# Anybody else reading the "Wool" Books? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253 "2012-06-15T16:51:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/1 "2012-06-15T16:51:13Z")
I am currently on #4. They are very good, the author creates very compelling characters and a very interesting future world where folks are forced to live in a silo below the surface. I guess it is some sort of self-publishing phenomenon, I have been reading them on the Kindle so I am not sure if they are available elsewhere, but if you like this sort of sci-fi then I highly recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/2 "2012-06-15T17:06:28Z")
I just finished the Wool Omnibus and the prequel last week. Pretty sure several people here recommended them, and I loved 'em. Great premise and good writing. I hope the author does more! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/3 "2012-06-15T18:02:05Z")
Would this be the series by Hugh Howey? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/4 "2012-06-15T18:17:36Z")
I read them recently and really enjoyed them. I read the Omnibus edition - I didn’t’ realize there was a prequel? Off to Amazon! ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/5 "2012-06-15T18:24:08Z")
I finished the Omnibus about a month ago. Great story. I, too, didn’t know there was a prequel! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/6 "2012-06-15T18:43:36Z")
Also finished the omnibus a month or two ago. That series gripped me like very few books have in a good while. Kindle’s not the only way to read them, but it’s certainly the affordable way to buy them; Hugh Howey seems like a genuinely nice guy who just wants people to read his stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/7 "2012-06-15T19:25:09Z")
Another “read it sometime last month” here. Affordable Kindle sci-fi is the best, and this is one of the best of that group. The prequel was enjoyable too but begs its own sequel, which I’m sure will come eventually… ---
**Author:** ![Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/8 "2012-06-15T20:57:36Z")
#6 just dropped, and was equally fun to read. It wasn’t as surprising as the others, but I was happy to just read more about the world. Howey is a rising star, and I am especially looking forward to his zombie novel. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/9 "2012-06-15T21:06:09Z")
I believe 20th Century Fox has bought the rights for the series. I think it would be a fantastic series. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/10 "2012-06-15T21:08:44Z")
I read the first 5 a couple of months ago. The first two are good and set up the world well, and then the last three are ‘stay up _way_ too late’ page turners. I’ve been meaning to buy the prequel, I might do that this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/11 "2012-06-15T21:49:24Z")
Just thought I’d let people know about the [Redshirts Freebie](http://www.amazon.com/Redshirts-Chapters-1-4-ebook/dp/B007NJPO2A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1339796873&sr=8-3&keywords=redshirts). I haven’t read it yet, but it gets good reviews, and the first four chapters are free! ---
**Author:** ![moldmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@moldmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/12 "2012-06-15T22:40:33Z")
I’m in the middle of the Omnibus right now. I am really enjoying it. Are his other books as good? ---
**Author:** ![Winnipeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ec9cab/32.png) [@Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnipeg)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/13 "2012-06-16T01:11:21Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > Just thought I’d let people know about the [Redshirts Freebie](http://www.amazon.com/Redshirts-Chapters-1-4-ebook/dp/B007NJPO2A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1339796873&sr=8-3&keywords=redshirts). I haven’t read it yet, but it gets good reviews, and the first four chapters are free! I was not impressed with Redshirts, it was at best amusing, it cost me C$15.00+ on the kindle, its really only a novella + 3 rather dull codas. Worth $2.99 at most. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/14 "2012-06-16T17:13:57Z")
Love, love, love the Wool series. Seriously the best books and most intriguing universe I’ve come across in a long time. I just bought the paperback for my dad and the Kindle version for my stepdad for father’s day. I feel so happy that the author has been so successful, and that that means more stories. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/15 "2012-06-16T23:50:28Z")
So, after finding out about the prequel yesterday, I bought it for the kindle and finished it while at the laundrymat. Agree that it wasn’t as surprising, but very good nonetheless! ---
**Author:** ![Noodles\_Fellicini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Noodles\_Fellicini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noodles_Fellicini)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-reading-the-wool-books/625253/16 "2012-06-17T01:58:08Z")
Just read the Omnibus just two weeks ago and couldn’t put it down. I really liked reading it that way so although I’m happy to hear #6 has dropped perhaps I will wait for Omnibus 2 as it looks like there will be at least 9 installments.