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The original was posted on /r/siloseries by /u/rufio_rufio_roofeeO on 2023-10-02 20:22:53.
Finished the trilogy this morning, and I loved the series. Was brought by the show, and if books are this compelling I really need to start reading for enjoyment more. Was hoping for everything to get wrapped up a little neater- the pacing got so frantic by the end of Dust that the payoff wasn’t as gratifying as I’d hoped- but I am overall satisfied.
Still a few lingering questions though…
- Silo 17 had good nanos that protected the survivors of its purge. There were enough to protect Juliette, even after 30+ years. When the 18-aanites poked through to silo 17, why didn’t the good nanos diffuse into 18 and protect some of the stragglers from annihilation by bad nanos? It would have been interesting for Juliette to have inadvertently saved the inhabitants of Silo 18 by proceeding with the Tunnel Drilling Policy against the wishes of many of her constituents.
- So Thurman and his buddies successfully killed all the humans on the planet right? And then left a poisonous cloud over their little bit of real estate to keep from prematurely releasing his seeds all over Fulton County?
- Was the Crow just some nobody? Mission’s storyline seems inconsequential. Initially I thought this story was after the events of Wool and that she might be old Juliette. Obviously not. But man that entire storyline is so bleak. I guess if Donald had terminated the silo at that point instead of retaking control then operation 50 still may have continued without obstruction?
- Seriously NOTHING about Silo 40?! Howey mentioned it in the questions to the author after Wool. It was alluded to innumerable times in Shift and Dust. But we never get a glimpse of what happened with them? Even if they just mentioned that The Orchid (SEED) had been disturbed more recently than 250 years I’d be satisfied. Wtf man do they get out or not?
I enjoyed the ride from Holston back to Fulton County. I’m hearing there’s 3 more short stories that I’ll have to find. Any recommendations for similarly blockbusting bleak dystopian sci-fi books?
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