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Wool 5 - The Stranded [Kindle Edition]

Hugh Howey
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (252 customer reviews)

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Book Description

In July of 2011, a short story named WOOL was quietly released into the vast wilds of the Kindle Store. I never marketed this novelette; I failed to mention it on my website. What happened next was remarkable: People started reading it, and reviewing it, and talking about it.

There was never any intention to create a series. It wasn't until the demand for "more" became so great that I launched into the next four books, each one growing longer and longer, until I was wrapping up the story line with this novel, a full 60,000 word WOOL 5.

I would like to humbly thank everyone who has come along on this journey with me; it has been the most rewarding experience of my young writing career. Your emails, your reviews, your comments on my website, every ounce of your enthusiasm . . . it has combined to grant me enough satisfaction and confidence to last the rest of my writing days.

For those of you who suffered the wait, I hope you'll find it was worth it. This is WOOL 5. Brace yourselves. And enjoy.


Product Details

  • File Size: 375 KB
  • Print Length: 254 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1469917297
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Broad Reach Publishing (January 14, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0071QRLNU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,725 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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All the books are very well written, and rich in detail, plot and character development. John  |  99 reviewers made a similar statement
I want to know what is going to happen to the inhabitants of the silos! Sarah Upton  |  54 reviewers made a similar statement
All I can say is that I read the first three books in ONE DAY. MelissaShaw  |  51 reviewers made a similar statement
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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hugh Howey does it again! January 26, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
For the last few days I've been on tenterhooks waiting for this latest installment of WOOL. The first thing I did this morning was check to see if it had been released yet and there it was! Me in my jammies, coffee cup forgotten on the counter, making dead sure that my Kindle copy of WOOL 5 was securely ensconced and ready to read.

And then the day conspired against me. Things to do, places to go, no time to dive in and read. I downed the first chapter standing in line in the bank and that was it. I had to get this read asap! I kinda felt like a junkie with a fix in one pocket and surrounded by cops...

I finally got to read it and here I am 1 hour later. For those of you who have already read any of the WOOL books this one is....gosh, I've got a zillion words running around in my head....indescribably good. And worth a heck of a lot more than it cost. And doesn't disappoint. And so many other things.

The WOOL books are like an undiscovered country and I'm the intrepid explorer, marveling at the sights, gasping at the dangers but most of all, wondering what is over the next hill and eagerly trekking onwards.

Bravo Mr. Howey!
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars No words to describe it January 26, 2012
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hugh Howey has done something absolutely remarkable with this series. He's taken the purest of man's most animal emotions, distilled them, and used the ink to to pen an epic that will launch a writing career of limitless possibility. The characters seem to jump off the page and dig into your soul; each confrontation, each new encounter leaving the reader in a sympathetic sheen of perspiration. Your own feet are running down the great stairways, your hands grasping makeshift rifles or flipping through pages of unbelievable history. Your heart races as you realize that, unlike so many false-reality fiction writers of our time, Howey is not afraid to allow you to fall in love with a character and then wrench that person's life away through the freezing waters and purifying fires of reality. To write more would be to give away a story that should require no teasing hints to get you to read it. The first page is enough to cause you to loose a day reading it from start to finish. I know I did.

This is fiction writing as it should be - keep it coming, Hugh!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars the best ever January 27, 2012
By KNIT
Format:Kindle Edition
Howey just keeps getting better (if that's possible). I loved the Molly Fyde series, but the Wool series caught me at Book ONE...... The writing gets better and the suspense just continues to increase with each Wool Book. This is a series not to miss. I just can't wait to see where he takes us next -- to another silo -- to another land of aliens (Molly Fyde...) or to another planet altogether. Wherever he's headed --- I want to go tooo.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!
Couldn't put it down! The storyline is amazing and the character very realistic. I personally like how both men are women in this series are portrayed with enough complexity to... Read more
Published 1 day ago by T. Hernandez Gonzalez
5.0 out of 5 stars unexpected
I have to admit that I have enjoyed the 5 books of the series in a row. And it's been a long time that I did not find a nice series to read. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Anthony
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series !
I gave this 5 stars because the characters are so well written and the story line kept you interested. Fans of future society books will like these shorter books.
Published 4 days ago by Karrie Groothousen
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Series!
Fantastic Series! I didn't totally get book 1 and book 2 was ok and engrossing. By book 3 I was hooked, major, and I tore through it and 4 and 5. Read more
Published 21 days ago by D. Edds
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome escape at coffee break
I love this series, the length of the books are perfect. I can escape during my breaks while grinding out my day job. Read more
Published 26 days ago by Shereen Ramprashad
5.0 out of 5 stars Great end to a great series
This is terrific story telling. I couldn't put the Kindle down. A great story of the influence of a good, competent and courageous woman. And the dystopian future is intriguing.
Published 26 days ago by Rev Fun
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy book 1...buy the omnibus and read them all!
I was not expecting much from the book, and I bought the omnibus edition since it was affordable. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. Read more
Published 27 days ago by h011yw00d
5.0 out of 5 stars GET ME INTO WIFI SO I CAN DOWNLOAD BOOK 6 !!!!
What can I say about Wool that wont leave me jibbering and jabbering for an hour???? These books are ADDICTING!!! I am always excited about "Whats going to happen next?".... Read more
Published 1 month ago by tucksMAMA
5.0 out of 5 stars Such a good series
Finished the fifth and last book of the Wool series. So interesting and makes you think about the possibility that we could end up in this predicament in the future. Read more
Published 1 month ago by roxyj1959
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get enough of this story.
Once I read the 1st book I could not stop or wait. A book you definitely cannot put down, it's fast paced & action packed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by sb4x4trex
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More About the Author

Hugh Howey is the author of the award-winning Molly Fyde Saga and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling WOOL series. The WOOL OMNIBUS won Kindle Book Review's 2012 Indie Book of the Year Award -- it has been as high as #1 in the Kindle store -- and 17 countries have picked up the work for translation. Look for WOOL in hardback in 2013 from Random House UK and keep your fingers crossed that Ridley Scott and Steve Zaillian will do something exciting with the film rights!

Hugh lives in Jupiter, FL with his wife Amber and their dog Bella. When he isn't writing, he's reading or taking a photograph.

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