{"id":60171,"date":"2018-07-15T18:55:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T18:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=60171"},"modified":"2018-07-15T18:55:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T18:55:37","slug":"a-dystopian-trilogy-worth-your-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=60171","title":{"rendered":"A Dystopian Trilogy Worth Your Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

[by J. Scott Shipman]<\/p>\n

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Wool, by Hugh Howey<\/a><\/p>\n

Shift, by Hugh Howey<\/a><\/p>\n

Dust, by Hugh Howey<\/a><\/p>\n

Friends, In 2013 I read Hugh Howey’s<\/a> Wool after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal. Howey’s is a cinderella story; he wrote his novel in installments at his blog, and his story, Wool was picked up by a publisher. The response was so overwhelming, Howey wrote Shift, which is a very good prequel and Dust picks up the story to the conclusion.<\/p>\n

I gave away my paper copy of Wool \u00a0a couple years ago, but was pleased to see a graphic novel of the same title<\/a> by\u00a0Jimmy Palmiotti (Author), Justin Gray (Author), Hugh Howey (Author), Jimmy Broxton (Illustrator), Darwyn Cooke (Illustrator). The graphic novel filled in the gaps of my memory and helped visualize Howey’s imaginative and frightening new world below ground.<\/p>\n

This trilogy is summer reading at its best. Story has duplicitous politicians, brave idealists and truly clever on-the-fly tactics—and a bit of not-too-syrupy true love. Howey is a gifted storyteller and weaves a credible yarn of a future where humanity is consigned to silos buried within the earth and surrounded by a poisonous atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Strong recommendation!<\/p>\n

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