Hugh Howey

Hugh Howey

Hugh Howey has written at least 96 books. Their most popular book is Wool with 1467 saves with an average rating of 4.11⭐.

Author Bio

Born in 1975, I spent the first eighteen years of my life getting through the gauntlet of primary education. While there, I dabbled in soccer, chess, and tried to write my first novel (several times).

Out of school, I became fascinated with computers, repaired them for a brief stint, then moved to Charleston, SC and attended college. To save money, I purchased a small sailboat to live on, and nearly got myself killed bringing it down from Baltimore with a friend.



After my junior year of college, possibly out of fear of the real world, I left my safe little harbor and sailed South. I hopped around the islands for a while, went through two hurricanes, and spent the last of my cruising funds re-stepping my mast. It was time to head back to the States, where I began a career as a yacht captain.

This began an exciting phase of my life, traveling all over the East coast and Caribbean, from Barbados to Chicago. I worked on boats in New York, the Bahamas, even Canada. One of these adventures brought me together with my wife, who was able to lure me away from my vagabond ways, dropping anchor and buying a house.

Physically settled, my mind continued to roam, concocting adventures and whisking me off to fantastic places. Some of these tales seemed worth sharing, so I tapped into my love of books and decided to write them down. My first stories detail the life of a character that I’ve been mulling over for quite some time. Her name is Molly Fyde, and she draws inspiration from the awesome women in my life.

My Wool series became a sudden success in the Fall of 2011. Originally just a novelette, the demand from Amazon reviewers sent me scurrying to write more tales in this subterranean world. The resulting Omnibus has spent considerable time in the Amazon top 100, has been a #1 Bestseller in Science Fiction on Amazon, and was optioned by Ridley Scott and Steve Zaillian for a potential feature film. The story of its success has been mentioned in Entertainment Weekly, Variety, and Deadline Hollywood among many others. Random House is publishing the hardback version in the UK in January of 2013.

When I’m not writing, I like to go for hikes with my family, take a stroll on the beach, and keep up with my reading. I currently live in Jupiter, Florida with my wife Amber and our dog Bella.

*[From Hugh Howey web page.][1]*


[1]: http://www.hughhowey.com/bio/

Author Home Page

Dust

#3 of 3 in Silo

Dust
ByHugh Howey,Michiel van Sleen(Translator)

2013 • 548 Readers • 351 pages 4.1

Proper Gauge

Proper Gauge
ByHugh Howey

79 Readers 4.1

Second Shift: Order

#2 of 3 in Silo

2012 • 71 Readers • 268 pages 4

A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

2019 • 66 Readers • 434 pages 3.7

Half Way Home

Half Way Home
ByHugh Howey

2010 • 65 Readers • 368 pages 3.7

First Shift: Legacy

62 Readers 3.9

Casting Off

Casting Off
ByMehmet Rasim Emirosmanoğlu(Translator),Hugh Howey

55 Readers 4.4

The Unraveling

The Unraveling
ByHugh Howey

54 Readers 4.4

Across the Sand

#2 of 1 in The Sand Chronicles

Across the Sand
ByHugh Howey

2022 • 54 Readers • 400 pages 4.1

The Stranded

The Stranded
ByHugh Howey

52 Readers 4.3

Third Shift: Pact

Third Shift: Pact
ByHugh Howey

42 Readers 4.2

Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories

2017 • 41 Readers • 352 pages 4.1

The Wool Trilogy

The Wool Trilogy
ByHugh Howey

39 Readers 4.6

Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue

#1 of 4 in The Bern Saga

2009 • 30 Readers • 504 pages 3.9

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Glitch
ByHugh Howey

2014 • 28 Readers 3.7

The Plagiarist

The Plagiarist
ByHugh Howey

2011 • 27 Readers • 64 pages 4.1

Wool: The Graphic Novel

2014 • 26 Readers 3.3

I, Zombie

I, Zombie
ByHugh Howey

2012 • 23 Readers • 295 pages 3.9

The End is Now

#2 of 1 in The Apocalypse Triptych

The End is Now
ByJohn Joseph Adams,Scott Sigler,+8 more

2014 • 22 Readers 3.8

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2014 • 18 Readers 3.9

Molly Fyde and the Blood of Billions

#3 of 4 in The Bern Saga

2010 • 17 Readers • 362 pages 4

The Hurricane

The Hurricane
ByHugh Howey

2011 • 17 Readers • 226 pages 3.8

Molly Fyde and the Land of Light

#2 of 4 in The Bern Saga

2010 • 16 Readers • 332 pages 4.3

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#4 of 4 in The Bern Saga

2010 • 15 Readers • 413 pages 4.1

Silo

#1 of 3 in Silo

Silo
ByHugh Howey

2012 • 14 Readers • 532 pages 4

Bounty

#3 of 5 in Beacon 23

Bounty
ByHugh Howey

2015 • 13 Readers • 38 pages 4.2

Pet Rocks

#2 of 5 in Beacon 23

Pet Rocks
ByHugh Howey

2015 • 13 Readers • 29 pages 4.3

Silo Stories

Silo Stories
ByHugh Howey

11 Readers • 124 pages 4.2

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against

Resist: Tales from a Future Worth Fighting Against
ByHugh Howey,Charlie Jane Anders,+25 more

2018 • 11 Readers • 386 pages 3.8

Company

#4 of 5 in Beacon 23

Company
ByHugh Howey

2015 • 10 Readers • 42 pages 4.3

Visitor

#5 of 5 in Beacon 23

Visitor
ByHugh Howey

2015 • 10 Readers • 34 pages 4.1

The Belt of the Buried Gods

2013 • 9 Readers • 296 pages 4

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2014 • 8 Readers 4

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2 The World of Kurt Vonnegut

Peace in Amber
ByHugh Howey

2014 • 7 Readers • 41 pages 4.5

The Walk Up Nameless Ridge

2012 • 7 Readers • 12 pages 3.4

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A Taste of Tomorrow - The Dystopian Boxed Set
ByHugh Howey,T.W. Piperbrook,+8 more

2013 • 6 Readers 3.5

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The Box
ByHugh Howey

2015 • 6 Readers 4

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#3 of 3 in The Dystopia Triptych

Or Else the Light
ByJohn Joseph Adams,Hugh Howey

2020 • 4 Readers • 306 pages 4

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#1 of 3 in The Dystopia Triptych

Ignorance is Strength
ByJohn Joseph Adams(Editor),Hugh Howey(Editor)

2020 • 4 Readers • 310 pages 3

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#2 of 3 in The Dystopia Triptych

Burn the Ashes
ByJohn Joseph Adams,Hugh Howey

2020 • 4 Readers • 312 pages 4

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#70 of 20 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, March 2016
ByCaroline M. Yoachim,Aliette de Bodard,+5 more

2016 • 4 Readers 4

The Robot Chronicles

The Robot Chronicles
ByHugh Howey,Deirdre Gould,+12 more

2014 • 4 Readers • 399 pages 4

The Silo Series Collection

2020 • 4 Readers • 1,925 pages

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Casting Off
ByHugh Howey,Mehmet Rasim Emirosmanoğlu(Translator)

4 Readers 3.8

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2014 • 4 Readers 4

Futures & Fantasies

Futures & Fantasies
ByJohn Joseph Adams,Hugh Howey,+10 more

2018 • 4 Readers • 482 pages 3

Love Hurts: A Speculative Fiction Anthology

Love Hurts: A Speculative Fiction Anthology
ByJeff VanderMeer,Hugh Howey,+24 more

2015 • 4 Readers • 260 pages

Return to Danvar

Return to Danvar
ByHugh Howey

3 Readers 4

A Rap Upon Heaven's Gate

3 Readers 4

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The Future Chronicles: Special Edition
BySamuel Peralta,Hugh Howey,+8 more

2015 • 3 Readers

The End: Visions of Apocalypse

The End: Visions of Apocalypse
ByN.E. White(Editor),G.L. Lathian(Contributor)

2012 • 3 Readers • 152 pages 1

Out of No Man's Land

2013 • 3 Readers • 56 pages 3.7

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Thunder Due East
ByHugh Howey

3 Readers 4

Dust: Book Three of the Silo Series

#3 of 3 in Silo

2013 • 3 Readers • 480 pages

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Planned book #1 of 2 in Dear Apocalypse

The Balloon Hunter: A Found Novel
ByHugh Howey,Elinor Taylor

2 Readers 4

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Planned book #5 of 5 in The Bern Saga

2 Readers

Vestigios

#3 of 3 in Silo

Vestigios
ByHugh Howey

2013 • 2 Readers • 416 pages 4

Dust: Silo Trilogy, Volume III

#3 of 3 in Silo

2013 • 2 Readers • 468 pages 4

Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories

2017 • 2 Readers 4

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024

#10 of 10 in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024
ByHugh Howey(Editor),John Joseph Adams(Series Editor)

2024 • 2 Readers • 384 pages

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3 The Future Chronicles

The Alien Chronicles
ByB.V. Larson,Jennifer Foehner Wells,+13 more

2015 • 2 Readers 4

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Flight #008
ByKathryn Cramer(Editor),Bruce Sterling(Contributor)

2017 • 2 Readers 5

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Promises of London
ByHugh Howey

2014 • 2 Readers 3

The Future Chronicles: Special Edition

The Future Chronicles: Special Edition
BySamuel Peralta,Hugh Howey,+8 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 476 pages 4

Glitch: A Short Story

2014 • 1 Reader • 1 page 4

Silozul. Generațiile

#3 of 3 in Silo

2013 • 1 Reader • 416 pages 3

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#3 of 3 in Silo

2013 • 1 Reader

Lightspeed Magazine, March 2014

#46 of 20 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, March 2014
BySofia Samatar,Robert Jackson Bennett,+7 more

2014 • 1 Reader • 277 pages

Burn the Ashes

#2 of 3 in The Dystopia Triptych

Burn the Ashes
ByVarious,Hugh Howey,+1 more

2020 • 1 Reader

Kohtalo

#3 of 3 in Silo

Kohtalo
ByHugh Howey,Einari Aaltonen(Translator)

2013 • 1 Reader • 392 pages 3

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Wool #1
ByJimmy Palmiotti,Justin Gray,+1 more

1 Reader

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Casting Off
ByHugh Howey,Mehmet Rasim Emirosmanoğlu(Translator)

1 Reader

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#2 of 2 in Wayfinding

2015 • 1 Reader

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#1 of 2 in Wayfinding

2015 • 1 Reader

Wool 4

Wool 4
ByHugh Howey

2011 • 1 Reader 4

The End Is Now

The End Is Now
ByJohn Joseph Adams,Hugh Howey

1 Reader 5

Wool: Collector's Edition

#1 of 3 in Silo

2012 • 1 Reader

Wool: The Graphic Novel #1

Wool: The Graphic Novel #1
ByHugh Howey,Jimmy Palmiotti,+1 more

2014 • 1 Reader

First Shift

First Shift
ByHugh Howey

2012 • 1 Reader 4

Μηχανική Μάθηση: Ανθολογία Διηγημάτων

Μηχανική Μάθηση: Ανθολογία Διηγημάτων
ByHugh Howey,Ορέστης Μανούσος(Translator)

1 Reader • 448 pages 5

Lightspeed Magazine, May 2016

#72 of 20 in Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine, May 2016
ByJohn Joseph Adams(Editor),An Owomoyela(Contributor)

2016 • 1 Reader • 291 pages 5

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Silo 2
ByHugh Howey

2012 • 1 Reader • 97 pages

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Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 35, April 2013
ByJohn Joseph Adams(Editor),Nina Allan(Contributor)

2013 • 1 Reader

Σκόνη

#3 of 3 in Silo

Σκόνη
ByHugh Howey,Ορέστης Μανούσος(Translator)

2013 • 1 Reader • 520 pages

From the Indie Side

From the Indie Side
ByMichael Bunker,Peter Cawdron,+10 more

2014 • 1 Reader

Через пески

#2 of 1 in The Sand Chronicles

2022 • 1 Reader

Silo Générations

#3 of 3 in Silo

Silo Générations
ByHugh Howey,Laure Manceau(Translator)

2013 • 1 Reader • 432 pages 4

Hugh Howey Twinpack, Vol. 1

2015 • 60 pages

The Silo Saga

The Silo Saga
ByHugh Howey

2020 • 1,712 pages

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Silozul. Inceputurile
ByHugh Howey,Ana-Veronica Mircea(Translator)

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Silo 5
ByHugh Howey

2013 • 206 pages

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Schakel
ByHugh Howey

2014

Little Noises

#1 of 5 in Beacon 23

Little Noises
ByHugh Howey

2015 • 20 pages

Death to Anyone Who Reads This: A Found Novel

Planned book #2 of 2 in Dear Apocalypse