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Silo Series

4 primary works • 21 total works
The series is a continuous story that should be read in order: Wool Omnibus, Shift Omnibus, Dust

Three additional short stories (In the Air, In the Mountain, In the Woods) have been published in anthologies and were included in Howey's collection Machine Learning.

Sub-series:
Wool
Shift

See also: Silo Saga - a Kindle Worlds series based in the same uni…

Book 1

Wool Omnibus
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4.23 · 273235 Ratings · 22353 Reviews · published 2012 · 65 editions
This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books …

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    Book 2

    Shift
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    4.13     · 151793 Ratings · 9249 Reviews · published 2013 · 37 editions
    Shift goes back to show the first days of the Silo…

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    Book 3

    Dust
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    4.23     · 136039 Ratings · 8250 Reviews · published 2013 · 109 editions
    The much-anticipated final instalment of the Wool …

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    Book 3.5

    Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories
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    4.02     · 3401 Ratings · 323 Reviews · published 2017 · 7 editions
    A new collection of stories, including some that h…

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    Book In the Air

    The End is Nigh
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    3.90     · 3394 Ratings · 331 Reviews · published 2014 · 8 editions
    Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harb…

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    Book In the Mountain

    The End is Now
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    3.90     · 2023 Ratings · 162 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions
    Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harb…

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    Book In the Woods

    The End Has Come
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    3.87     · 1589 Ratings · 130 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    Famine. Death. War. Pestilence. These are the harb…

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    Book 1A

    Wool
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    4.14     · 108538 Ratings · 6425 Reviews · published 2011 · 12 editions
    Thousands of them have lived underground. They've …

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    Book 1B

    Proper Gauge
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    4.15     · 12871 Ratings · 608 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions
    A cleaning has been performed, and now the silo is…

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    Book 1C

    Casting Off
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    4.33     · 13845 Ratings · 515 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    The silo has appointed a new sheriff. Her name is …

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    Book 1D

    The Unraveling
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    4.35     · 10894 Ratings · 437 Reviews · published 2011 · 12 editions
    There is a legend in their past of an uprising, a …

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    Book 1E

    The Stranded
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    4.35     · 10442 Ratings · 576 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    In July of 2011, a short story named WOOL was quie…

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    Book 2A

    First Shift: Legacy
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    4.22     · 18058 Ratings · 852 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech …

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    Book 2B

    Second Shift: Order
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    4.27     · 11806 Ratings · 469 Reviews · published 2012 · 7 editions
    The incredible second part of Shift, the follow up…

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    Book 2C

    Third Shift: Pact
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    4.30     · 10335 Ratings · 492 Reviews · published 2013 · 7 editions
    The third and final chapter of the Shift saga. Thi…

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    Book 1, part 1 of 2

    Silmapete, Esimene osa
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    3.88     · 26 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    Varemetes ja mürgitatud tulevikumaailmas elab kogu…

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    Book 1, part 2 of 2

    Silmapete, Teine osa
    by
    4.00     · 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    Varemetes ja mürgitatud tulevikumaailmas elab kogu…

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    Book 2, part 1 of 2

    シフト　下 (角川文庫)
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    0.00     · published 2014 · 2 editions
    長い眠りから覚醒したドナルドは地下壕を統括するサイロ１の責任者となる。より多くの人を救うため、崩壊し…

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    Book 2, part 2 of 2

    シフト　上 (角川文庫)
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    0.00     · published 2014 · 2 editions
    2049年、下院議員ドナルドは地下壕サイロを設計した。完成を祝う党大会の最中、上空で爆弾が炸裂、人々…

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    Book 3, part 2 of 2

    ダスト　上
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 edition
    一度出たら生きて帰れないといわれる外界からサイロ18に帰還し、市長となったジュリエット。発見した他の…

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    Book 1-3

    The Wool Trilogy
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    4.39     · 8777 Ratings · 455 Reviews · published 2014 · 15 editions
    The bestselling Wool trilogy now available in one …

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