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Shift (novella)
''Silo'' is a series of post-apocalyptic science fiction books by American writer Hugh Howey. The series started in 2011 with the short story "Wool", which was later published together with four sequel novellas as a novel with the same name. Along with ''Wool'', the series consists of ''Shift'', ''Dust'', three short stories and ''Wool: The Graphic Novel''. Background Howey first began the series in 2011, initially writing ''Wool'' as a stand-alone short story. He published the work through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing system, choosing to do so due to the freedom of self-publishing. After the series grew in popularity, he began to write more entries for it. Howey began soliciting international rights in 2012, and has since signed a deal for dramatic rights in Brazil. Film rights to the series were sold to 20th Century Fox; Lionsgate also expressed interest. Howey signed a print-only deal for around $500,000 with Simon & Schuster to distribute ''Wool'' to book retailers acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Howey
Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series ''Silo'', part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Howey was raised in Monroe, North Carolina and before publishing his books, he worked as a book store clerk, yacht captain, roofer, and audio technician. ''Wool'' He began the series in 2011, initially writing ''Wool'' as a stand-alone short story. His first book was initially published with a small press. After that, he decided to publish through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system, because of the freedom of self-publishing. After the series grew in popularity, he began to write more entries for it. Howey began soliciting international rights in 2012, including signing a deal for Brazil. Film rights to the series were sold to 20th Century Fox; Lionsgate also expressed interest. In 2012, Howey signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to distribute ''Wool'' to book retailers across t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |