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Silo 49 #2
Deep Dark
Graham set Silo 49 free from the machinations of Silo 1 and the control of the W.O.O.L. agenda in Silo 49: Going Dark. Since then, they have been alone and their silo has changed for the better. But a gentler and kinder lie is still a lie and the truth waits to be found.
Marina is a Fabricator, a worker of metal, and has been tasked with reclaiming the silver of the silo from private hands to replenish the diminishing vault stocks. Amongst the curiosities turned in, she finds something that should not exist and that begins a search for the most elusive thing in the silo…the truth.
Silo 49: Deep Dark is written in the WOOL universe made famous by author, Hugh Howey. It is primarily for readers already familiar with the WOOL series. Deep Dark is a full length novel, the second volume of the Silo 49 Trilogy.
Marina is a Fabricator, a worker of metal, and has been tasked with reclaiming the silver of the silo from private hands to replenish the diminishing vault stocks. Amongst the curiosities turned in, she finds something that should not exist and that begins a search for the most elusive thing in the silo…the truth.
Silo 49: Deep Dark is written in the WOOL universe made famous by author, Hugh Howey. It is primarily for readers already familiar with the WOOL series. Deep Dark is a full length novel, the second volume of the Silo 49 Trilogy.
347 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 28, 2013
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Ann Christy
34 books328 followersAnn lives by the sea under the benevolent rule of her canine overlord and an incredibly foul-mouthed cat. A scientist and Navy officer by profession, the writing bug somehow got inside her during her travels. She's now stuck with it and can't stop writing.
She writes fully immersive works of science fiction and apocalyptic fiction. Ann is also a voracious reader, and adores a well-done audiobook. If she's not writing, then she's reading or listening.
She writes fully immersive works of science fiction and apocalyptic fiction. Ann is also a voracious reader, and adores a well-done audiobook. If she's not writing, then she's reading or listening.
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April 21, 2014
You know the drill reader, I love anything WOOL related, lets review......
When Hugh Howey sat down and wrote Wool I wonder if he realised what a phenomenon he was creating?, did he know then that people would continue to write about his silos? They are more than just fan-fiction they are fully fledged amazing novels and this is one of them.
Ann did a great job with Going Dark and after the events in that book I was looking forward to seeing what Silo 49 was going to throw at me next.
We are further down the silo this time and in Deep Dark we meet Marina, a forty something working in fabrication, she is in charge of the reclamation of precious metals throughout the silo, the metal is being reclaimed to replace vital parts.
Boxes of jewellery, watches and other items are sent down to her from the floors above, and she studiously notes and sorts her way through the treasures, its during this process she comes across an usual object to her, a large pocket watch and in that watch she discovers hidden secrets, secrets that rock her.
She decides to find out more about the items she has found and arranges to head up top to the IT department.
Her daughter and husband go with her as they make a holiday of it. Now this bit I loved - the description of them making their way up floor after floor was plain tiring, I think after reading WOOL and remembering the mayor going all the way to the bottom it didn't sound so bad but you can real feel Marina's pain as she slowly endures her trek up.
On arrival at IT she meets with Piotr who is head of IT, Greta who a Historian and Taylor who is Piotr's shadow, they look over the items Marina has brought and this is when Marina starts to find out more about the people who came before them.
Piotr and Greta share with Marina everything they know about the silo and she shares with them the secrets that she found and this starts them investigating the origins of the items she found.
What happens next is an amazing journey through the dusty records and relics of the silo, the deeper they delve the more they realise there is a lot more in their world besides the silo.
This book again proves that there is endless stories in the silos and it is thought-provoking, - what do they do when they run out with parts, how long will these silos last, how the heck did they get all those animals in the silos in the first place without anyone batting an eyelid!?
I loved this book and have already started reading book 3 which I can report is very good so far!
Silo 49: Deep Dark I award 5 out of 5
When Hugh Howey sat down and wrote Wool I wonder if he realised what a phenomenon he was creating?, did he know then that people would continue to write about his silos? They are more than just fan-fiction they are fully fledged amazing novels and this is one of them.
Ann did a great job with Going Dark and after the events in that book I was looking forward to seeing what Silo 49 was going to throw at me next.
We are further down the silo this time and in Deep Dark we meet Marina, a forty something working in fabrication, she is in charge of the reclamation of precious metals throughout the silo, the metal is being reclaimed to replace vital parts.
Boxes of jewellery, watches and other items are sent down to her from the floors above, and she studiously notes and sorts her way through the treasures, its during this process she comes across an usual object to her, a large pocket watch and in that watch she discovers hidden secrets, secrets that rock her.
She decides to find out more about the items she has found and arranges to head up top to the IT department.
Her daughter and husband go with her as they make a holiday of it. Now this bit I loved - the description of them making their way up floor after floor was plain tiring, I think after reading WOOL and remembering the mayor going all the way to the bottom it didn't sound so bad but you can real feel Marina's pain as she slowly endures her trek up.
On arrival at IT she meets with Piotr who is head of IT, Greta who a Historian and Taylor who is Piotr's shadow, they look over the items Marina has brought and this is when Marina starts to find out more about the people who came before them.
Piotr and Greta share with Marina everything they know about the silo and she shares with them the secrets that she found and this starts them investigating the origins of the items she found.
What happens next is an amazing journey through the dusty records and relics of the silo, the deeper they delve the more they realise there is a lot more in their world besides the silo.
This book again proves that there is endless stories in the silos and it is thought-provoking, - what do they do when they run out with parts, how long will these silos last, how the heck did they get all those animals in the silos in the first place without anyone batting an eyelid!?
I loved this book and have already started reading book 3 which I can report is very good so far!
Silo 49: Deep Dark I award 5 out of 5
March 5, 2014
This is the second book in the Silo 49 series fan-fiction based on Hugh Howey's WOOL.
The story takes place quite some time after the last book. The silo is growing well and strong. It has still not filled its capacity but there are many more people living in the alternative world with a "new" history since Graham, Wallis and Grace created a new history for them. In this book, you are introduced to Marina, a Fabricator. She has been tasked with finding silver to repair many of the electronics in the silo. This is done by the inhabitants of the silo donating jewelry, silverware, watches, etc. Marina has to catalog all of the items for the inventory first and make sure they are suitable for the intended use. In doing this, Marina comes across a pocket watch with a detailed artistic engraving that both horrifies her and fascinates her. She also find paper containing others bits of information inside - information no one is supposed to know or think about. This leads Marina on a quest to find the truth.
The story takes place quite some time after the last book. The silo is growing well and strong. It has still not filled its capacity but there are many more people living in the alternative world with a "new" history since Graham, Wallis and Grace created a new history for them. In this book, you are introduced to Marina, a Fabricator. She has been tasked with finding silver to repair many of the electronics in the silo. This is done by the inhabitants of the silo donating jewelry, silverware, watches, etc. Marina has to catalog all of the items for the inventory first and make sure they are suitable for the intended use. In doing this, Marina comes across a pocket watch with a detailed artistic engraving that both horrifies her and fascinates her. She also find paper containing others bits of information inside - information no one is supposed to know or think about. This leads Marina on a quest to find the truth.
September 5, 2016
I found this second book about the Silo 49 fascinating and entertaining. Set in Hugh Howey's world of Wool,it continues from the previous story from Ann Christy about life in Silo 49. What I liked about it was the discovery of "ancient artefacts" which to us would be our family heirlooms or everyday objects, and the way they didn't recognise their purpose. It became something of a treasure hunt which was quite exciting. I also enjoyed the tour through the levels of the Silo and hearing about various customs and practices and stories that had developed over the years within Silo 49. I could almost imagine it really happening. The story did seem to end abruptly to me, but maybe there's more to come....
December 21, 2013
The second installment in Ann Christy's Silo 49 series (volume 3 will be out soon!) picks up the story of Silo 49 an unknown number of years in the future. Christy's attention to detail and her knowledgeable filling in the gaps of how the silos run is well done. A great follow up to the first book and a good addition to the Wool Universe.
April 17, 2014
Very good read! In the true vein of Hugh Howey's Wool series this Silo 49 trilogy is AWESOME! Ann Christy has done an excellent job of staying with the flavor of the original series and she has added the kind of additional stories that we wanted to see about other silos and what they went thru and were going thru. This is the second book in her trilogy on Silo 49 and I am off right now to get the third book. I have to know where this story goes! Cudos to Ann!
October 28, 2013
Very enjoyable read if you are into the Silo world; better than the first in this series. I do wonder how someone would find these books if they had not been introduced to the Silo world through Hugh Howey. Perhaps that is not important but I would still recommend that readers read all the Hugh Howey Silo series books first.
November 27, 2013
The first volume chronicled the going dark of the silo but the rediscovery of the recent past in this volume and the methods the historians use are simply fascinating. By now, I'm really looking forward to see how everything will segue with Dust... Or will it?
January 28, 2014
Continuation of "SIlo 49 Going Dark" but with new characters. I thought it was a good story although the murder mystery aspect of it was fairly transparent. Still overall a good job and I recommend it to Wool fans. On to the third in the series!
March 17, 2014
Excellent...
Excellent...
started a little slower than I normally like, but I was stumped almost to the end, and that doesn't happen often to me. Ready for the next one...thx!
Excellent...
started a little slower than I normally like, but I was stumped almost to the end, and that doesn't happen often to me. Ready for the next one...thx!
June 4, 2014
Wow
Fantastic read...kept my attention throughout the book. kept me not wanting to put it down.. utterly fantastic. Great story plot. Waiting for more. Thank you for a great read.
Fantastic read...kept my attention throughout the book. kept me not wanting to put it down.. utterly fantastic. Great story plot. Waiting for more. Thank you for a great read.
June 17, 2014
Fascinating
Fascinating
Even without a conclusion this book is a good read. While I normally do not like books that go in sequence I enjoyed this one. I look forward to the next one, and the on going story of Sillo 49.
Fascinating
Even without a conclusion this book is a good read. While I normally do not like books that go in sequence I enjoyed this one. I look forward to the next one, and the on going story of Sillo 49.
March 8, 2014
The best of hers so far. Marina was extremely likeable and her job for the solo was very interesting. If you like a little dose of archeology along with your speculative fiction, you will like this.
March 10, 2014
I came late to Wool and it's fandom. This is a particularly well written and edited story that contributes to the series. Bravo!
March 30, 2014
Just as fantastic as the first one in the series. Love the should we tell or keep it secret problem. So like the WOOL series, but with a very different view. Highly recommend this book.
April 7, 2014
Second book better than first. Pretty awesome how kept with Wool storyline. Can't wait to read the rest.
April 11, 2014
What a really great story! Well written and edited, too! I'll be starting the third story May 1st!
April 10, 2014
Excellent continuation of the Silo 49 saga!
August 29, 2018
It's good
The series points out new types of characters that I hadn't considered. These historians who keep records, don't speculate and deal only with facts. They claim this of themselves while maintaining lies, let records gather dust, hide them and ignore facts which are inconvenient.
Historians have always served at the bidding of those who rule. Truth gets flexible and facts mean very little when pleasing the person or group that pays your salary. The series has demonstrated how the facts have been erased from collective memory easily, regularly and with the justification that It's for the common good. The historians take this to a new level. Telling people their real history is too dangerous but to what and whom?
Slavery has already been just about removed from American history in Texas school books which are used by more than two dozen other states. There are holocaust deniers who have been writing books for decades so that future historians who are looking for it, have evidence that the Nazi regime has been falsely vilified. Good lesson in this book about the uses of history.
History and Historiography, I know a little about. History is a narrative first. There is a decision made about evidence, no matter how much or little. The narrative decides which are important and which not. That which fits the narrative is important and cited, that which does not is discarded. If this novel concept offends, I refer you to the professionals who wrote it. No attack comments please. These are not my ideas, they belong to those who write the theory behind historiography, which roughly is the understanding of how any history is written.
It's intense but I'm ready for her next book.
The series points out new types of characters that I hadn't considered. These historians who keep records, don't speculate and deal only with facts. They claim this of themselves while maintaining lies, let records gather dust, hide them and ignore facts which are inconvenient.
Historians have always served at the bidding of those who rule. Truth gets flexible and facts mean very little when pleasing the person or group that pays your salary. The series has demonstrated how the facts have been erased from collective memory easily, regularly and with the justification that It's for the common good. The historians take this to a new level. Telling people their real history is too dangerous but to what and whom?
Slavery has already been just about removed from American history in Texas school books which are used by more than two dozen other states. There are holocaust deniers who have been writing books for decades so that future historians who are looking for it, have evidence that the Nazi regime has been falsely vilified. Good lesson in this book about the uses of history.
History and Historiography, I know a little about. History is a narrative first. There is a decision made about evidence, no matter how much or little. The narrative decides which are important and which not. That which fits the narrative is important and cited, that which does not is discarded. If this novel concept offends, I refer you to the professionals who wrote it. No attack comments please. These are not my ideas, they belong to those who write the theory behind historiography, which roughly is the understanding of how any history is written.
It's intense but I'm ready for her next book.
September 3, 2014
Favorite quote: Life is a series of small and not so small emergencies with gifts of calm between. As a mother of two and professor for 600, I need to approach life in this vein, acknowledging the constancy of emergencies and trying to appreciate the rare moments of calm as a true gift.
Christy paints a more mellow tone than Howey, which I found myself sinking into. I liked the digging into history and piecing together of facts. It had more mystery than Howey's action, although there were parts of the storyline that escaped me and details that I didn't follow (eg some of the detective work in the archive). I love that she's stuck with a female heroine and an older one too! I felt like I knew just enough about her family and just enough about her motives and just enough about her state of mind. But, I also knew the characters around her and just plain enjoyed the story. Well done!
Christy paints a more mellow tone than Howey, which I found myself sinking into. I liked the digging into history and piecing together of facts. It had more mystery than Howey's action, although there were parts of the storyline that escaped me and details that I didn't follow (eg some of the detective work in the archive). I love that she's stuck with a female heroine and an older one too! I felt like I knew just enough about her family and just enough about her motives and just enough about her state of mind. But, I also knew the characters around her and just plain enjoyed the story. Well done!
August 17, 2014
Another great story for the Wool universe. I really liked Marina and her family. It was very interesting to see what an average family in the silo does from day to day. I loved reading the details of their vacation and just seeing the different sections of the silo and how most people really don't move beyond their work and living stations. I did find it odd that Marina never did end up finding the woman who had donated the pocket watch. I enjoyed how the council resolved the problem of the new information. I was having horrible visions of everything they discovered being destroyed or hidden. I totally had this whole conspiracy thing going on in my head and was very glad that that wasn't the case. I loved how the purpose of the people in the silo was based on the tenets put together by the characters in the last book. Looking forward to reading the next one.
December 10, 2016
After coming up for air from the dark world of Hugh Howey's silos (Wool, Shift, Dust), I found myself like a hooked junkie wanting more-more-more. Howey’s stunning follow-up, Sand, proved a satisfactory fix for a time. But then what? That’s when I discovered Ann Christy's Silo 49 series and headed right back into the Down Deep. Christy (“Navy commander by day, secret writer by night”) stays true to the spirit of the Silo universe while obviously having great fun constructing her own corner of that supremely twisted future. Christy’s knack for character development and ability to spin a yarn made the first two Silo 49 books, Going Dark and Deep Dark, worth the price of admission for this reader. I’m just starting book three, Dark Till Dawn, and already hanging on for what looks to be a wild ride. Good job, Ann Christy!
December 5, 2014
The first book in the series was a great continuation of the Howey series. Deep Dark lost something. The story told slowly with a lot of uninteresting detail. The book could have been half as long without losing anything . I still enjoy the writing style for the most part, but found myself often skimming paragraph after paragraph and sometimes whole pages. When I finally arrived at the end, I was left feeling that the journey was not worth the destination. It's still on to book three, just started into it and it seems promising.
August 20, 2014
First time reading what I believe is called fan fiction. This was great! I read book 2 first so now I'll be looking for book 1. Anyway, the characters were really good with an interesting plot. I loved how it ended. All the books in the Wool universe make me think about things differently. Always an eye-opener.
July 18, 2022
This was a fun read and is recommended for fans of the Wool series but some criticisms need to be made:
- this should have been the first book. The actual first book spoiled so many potential mysteries within this book that with a little re-writing, this book could have been so much better and have cut out the first book altogether. In fact, if Ann Christy had added the first book as a diary at the end of the second book (filling in the gap) it would have been perfect.
The problem is that the story heavily relies on the mystery of digging up the past. A past fans of the series know about (book 3 in the Wool series spoils it mostly) AND from book 1 of the Silo 49 series. Ann Christy couldn't do much about book 3 but the entire book is basically about finding out what happened in book 1.
Because of that, the strength of the book has to come from character development & plot lines ... and it doesn't quite succeed. A massive amount of the book is filler and could be cut (easily over half) - lots of family elements, the walk up and down the stairs, the restaurant, etc. It may be tempted for a fan of the Wool series (which Ann Christy is) to flesh out the world the way she dreamed about it, but it doesn't add that much to the story. I won't say it's boring but it seriously slows down the plot.
It doesn't help that the "plot twist" was extremely predictable - I saw it from miles away - and the rest of the book after that was really just more of the same. The book kept teasing and teasing but except for a few exceptions, it never delivered.
As a Wool fan, it was an entertaining enough read but I did feel like the author wasted too much of my time with her fantasies that contributed little to the story. If you look at how much story Hugh condensed in his three books, this trilogy is a very different affair.
- this should have been the first book. The actual first book spoiled so many potential mysteries within this book that with a little re-writing, this book could have been so much better and have cut out the first book altogether. In fact, if Ann Christy had added the first book as a diary at the end of the second book (filling in the gap) it would have been perfect.
The problem is that the story heavily relies on the mystery of digging up the past. A past fans of the series know about (book 3 in the Wool series spoils it mostly) AND from book 1 of the Silo 49 series. Ann Christy couldn't do much about book 3 but the entire book is basically about finding out what happened in book 1.
Because of that, the strength of the book has to come from character development & plot lines ... and it doesn't quite succeed. A massive amount of the book is filler and could be cut (easily over half) - lots of family elements, the walk up and down the stairs, the restaurant, etc. It may be tempted for a fan of the Wool series (which Ann Christy is) to flesh out the world the way she dreamed about it, but it doesn't add that much to the story. I won't say it's boring but it seriously slows down the plot.
It doesn't help that the "plot twist" was extremely predictable - I saw it from miles away - and the rest of the book after that was really just more of the same. The book kept teasing and teasing but except for a few exceptions, it never delivered.
As a Wool fan, it was an entertaining enough read but I did feel like the author wasted too much of my time with her fantasies that contributed little to the story. If you look at how much story Hugh condensed in his three books, this trilogy is a very different affair.
March 22, 2015
I liked the first one in this series but this one was extremely slow with very little action. Lots of hiking up stairs and eating. The story's main action is in the mystery and final revelation of the Big Truth about the Silo. This is normally a great plot device and in fact this is how the majority of the original Wool books are structured. The only problem with this in THIS book is that WE ALREADY KNOW THE TRUTH. The original Wool books were predicated on the fact that neither the readers nor the characters knew the truth. But having read the Wool books as well as the first book in this series, we know there are other silos. We know Graham and Wallis drugged everyone to forget. We know silo 49 was part of a movement to break away from silo 1. We know that a nuke destroyed the earth. There is nothing exciting in the Big Reveal. There is nothing new. I do not feel the turmoil of the characters. At best, the action in this story could have taken up 3 chapters at the beginning, introducing another story. The Big Reveal is not a story in and of itself if we know the truth, but it could have been a great reason for the characters in the silo to act, thus resulting in a new storyline and novel.
July 20, 2015
Enjoyed this read well though slower than the first installment. I liked how the story line started off tied to the earlier book, but then jumped ahead to a new cast of characters. I thought that there could have been more development of Taylor who played an integral role in the later part of the story in a way that could have been built up better. Also I thought that if the this book was tightened up a bit it could have covered a lot more ground. Though overall I thought it well put together with interesting characters and plot, I felt that as Marina was limping up and down the stairs the story started moving at a slow limp. As said before the true measure as to whether this is a book to be read is first reading the Silo Series by Hugh Howey and then deciding if you want more. I did so I'm venturing on!
February 21, 2025
A disastrous read. Initially, I was intrigued by what comes after Silo 49 has removed itself from Silo 1's control. Unfortunately, this book had virtually no interesting plot lines, as the author has very little interest in true world building. All we learn is that people in Silo 49 think that the silo is a living thing, and that they are the last of humanity. We never learn how the mass spread of cancer was stopped. We never learned why the founders burned all the knowledge from the Lagacy. These questions would have offered more depth and meaning to this world. Overall a horrible read.
May 22, 2015
Interesting addition to the Silo series!
Ann Christy's writing style fits right into Hugh Howey's Silo series. I enjoyed learning more about the history of Silo 49. It's hard to imagine the delicacy of maintaining a history of one's life while living it day by day. I look forward to reading more of Christy's books.
Ann Christy's writing style fits right into Hugh Howey's Silo series. I enjoyed learning more about the history of Silo 49. It's hard to imagine the delicacy of maintaining a history of one's life while living it day by day. I look forward to reading more of Christy's books.
April 16, 2017
Ann Christy's Silo books are only my second foray into fan fiction -- Timothy Zahn's Star Wars trilogy had been my first, years ago; and considering that I very much enjoyed Zahn's work, I don't know why it took me so long to read fan fiction again, especially since Ann Christy's work is proving to be just as enjoyable. Thank you giving us more stories in the Wool World, Ms. Christy!
April 27, 2017
Not sure why it took me so long to finish this one. It isn't as gripping as the original series, but it this book really was a good read. I think the first one really sucked me in and this one was something I could just read more casually. I will definitely pick up the next one sometime in the future.
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