Paperback, 468 pages
English language
Published March 22, 2016 by John Joseph Adams/Mariner.
Wool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall.
Juliette, now mayor of Silo 18, doesn’t trust Silo 1, especially its leader, Donald. But in the world of the Silos, there is no black and white — everything is shades of gray. Donald may not be the monster Juliette thinks he is, and may in fact be key to humanity’s continued survival. But can they work together long enough to succeed?
This book jumps right back into the action and keeps the plot-twist-heavy formula cooking. It was so good that I kind of ignored my family for a couple of evenings as I tore through it. But the real joy is that the conclusion was perfectly satisfying - a rare final book that gracefully wraps up a big idea.
Dust is a very satisfying end to the Silo trilogy.
I don't want to go into any of the details of the story, because that would spoil your pleasure of reading the first 2 books. Definitely read those first, otherwise, much of this book will not make sense and it will spoil some of the surprises in the previous books.
If you liked the other two books in the trilogy, you owe it to yourself to read this one too.
Much better than the second book, but not as good as the first. I think what I was hoping for was more of a wrap-up of the story rather than leaving it so open ended. The loved characters are back and the Shift characters much more bearable. It's a good series overall, just have to force your way through the bad choices of Shift.
The concluding book that ties together the Wool and Shift series turned out to be very enjoyable, and quite a bit of a page turner. We have our three silos lined up for the end game: silo 18 breaks through to silo 17, the ragtag crew from silo 17 gets thrown into a world they are not quite ready for and Donald and his sister in silo 1 are trying to save them.
Considering how slowly paced most of the Shift books were, Dust was pretty much action-packed from start to finish. It was also downright depressing because shit seriously hits the fan. The end felt a bit rushed, too nicely solved but ultimately, I found it very satisfying.
I am looking forward to whatever Hugh Howey will come up with next, that's for sure.
Dust wraps up a trilogy and cannot be read on its own. And boy, what a wrap up it is. I wasn't sure how the author was going to do it, but he surpassed my hopes and guesses considerably. If you've read the early parts of the Wool series, you owe it to yourself to end on this excellent note.
