Insufficient

Insufficient #1

by David Adams

Human beings are deuterostomes, which means that when they develop in the womb the anus forms before any other opening. At one point all humans were nothing more than an arsehole.

Some people never change.

Airman Amanda Turner was part of Operation Fifty. She and her unit were trialing one of the vast underground bunkers created by the Order when the doors sealed. The world outside became toxic, and the test became real. Now her whole unit is trapped within the Silo forever.

There are 3,991 men and 9 women.

45 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 16, 2013

About the author

I've always been writing in my mind. I have way, way, way too many stories to tell and far too little time to tell them.

I've been involved in Star Trek roleplay-by-emails for a few years, where basically I learned my craft, but it's only last year that I actually started putting these thoughts to paper.

By day I'm a software engineer. But by night I write a little science fiction, a little fantasy, a little humour and comedy, and a little erotica under pen names.

Reviews

[Kimberlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intense and terrifying.

"Now she was trapped below the Earth with four thousand airmen. Three thousand, nine hundred and ninety one men and nine women."

This situation is absolutely as bad as it sounds. What Turner and the rest of the women go through is horrifying, the same for some of their allies. Some humans act like wild animals when elements of the constraints of civilized society are lifted. This story is told with grit and wit, both of which I appreciated. Turner is my hero.

After reading the Silo series, the Wool charity anthology led me to this story. I bought it immediately and jumped right in, and did not want to come out until I finished, I was sucked in and kept there. The ending is stunning perfection.

This is a wonderful addition to the Wool universe, especially when finding out the setting of this silo, the reason for them being there was fascinating. Do not pass this one up.

[Pete · Rating 2 out of 5]

Amateur

I love Silo stories from Hugh Howey’s Wooliverse. This could have been a good story but the errors and mistakes ruined it for me. I can’t stand an uncaring author. They were in Silo 3 but at one point the author wrote Silo 4. Couldn’t be bothered to keep track. It should be mandatory for an author’s profile to state if they are a caring professional writer or an amateur just looking for a quick buck. The mistakes and errors are abhorrent.

[Peter Ball · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

Compelling story to the end what’s next in this series can’t wait to find out if they live down below

[Terri Pettigrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Different Wool World

This was good! Writing about military airmen and the fact there were only 9 women and 4,000 men was a complete 180 turn from the other wool series. Well done!

[Graisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is very dark, but well written.