Review: Unique and Interesting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
Michael Bunker's Resist: Book Two of the Silo Archipelago, once again delivers a story that draws you in from the first paragraph.  It continues the story of Leah, a worker in the Silo Wool World of Hugh Howey's stories, which Mr. Bunker introduced in his first work of this series, Refuse.  Leah has become part of the clandestine Samizdat movement, devoted to the unfettered freedom of authors to create their own works.  This makes her an enemy of the state in the Silo society, and her life takes some interesting and unexpected turns as the story progresses. The short story is filled with literary references, and revolves around a group of people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the right to tell the truth as they see it.  What makes Mr. Bunker's stories so unique, including this one, is the way they meld of old ideals with futuristic societies. This can sometimes be almost frighteningly prescient.  I cannot wait for the next one to come along.