Archive for WOOL

Third Shift – Pact

Posted in Book/Game Review with tags , , on 2013-01-29 by K-Slacker

Third Shift - Pact a Silo Story

The third (and final) Shift story — Third Shift – Pact — was released last Friday. I’ve already raved about Hugh Howey and his Silo series, and I’m not disappointed in his latest release. (A review will follow eventually.)

Since my first WOOL post, Hugh’s stories have been picked up Random House and film rights have been optioned by Ridley Scott and Steve Zaillian. So if you haven’t read these stories yet, then get on board now! Pick up a copy before it has “now a major motion picture” on the cover! (They already have “by the New York Times bestselling authour”.)

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Notes from the Silo

Posted in Campaign Info with tags , , , on 2012-11-15 by K-Slacker

In a previous post, I wrote a review of the WOOL series by Hugh Howey, and I mentioned that I would craft a separate post with details of ideas and concepts to swipe for Tempora Mutantur.

The newest book in the series was released today: Second Shift – Order. I plan on reading it this weekend; in the meantime here are some thoughts on adapting WOOL themes to gaming…

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Book Review – Wool Series (Hugh Howey)

Posted in Book/Game Review with tags , , on 2012-08-26 by K-Slacker

On a whim, I picked up a short story last Friday for the e-reader. It’s called WOOL and is by Hugh Howey. The story of WOOL takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Humanity clings to survival in the Silo, a subterranean city extending hundreds of storeys beneath the surface.

Here’s the ad copy:

Thousands of them have lived underground. They’ve lived there so long, there are only legends about people living anywhere else. Such a life requires rules. Strict rules. There are things that must not be discussed. Like going outside. Never mention you might like going outside.

Or you’ll get what you wish for.

Within a couple hours of reading WOOL, I picked up the WOOL Omnibus, which collects the first five WOOL stories. By the next day, I had read through all of them and picked up First Shift – Legacy, which is set in the same fictional future.

Needless to say, I recommend the series.

More (spoiler-ridden) commentary and discussion follows the jump…

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