Wool (Silo #1)

by Hugh Howey

Why do so many people die in your books? A: To make room for all the new ones!

The wallscreens are our televisions, our web browsers, our search engines, our newspapers, the local news, our cellphones.

For me, Wool has never been a story about the end of humanity. It’s been a story about humanity prevailing against all odds. And the heroes of this story are those who go against the grain of pessimism, fear, doubt, and despair.

Every generation thinks it lives in unique times. This bias is almost always wrong.