Shift
by Hugh Howey · first published 2013
60% recommend40% neutral
In a future less than 50 years away, the world is still as we know it. Time continues to tick by. The truth is that it is ticking away. A powerful few know what lies ahead. They are preparing for it. They are trying to protect us. They are setting us on a path from which we can never return. A path that will lead to destruction; a path that will take us below ground. The history of the silo is about to be written. Our future is about to begin.
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Just finished reading Hugh Howey's "Dust". The Wool, Shift, and Dust series from Hugh Howey are great dystopic sci-fi. Picked up The Signal and the Noise from Nate Silver as my next book.
on “Ask HN: What book are you reading right now?” ↗>Which others? The Martian (Andy Weir), Mind's Eye (Douglas Richards), and Wool/Shift/Dust (Hugh Howey, set quite a bit in the future, but the story started (chronologically) in with near-future sci-fi) I haven't read Kill Decision yet, I've heard mixed reviews. The thing I loved most…
on “How Magic Leap Is Creating an Alternate Reality” ↗These are my favorites for this year. Fiction: "Wool" and "Shift" (by Hugh Howey) - Fell in love with this series when the TV show debuted on Apple TV. I just had to read the book to find out what happens next. Still need to read the third book in the series. Non-Fiction:…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2023 and recommend for 2024” ↗I've just started three books this week. Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, First Shift by Hugh Howey and Understanding Computation by Tom Stuart.
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading?” ↗Author Hugh Howey (http://www.hughhowey.com/) wrote one of the most successful self-published Kindle series to date (Wool, and its sequels Shift and Dust). He (along with an unnamed co-author) wrote a report that analyzed data from public sources about authors' revenue segmented on publishing model and popularity, among other dimensions. The…
on “Author Earnings – Traditional vs Self Publishing” ↗