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Silo is a dystopian 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.
Before publishing his books, he worked as a book store clerk, yacht captain, roofer, and audio technician. [4] In mid-2015, Howey moved to St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He commissioned the construction of a sailing catamaran, on which he sailed from Cape Town to Australia.
The Mezzanine is essentially plotless, a stream-of-consciousness fiction that examines in detail the lunch-hour activities of young office worker Howie, whose simple lunch (popcorn, hot dog, cookie and milk) and purchase of a new pair of shoelaces are contrasted with his reading of a paperback edition of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations.
Howie's relationship with his fiancée, Mary Bannock, is explored in greater detail. Allan Brown writes that Howie's arguments with Lord Summerisle have more impact in the novel than they did in the film, as the casting of Christopher Lee , who is associated with many villainous roles, made it difficult for the film's audience to trust Lord ...
Becky Chambers (born May 3, 1985) [1] is an American science fiction writer. She is the author of the Hugo Award -winning Wayfarers series as well as novellas including To Be Taught, If Fortunate (2019) and the Monk & Robot series, which begins with the Hugo Award-winning A Psalm for the Wild-Built (2021).
The book takes place some months after the events of Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Ramona is curious to meet her friend Howie's uncle, Uncle Hobart, who has just returned from Saudi Arabia. She meets him one day after school at the Kemps' house, but when he teases her about being Howie's girlfriend, she quickly decides she dislikes him.
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Chambers wrote the novel out of a desire to see "real people" centered in a narrative that takes place in space, as science fiction generally focuses on what she refers to as "the elite". [ 1 ] The title phrase comes from the opening audio recording on the Voyager Golden Record , spoken by Kurt Waldheim , Secretary-General of the United Nations ...