Review: Wow...What A Great Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
Let me get the main negative out of the way first: aside from a couple of minor typos, the only problem I had with this entry into the Wooliverse is that it isn't quite true to Hugh Howey's world. The author Hanna Elizabeth writes of a nuclear holocaust in the before-silo time whereas Howey's Shift presents a more nano-oriented explanation leading up to life in the silos. All in all, it's not hugely significant and several titles in the fan fiction genre refer to mushroom clouds and the like.Visions of Wool is a really enjoyable read that is hitting on all cylinders very quickly. The heroine of the story is named Grace which leads to some clever names for the stories that make up the book such as Saving Grace, Amazing Grace, etc. The story itself could easily stand alone as a fantasy tale but is brilliantly positioned into on of the silos and conceives of events that require some remarkable talents to fix. Grace is a young woman that you can't help but care about and cheer on as she embarks on a tour of her destiny and abilities. Hanna Elizabeth has managed to tell a pretty compelling tale where there are no true bad guys; where the enemy is really life itself as lived in the silo. She even manages to finagle a tragedy near the end into a real-good-feeling ending.An excellent and worthwhile entry into Wool-lore.