uncertainty of what will come next and a powerful climax ending.I've stop reading for a while to write this review. Let me keep it as short as the original story, so I can dive into "Wool 2", the next book in the series.

[mtrumbo_2 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Loved this concept! Wish the end was a bit more flushed out - hopefully there will be more books to follow!

[paulhoff_1 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Definitely a "can't put it down" book. Great characters and a moving story line that make you want to keep reading.

[booksnyarn · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Centuries have gone by living underground, and to do that, there must be rules. Rules that cannot be broken - not even by thought or word. Don't ask about going outside, because you might just get what you asked for.

Set up in five sections, the Wool Omnibus tells the tale of those who don't ask questions, and those that do. This is great science fiction.

[claretta1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

This book was imaginative, creative and original. I loved it from beginning to end. I am looking forward to reading the rest. Thank you for sharing this with us.

[ellenflorman · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

I often find real treasures among recommendations on LT and Wool (Omnibus) by Hugh Howey is one of the best! This was a page turner and a story that I thought about when I was not reading it. I normally don't care for dystopian stories, but this one grabbed my attention from the first page and didn't let go until I finished it 5 books later. I have downloaded the prequel and can't wait to start it. Hghly recommended!!

[becaussie · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I really enjoyed this. Seeing the great reviews I tentatively bought the first book and then downloaded the omnibus. I see from other posts that there is a prequel and I look forward to getting my hands on it. I've recommended Wool to a few friends and look forward to discussing it with them.

[ben_a_11 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

Lean, enjoyable apocalyptic sci-fi and can also be read as a well-imagined turn on the generation ship motif.

[sharn_3 · Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen]

I believe this is one of those books that I would've found to be much better if I had read it a little faster. The storyline was great and the writing was great. The book is actually broken down into 5 books, the first book I really liked and left a cliffhanger at the end that prompted me to buy the collection and I have to say I was a bit disappointed reading the 2nd book which is probably why my reading slowed down, I was so bored with the 2nd book but then the 3rd book started and I was sucked back in.This about life in silo. An underground silo. If you are sent to 'clean', you are being put to death. You can't even talk about the outside. Those in charge are ruthless.I'm trying to word this review without including any spoilers but I can't. I don't even want to talk about 1 specific person without giving away too much so you'll have to read this -like no other- book for yourself and draw your own conclusion!

[silentq_1 · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Wow, this was an intense book, claustrophobic and oppressive at times, and it had me exclaiming aloud at the fates of some of the characters. The tone is set in the first segment when the sheriff in an underground silo expresses a desire to go outside to join his wife. She was sentenced to cleaning the sensors that are the only view of the hostile climate outside, a de facto death sentence, after she went unhinged and demanded to be let outside. The conspiracies and hidden nuggets of information are slowly presented, with the ever present fear that the person who just learned something important will die before they can pass it along. The bulk of the story revolves around the replacement sheriff, a woman from the lowest levels of the silo where the mechanical workers are sequestered, keeping the generators and oil pumps running. The systems in place to keep the limited population of the silo alive and complacent are trying to suppress any uprisings, and we learn the consequences of defiance along with the characters. I loved how the world was introduced through the figures of authority and with the current way of life being presented as normal, and then things break down through the course of the story. The writing felt well researched, from how to fix a generator, to how to survive underground for so long, even to a chilling section under water. The stairs form the spine of the silo, one set, with everything branching off, and the characters spend a lot of time rising and falling along that line.

[empressreece · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

Silo #18 I loved it-it was fantastic! I really liked how Howey sucks you in at the beginning by throwing you little tidbits at a time about the world and the current dynamics. Some authors try to do that but they can't pull it off. You end up completely lost or could careless about what the hell they are talking about. But not Howey- he pulls you right in and makes you want to keep reading until you find out.

Another thing I liked about it was even though the story is about the dynamics of the underground society and the hierarchical structure, well that's not all it's about, it's about survival too but it wasn't crammed full of intricate political systems and stupid distracting lingo that gives you a headache just reading it. Yes they have their own society and rules but it doesn't overshadow the characters and plot at all.

What I didn't care for though was the ending. Don't get me wrong- it wasn't terrible. I wasn't cussing anyone out or throwing things afterwords but I did think it was rushed. I would have liked to hear more about what happened with the society and silo 17 & 18 after the last "big cleaning" but instead it felt like the author probably had a deadline due so just chopped it off in a hurry. Yeah I definitely could have used a few more chapters to fully tie up the end but it was still a great story though!

*If anyone knows of any more good dystopian/post-apocalyptic books similar to this style that you think I might like, please let me know. I would really appreciate it! This one was right up my alley so would love to find some more to read. Thx!

[yonitdm · Bewertung: 5 von 5 Sternen]

This book was a great read. I found myself immersed in the world and find when the secondary characters compelling. The pacing of the unraveling of mystery and excitement kept me going to the very end. what a wild ride!