Hugh Howey

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Hugh Howey at the Richard Hugo House in Seattle, Washington (2013)

Hugh C. Howey (* 23. June 1975 in Charlotte, North Carolina ) is an American science fiction - writers . He became known for the success of his silo trilogy, which he published as an e-book in the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing program from 2013 to 2015 without a publisher .

Despite lucrative offers, Howey decided against the sale of his e-book rights to the Silo series for the US market. Piper Verlag secured the rights for the German market , including the e-book rights. Howey sold the film rights to 20th Century Fox . Ridley Scott and Steven Zaillian will be commissioned to write and direct the film .

Works

Silo trilogy (in German translation)
  • 2013: Silo (Wool) , Roman, from the English by Gaby Wurster and Johanna Nickel, Piper Verlag, Munich and Zurich 2013. ISBN 978-3-492-05585-7 ( Wool Omnibus Edition , 2012)
  • 2014: Level (Shift) , novel, translated from English by Gaby Wurster, Piper Verlag, Munich and Zurich 2014. ISBN 978-3-492-05647-2 ( Shift Omnibus Edition , 2013)
  • 2015: Exit (Dust) , novel, translated from English by Gaby Wurster, Piper Verlag, Munich and Zurich 2015. ISBN 978-3-492-05648-9 ( Sand Omnibus Edition , 2014)

Audiobooks:

  • 2013: Silo (Wool) , read by Peter Bieringer, Audiobook Hamburg 2014. ISBN 978-3-86952-234-0 ( Wool Omnibus Edition , 2012)
  • 2014: Level (Shift) , read by Peter Bieringer, Audiobook Hamburg 2014. ISBN 978-3-86952-223-4 ( Shift Omnibus Edition , 2013)
  • 2015: Exit (Dust) , read by Peter Bieringer, audio book Hamburg 2015. ISBN 978-3-86952-222-7 ( Sand Omnibus Edition , 2014)
further works (selection)
  • 2019: Sandtaucher (Sand) , novel from English by Andreas Decker, Piper Verlag, Munich and Zurich 2019. ISBN 978-3-492-70557-8 ( Sand , 2014)
  • 2009–2010: The Bern Saga
  • 2011: The Plagiarist: A Novella
  • 2011: I, zombie
  • 2012: The Walk Up Nameless Ridge
  • 2016: Beacon 23

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hugh Howey biography on Phantastik-Couch.de . Retrieved on 02.09.13.
  2. ↑ The book of the future - first e-book, then bestseller . Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ On the stairs to the light - "Silo" by Hugh Howey: Dystopia with potential in Piper . Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ Landed in Hollywood - “Wool” by self-publishing author Hugh Howey is being made into a film . Retrieved May 12, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Howey, Hugh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Howey, Hugh C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Charlotte, North Carolina