Silo (novel series)
Silo is a trilogy first published as an e-book by Hugh Howey in 2011 on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing . The series of novels - published by Piper Verlag - consists of the three volumes Silo, Level and Exit. The trilogy is a dystopia that questions lies, manipulation and inhumanity.
content
The novel series describes a future vision in which people live underground in a silo that consists of 144 floors. Nobody knows the world outside the silo, which is why it is a great mystery to people.
silo
The first volume of the bestseller describes life in the silo. For centuries mankind has lived beneath the earth in a silo ruled by secret powers. In order to survive, one must obey the strict rules of the silo. So is z. B. A desire to have children is only possible if you win a lottery. But a few do not obey the rules and dream of a life outside the silo. For Juliette Nichols, who is responsible for the safety in the silo, this becomes a life-threatening danger.
Level
The second volume describes, on the one hand, in flashbacks the world when people still lived above the earth, on the other hand, the story is told in the silo itself. The author alternates between the years 2049 and 2110, creating new storylines that maintain the tension and ultimately combine to form a meaningful unit.
Exit
In the last part of the trilogy, Juliette Nichols breaks with the rules that have been in place for centuries and tries to free the inhabitants from the silo forever. However, she experienced a big surprise and did not expect her greatest opponent, who tried to destroy the insurgents with a life-threatening cloud of nano-particles.
literature
- Hugh Howey: Silo . Piper, 2013, ISBN 978-3-492-05585-7 .
- Hugh Howey: Level . Piper, 2014, ISBN 978-3-492-05647-2 .
- Hugh Howey: Exit . Piper, 2015, ISBN 978-3-492-05648-9 .