Silo 49: Deep Dark

Deep Dark is better written than her first but it was too short. I expected more details before the “run” but I am sure she felt pressure to finish it. I am looking forward to book three and some interesting new characters in Silo 49.

4 out of 5 as Howey sets the stage. This is part of a trilogy and at this time two books have been released. I have read Wool and all related materials from Author Howey and love his works. Many of the additions are first attempts at publishing. I applaud both Howey for permitting these books and the authors for their efforts.RE: Silo 49 TrilogyBook 1 starts out with good main character development. A small spoiler; Silo 49 is a Rogue offline or dark silo. They've changed their ways although still not aware of the reality that's in Dust. They are on there own quest and find more humane ways to handle cleanings. I don't want to tell you much more except this is one of the best add-ons (Mods to you gamers), in the Wool universe. Book 2 while longer ands very good at times has a tendency to bog down a bit. It's as though the author had predetermined the length and added filler rather then a more solid approach. This is common with new authors and as I like the content in general is not meant to dissuade buyers but only my opinion and it always picks up in the next chapter.although it picks right up in a few pages. The best part was the Kindle addition of the first three chapters of book three. This will conclude this Trilogy. I am quite excited about the direction of the final book and look forward to it's release.

Well written book. The author keeps you hanging on to see what mystery will be revealed next. A great addition based on the earlier silo series. I enjoyed it.

I think the thing I liked most about this book was the description of life in the Silo. The previous book (Going Dark) showed a silo that was dying out and was breaking some of the "rules" imposed by Silo 1 to keep the residents of other silos from having too much communication with each other or too much free time. In this book, the old rules are gone - replaced by other rules that promote a real solidarity within the silo. I found it really interesting to see how the growing society developed - it did become with hotels, a fancy restaurant, and rush hour on the stairs, but it did really make sense without all of the old rules that segregated the society. The bulk of the book was a relaxing read...you knew some big revelation was coming but it didn't cause any anxiety while reading. It wasn't until right near the end where the "Kindle gripping" action really started. I found this a nice change from other books (like Dust, where the tension was almost constant).I didn't find the ending at all disappointing. Of course, I wanted to hear more about Marina's life and how what she found out changed things.FYI, it's great the first book (Going Dark) is free since that's why I picked it (and the first part of Karma) to read first from the Silo Worlds books...however this book is definitely worth the money (I paid for it even though I could get it for free with amazon prime)

This is the second book in the Silo 49 series fan-fiction based on Hugh Howey's WOOL.The story takes place quite some time after the last book. The silo is growing well and strong. It has still not filled its capacity but there are many more people living in the alternative world with a "new" history since Graham, Wallis and Grace created a new history for them. In this book, you are introduced to Marina, a Fabricator. She has been tasked with finding silver to repair many of the electronics in the silo. This is done by the inhabitants of the silo donating jewelry, silverware, watches, etc. Marina has to catalog all of the items for the inventory first and make sure they are suitable for the intended use. In doing this, Marina comes across a pocket watch with a detailed artistic engraving that both horrifies her and fascinates her. She also find paper containing others bits of information inside - information no one is supposed to know or think about. This leads Marina on a quest to find the truth.

Scene opens in a supposedly post-nuclear or other disaster where the inhabitants have apparently lived for many years in a very large silo.. On reading, the impression I got was one of refugees in a large 'bomb-shelter, built before such disaster, otherwise a sudden nuclear attack wouldn't have left enough survivors to construct it. Story develops around a few people in the community living in the silo, when a little contrary evidence of their supposed prehistory surfaces, which becomes unacceptable to one manand led to his attempts to destroy it - even to the extent of murder. Brought to mind the adage "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing". Well written and interesting considering how limited the background would be in confines of even a large silo. I sensed undertones of idealogical or religious intolerance, which would cause disharmony in any kind of closed or restricted comuunity. Also parallels with the kibbutz system. Everybody has a job and people are dependent on each others efforts to survive Few or no 'drones' ! Recommended reading.

Recommend reading

As will all the fanfics, you need to read Wool Omnibus, Shift Omnibus and Dust by Hugh Howey first. That said and wishing not to spoil much, this book chronicles how a Silo might evolve in the absence of any contact with the outside by anybody, following on the events of Going Dark we get a picture of how the proposed utopia evolves 100's of years down the road. It is a bit SLOW at times, but even in these moments you get a clearer picture of the mundane parts of silo life. The more engaging sections are those that deal with how a group of people raised under this environment might communicate with one another under difficult circumstances. It is as much how things are said in this book as what is said that moves me and engages. Well worth the read for any silo fan. Can't wait for Book 3

Love the wool series and glad it’s continuing and I can’t wait to start the next one right now! Thanks for continuing the story!

I was so glad this set of books became longer as it went, and you can see the strength of the author develop as this set of books develops. Obviously I am biased in that I LOVED the Silo world Wool set up, and is the first set of books where I even bothered to read some of the fan fiction for, which I have now read a few of, and believe this author is my 2nd favourite (only to Hugh Howey himself) in the Silo universe.

I can t wait to know the rest of the story, as usual I loved the story and I loved the characters.

This is a great addition to the Wool universe. I like that it keeps the same feeling as the original work, yet still has its own unique charm that really draws the reader in. I am looking forward to the continuation of this series.

Written by an author who can write real people unlike the originator of the Silo series. Need more of these.