Thaw

Silo Saga Universe

by Patricia Gilliam

In Silo 1, Hal discovers secrets about his past that lead him to be deep frozen. Carlton's role in Operation Fifty is revealed.

(Note: This story parallels the first section of Shift. It is highly recommended that you read Hugh Howey's Wool and Shift first to avoid spoilers to the main storyline.)

54 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 21, 2015

About the author

Patricia Gilliam is the author of The Hannaria Series (sci-fi) and Heroes of Corvus (urban fantasy/superhero). She is also a contributor to several anthologies and the creator of Seriescraft 101 character and world-building resources.

She and her husband Cory live in Knoxville, TN with their cat, Butterscotch.

Reviews

[Allyn Nichols]

A good addition to the world of WOOL. It's short, sweet and takes me back to a place that I have particularly fond memories of.

[Kimberlie]

A captivating look into the formation of the silos.

We get a good view of how the cryogenic chambers came about. As we have learned, there was always much mis-information and secrecy surrounding everything to do with them from the very beginning, and this theme continues making a twisty and fascinating story.

I enjoyed this book very much and will be adding it to my favorites folder to be read again sometime in the future when I revisit the Wool universe in its entirety.

[Red]

What???

Being a fan of Howey's Silo series, I've always been excited to read from the spin-off authors. While being good, this story was lacking. It hopped and skipped around in time, people's names changed, and it just seemed to end without a satisfactory purpose or conclusion. Why did I give it a 4 star rating? Anybody who attempts to write a follow-up story to a Hugh Howey book, deserves at least that much; he's a hard man to follow.

[Anne]

Needs a sequel!

[Andy Parkes]

Short story set in the Wool universe. Mostly enjoyed it but it jumped between two different time periods and I had a little trouble keeping track of who was who.

[Jeanne]

good addition

Good addition to wool, but the multiple names got confusing even in a short story. Im. Ot a fan of open endings, but I think this is a series?

[OldBird]

Really good writing style and grim tone mirroring the Wool stories, I liked how this fleshed out side story ran with some of the ideas. I did get a little confused at times, but maybe that's from it being a while since reading Shift rather than any problem with the story itself (other than it being only a short one!)

Returning to re-read after the Silo series and it stands up pretty well. Maybe a little zippy around some of the details, but I really liked the idea of digging into a relatively unknown named character's history.