Last Walk: a Silo story

Karma #5

by Patrice Fitzgerald

"One of the sharpest minds and clearest voices writing today." Hugh Howey, author of WOOL ***** The kids are fighting in the Silo—gangs engage in battles between the Up Top and the Down Deep, with the Mids caught in between. There are too many young people without work. They ink themselves with primitive face tats and guard their territory against incursions from below or above. In Karma’s family, there is a critical fault splitting them right down the middle. Who will toe the line and stay loyal to the head of IT, Karma’s son… and who will join his wife in supporting the resistance? Karma herself must go further than she ever has to protect her family and to help the Silo survive. Whatever she chooses, this is the end. This is a novella based on Hugh Howey's WOOL books, and is the fifth and final best-selling ebook in the Karma series. Karma of the The Collection, which includes all of the episodes in the Karma series, is available now as an ebook, to be followed by a print edition. Praise for Patrice Fitzgerald and the Karma seriesA definite PLUS to the Wooliverse, and a must read if you want to be well-versed in all things WOOL! Michael Bunker, author of Dunes over Danvar, Pennsylvania, The Silo Archipelago, and WICK The author does a fantastic job of retaining the atmosphere and claustrophobia of life underground and the characters are carefully constructed, exploring not only the effects of Silo life on the family dynamic, but the often complex relationships between the different Silo classes through the eyes of Karma and her family as she realises who she really is and has to decide whether to remain subdued and forget her past life, or choose a different path than the one chosen for her and challenge the status quo.Eamon Ambrose, "Eamo the Geek" Fitzgerald has created another masterpiece here. She has such an immediate style of writing which grips you from the start and takes you on a wild journey through the desperate lives of those living in the Silo. W.J. Davies, author of The Runner and The Diver I think I’m in love with Karma. I was curious about her life when Hugh Howey mentioned her in SHIFT. I highly recommend, not just this book, but this whole series! Hanna Elizabeth, author of Visions of WoolFitzgerald’s characters come alive and threaten to leap off the page, they are so engaging. Jerilyn Dufresne, author of Who Killed My Boss? Any Meat in that Soup? and the Sam Darling Mysteries The Sky Used to be Blue manages the difficult feat of placing itself within the existing narrative, just like a missing piece of the great puzzle, and not just a parallel story or spinoff. It is well-written, gripping and filled with suspense. All the ingredients necessary are good writing, action and unexpected twists, characters you care about, and a deeper meaning. Max Zaoui, critic extraordinairePatrice is a sci-fi, political thriller, and mystery writer who had a past as an intellectual property attorney. She also runs a niche indie publishing company and is a professional mezzo-soprano in her spare time. She's the Mom of four (pretty) adult children.

Genres: Dystopia

107 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 2, 2013

About the author

Patrice Fitzgerald is an indie author, publisher, attorney, and intergalactic singer of songs. She has been publishing herself and others since 2011 and is the force behind the BEYOND THE STARS series of space opera anthologies. Patrice is thrilled to introduce Captain Wu and her STARSHIP NAMELESS crew in her most recent trilogy, written with the inimitable Jack Lyster.

Reviews

[Marcey Reilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Minimal type errors

I like all the Silo books I have read from Hugh Howey to all the other authors. I don't think of them as fan fiction, either. They all read like real novels from professional writers. The auto correct tends to mess things up now and then, though.

[Martin Kalfatovic · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 5th, and concluding, entry in Fitzgerald's Karma series. Picking up with the 82 year old Karma's (aka Helen) coming to terms with her life in the Silo (and her left before the Silo), we follow her work to bring a sort of peace to both the warning factions of youth in Silo 2, as well as within her own family. The Karma Series is one of the best of the Wooliverse. In this wrap up to her series, Fitzgerald provides a fully satisfying end to the story and at the same time, meshes seamlessly with Hugh Howey's concluding book, Dust.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent ending to the series! So well written with great character developement.

[Heather Burdeaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good portrayal of an original Wooliverse character.... A great ending too

[Lyndaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it, the ending was bittersweet and it made me cry!

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

As with all Silo stories, I am said that this one is finished. Bye, Silo 2.