Science fiction · Dystopian
Wool
Thousands of survivors live in an underground silo, forbidden to go outside because the air above is toxic. When the sheriff chooses to leave, a mechanic is pulled into a hunt for what really happened.
- First published
- 2011
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like claustrophobic dystopias with a mystery built into the structure.
Skip this if you want a standalone; the series continues, and some questions stay open until later volumes.
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