Review: A tale of two silos in one terrific trilogy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2014
This omnibus is a compilation of three parts, telling one larger tale.In The Runner, we meet Ace and Mick in flashbacks, inhabitants of Silo 35. They are a gay couple who get into some trouble when Mick is inadvertently responsible for a catastrophic accident that causes the silo to start filling with water.  Mick is punished for his actions, leaving Ace distraught. In the present, Ace becomes a diver, with the goal of trying to slow down the rising water in the silo. But he starts talking about taking drastic solutions, and the head of IT, Beety, feels this agitator will cause a lot of problems by continuing to espouse his views. Ace is sent to clean and in the process, embark on his true destiny.In The Diver, we meet Ace's diving partner Tommy, in a story running concurrent with The Runner. Tommy and his girlfriend face a predicament with far-reaching consequences for them both. Beety sent Ace to clean for his dangerous and drastic opinions on how to save the silo, which in turn, actually caused more violent chaos in the silo than it tried to solve. Beety's shadow, Tony, receives advice from an unexpected source in order to clean up the mess and bring the uproar to a peaceful end. Taking the story beyond the finale of The Runner, these two parts of the story form one cohesive narrative with the central question of what to do about the rising water still unresolved.In The Watcher, we see how Ace's fate in the finale is not what we expected. He encounters the silo next to his, learns that the residents of Silo 36 rescued him. Not only that, he learns about how it's culture is vastly different from all of the others silos because it is fully self-aware of all of the other silos around it!There is a prophecy at work here and Silo 36 believes Ace is at the center of it. Ace's desire to save his own silo intertwines with that of the deep problems facing Silo 36. Ace comes to realize the role he is meant to play here, as having a foot in both silos and their problems gives him a unique worldview, helping him provide true hope and save two silos from their fates! It also makes him a target of those who look at his arrival as a threat to their status quo.This finale to the Silo Submerged trilogy brings the storyline to a close and simultaneously presents a new beginning for the residents of Silo 35 and 36. I read the story in three installments over a span of months, but now that the Silo Submerged trilogy has been published in one volume, you can get the whole story in one complete package and see for yourself how the author weaves a suspenseful and captivating tale of two silos together.