Review: So Many Silos, So Much Time
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
When Hugh Howey opened up the WOOL Universe for others to explore, surely this was one of the approaches he hoped someday to see. In this antholology of short stories, the earliest explorers of Hugh's world (well, as authors, anyway) have pooled their talents and visions to share their "What if?" perspectives of life in an underground tower.Whenever I finish a book, and especially when I finish a series of books, I always suffer from the post-book blahs. I am sad to leave the characters who have become like friends. I miss being immersed in the world that the author & my imagination have created together. I always want more. And that's exactly what WOOL Gathering provides...more. And more. Before I could even begin to think about missing the World of WOOL, I was pulled back into yet another excellently crafted story.Each story brings new characters, a new Silo, a new time period and a new perspective unique to each writer. The stories are carefully crafted to bring one small slice of Silo existence to life. Each story pulled me in within several paragraphs and allowed me to get lost again in the dystopian future I've grown to love.  I felt as though with every new story, each author opened the door to the Wardrobe and ushered me back in to Hugh Howey's post-apocalyptic Narnia.This is an anthology I will definitely revisit from time to time, if only to step back into the Wardrobe once more. If you haven't figured it out by now, I thoroughly enjoyed WOOL Gathering and definitely recommend it to anyone who's a fan of WOOL.NOTE: I was provided an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, which I have provided here. Now go forth & enjoy!