Wool Omnibus 1818 Responses

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monospaced
I would normall post this in the sci-fi book thread, but I think it's so good that it deserves its own.
As a long-time sci-fi fan, I'm always on the lookout for a great book to read in the genre, but they're far and few between. On top of a great sci-fi concept, in order to be great, it also has to employ great writing and characters. Isaac Asimov, Heinlein and Vonnegut (amongst many others) were great at this and have gone down in history as the great sci-fi authors. I think we have a new addition: Hugh Howey.
Hugh Howey wrote a short story called Wool just under a year ago. He self-published this novelette and developed a quick and strong following. With encouragement from fans, he wrote several more books in the series over the last few months. These have been released as a single book entitled Wool Omnibus.
Of the current 690 Amazon reviews, 618 are 5 star. I couldn't resist, so I bought a copy. They aren't wrong. If you're a sci-fi fan, buy this now, you won't be disappointed.
http://www.amazon.com/Wool-Omnib…
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Dog-earMay 14, 12, 11:12 a.m. – Permalink
sine
i'd give this a try. ugly cover though...
- don't judge a book by its cover– monospaced1/2
  you'd think somethings wouldn't need to be said– jaylarson2/2
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Dog-earMay 14, 12, 11:14 a.m. – Permalink
bjladams
have you read tunnel in the sky by heinlein? just finished it off a few weeks ago. lord of the flies, but with older kids on an alien planet. it was awful and i loved it.
- I haven't, but I will if you recommend it. Seriously, try Wool, it's mind-blowingly good.– monospaced1/2
  i'll look it up- always on the hunt for more books. tunnel was entertaining in a cheap sort of way. not his best– bjladams2/2
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Dog-earMay 14, 12, 11:17 a.m. – Permalink
sine
i prefer fiction. "most sci-fi" book i've read recently was 'Oryx & Craik' by Margeret Atwood, but i'm always keen to try something if it comes highly recommended. this does looks interesting, despite the cover...
- the other cover art:
  http://i44.tinypic.c…– monospaced1/2
  not better, but it makes sense, this guy published it himself– monospaced2/2
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Dog-earMay 14, 12, 11:23 a.m. – Permalink
utopian
Looks good....
BTW - No hate here posted towards monospaced, I am shocked!
- I hope there isn't. I didn't write the books or anything. Just sharing something that I think will go down in history as great.– monospaced
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Dog-earMay 14, 12, 12:18 p.m. – Permalink
uan
http://www.deadline.com/intersti…
looks like Ridley Scott is also a fan of Wool
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Dog-earMay 14, 12, 1:30 p.m. – Permalink
bjladams
am i understanding right that this is 5 (short) books put into a single volume titled 'wool omnibus' ?
just looking at the kindle edition and don't want to go buying and then reading out of order... you know... find out that luke is vaders kid before i'm suppose to know that...
http://www.amazon.com/Wool-Omnib…
- yes– sine
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Dog-earMay 15, 12, 6:20 a.m. – Permalink
albums
Wait, what?!?! Luke is Vader's kid? Next thing you're going to tell me is Leia is Luke's sister.
- no- he kissed her, so can't be true– bjladams1/2
  whew... *wipes brow– albums2/2
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Dog-earMay 15, 12, 6:34 a.m. – Permalink
ridg0026
Just finished the second 'book' -- really enjoying these so far. thanks for the recommendation.
- +1– monospaced
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Dog-earMay 20, 12, 7:27 p.m. – Permalink
zoozoo
ok i just bought wool for 99 cents on kindle... it better be good or it's your arse
- j/k heheh..ahhhh– zoozoo1/2
  WAT? WAT?– utopian2/2
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Dog-earMay 20, 12, 8:32 p.m. – Permalink
zoozoo
just read the original wool,,, thanks for the recommendation
- +1– monospaced
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Dog-earMay 20, 12, 10:10 p.m. – Permalink
monospaced
I'm 60% through the Wool Omnibus (well into the 4th book) and my position still stands: this book (series?) is getting better. Reads a lot like a great television series (I know, that's not exactly a good thing to say), the way it has cliffhangers at the end of each book and chapter. The pace is steady and the mystery builds. Still highly recommended.
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Dog-earMay 21, 12, 1:31 p.m. – Permalink
monospaced
Digital books are alright, but printed, signed copies are much cooler. Just ordered mine; got my little piece of history.
http://www.hughhowey.com/?page_i…
- actually, that's a little bit of a tree. ;)– albums
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Dog-earMay 21, 12, 1:35 p.m. – Permalink
ridg0026
So on his site it says he's working on #9 already? but only 5 have been released right, with the most recent one just coming out two months ago give or take??
- it's possible he's getting them published = longer turnarounds.– sine1/2
  published traditionally*– sine2/2
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Dog-earMay 21, 12, 1:53 p.m. – Permalink
bjladams
pick this up last week - just finished off #6 this morning, great recommendation!
drew some of the characters for the daily while i was reading them:

more here:
http://www.benjadams.com/categor…
i'll probably do some of the other's over the next few days. again, really good read -
- OMG. Ben, they are brilliant!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them all!– Melanie1/3
  haha, cheers!
  – bjladams2/3
  those are great, and Hugh says you "made his day" according to Facebook. Good job!– monospaced3/3
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Dog-earJun 26, 12, 6:31 a.m. – Permalink
bjladams
ha, made my day:
- Heck ya! I met the guy in NYC recently. Super nice guy. Glad you liked it!– monospaced1/2
  awesome– sine2/2
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Dog-earJun 26, 12, 6:03 p.m. – Permalink
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Dog-earJul 9, 12, 2:19 p.m. – Permalink
monospaced
Scott Free got the rights. Tony Scott and Ridley Scott are turning it into a project.
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