Paperback Mo asked this question about Shift (Silo #2):
What's "The Crow" all about? Where does she come from? Why does she live so long? Did I miss a chapter on her or something?
Robert 'Rev. Bob' There's a mention early in the book - first chapter, I think - about life expectancy rising to about 150 in the pre-silo days. Given that the Crow's s…moreThere's a mention early in the book - first chapter, I think - about life expectancy rising to about 150 in the pre-silo days. Given that the Crow's story takes place before Wool, and considering how the threat to the silo is identified, my best guess is that she's the last remaining member of the original batch of "colonists." I also suspect that the story involving her is the one that culminated in the data-wipe mentioned in Wool.(less)
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by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author)
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