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About this author

I'm the author of WOOL, a top 5 science fiction book on Amazon. I also wrote the Molly Fyde saga, a tale of a teenager from the 25th century who is repeatedly told that girls can't do certain things -- and then does them anyway.

A theme in my books is the celebration of overcoming odds and of not allowing the cruelty of the universe to change who you are in the process. Most of them are classified as science fiction, since they often take place in the future, but if you love great stories and memorable characters, you'll dig what you find here. I promise.


Average rating: 4.28 · 55,723 ratings · 7,496 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors
Wool Omnibus (Wool, #1-5)
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 19,059 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions
Wool (Wool, #1)
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 7,997 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
First Shift: Legacy (Wool, #6)
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5,241 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions
Second Shift: Order (Wool, #7)
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 3,253 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
Proper Gauge (Wool, #2)
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 3,098 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
Casting Off (Wool, #3)
4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 2,794 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
The Unraveling (Wool, #4)
4.49 of 5 stars 4.49 avg rating — 2,584 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
The Stranded (Wool, #5)
4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 2,452 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
Third Shift: Pact (Wool, #8)
4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 2,184 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
Shift Omnibus Edition (Wool...
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 1,077 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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Wool Proper Gauge Casting Off The Unraveling The Stranded First Shift: Legacy Second Shift: Order
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4.321064712278017 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 49,666 ratings
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4.244480436450431 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 11,731 ratings
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"Willy wrote: "That movie surprised me how good it was. I thought it was gonna be just a typical Romantic cheese fest. Instead it was charming, sad and...more "
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"Recently learned that "Grow a Beard" is the movie antithesis of "Jump the Shark." Apparently, TNG improved when Riker grew a beard, much like Happy Da...more "
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"Yeah, that's what I was working on when Wool took off. I'm diving into it as soon as DUST is done. Hope to have it out by October.

Quite the slacker th...more
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Second Shift by Hugh Howey
" Uh-maz-ing. But jeez louise, Hugh, what a cliffie you left us on. I am loving how all the stories and characters are starting to come together. And though I miss Jules, I was thrilled to see that Donald was back. I am sure I have nothing to offer... " Read more of this review »
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
" Wool took me by surprise. It caught my eye as a nominee in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2012 because it had such a peculiar title that I definitely had to find out more about it – clever trick! I downloaded the sample which contained the complete “... " Read more of this review »
Hugh Howey voted for Nocturnal in Best Horror in the Final Round of the 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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“Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one's conscience to get in the way.”
Hugh Howey, The Unraveling

“There were certain things, learned so young and remembered so deep that they felt like little stones in the center of her mind.”
Hugh Howey, The Unraveling

“My life is too tight, he wanted to say. My skin is too tight. The walls are too tight.”
Hugh Howey, Wool

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message 7: by W.C.

W.C. Fielstra Thank you for the connection.


message 6: by Steve

Steve Saw this in the news this afternoon: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknew...

Right out of the Silo series!

Nothing about a large dig operation in Fulton County just yet...


Melanie SO yeah, Ill be seeing you at supanova Melbourne!


Adrian Staccato Hugh, you still have the link to your old twitter account up there! Same on your Amazon profile.


SandHouse You've been currently reading At Home for a very long time now lol. Maybe you should pretend to read something else now.

Can't wait for I Zombie! Need a zombie fix!


Shannon YOU friend requested ME? What an honor :) LOVED Wool!


Annemarie LOVED the WOOL series! LOVED ITx100! Thinking of rereading it..already :)


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