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Shift

Wool Trilogy, Book 2

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Shift

By: Hugh Howey
Narrated by: Peter Brooke
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About this listen

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The much anticipated prequel to bestseller Wool that takes us back to the beginnings of the silo.

In a future less than fifty 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.

'We have been mesmerised with Hugh Howey's silo stories since we first laid eyes on book one in the trilogy...' Grazia Daily

'An epic feat of imagination. You will live in this world.' Justin Cronin

©2013 Hugh Howey (P)2013 Random House AudioGo Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Fiction

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The voices the chap has are all the same and become really frustrating the longer it goes on.

The main guy is good but would be helped by some other voices as characters.

story is very good though.

Great book with poor narration

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Would you listen to Shift again? Why?

I am planning to relisten to both Wool and Shift over the summer as I prepare for the final episode (Dust) in the Autumn. There are many nuances that washed over me first time around as I was so keen to move on with the story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Shift?

The most memorable moment was the realisation that it would conclude with the events that unfolded in Wool and hearing those events from a totally new viewpoint. This time the reader can understand both sides of the story and yet still be unsure how things will eventually unfold.

What about Peter Brooke’s performance did you like?

Peter Brooke provides distinctive voices for the charaters although I found his accent irritating at times.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It is unlikely I would ever listen to something this long on one sitting but I did find that I was using every spare moment to move on a few chapters. I wanted to save it up and listen over a longer period but found it too compelling and just had to keep sneaking a few minutes here and there.

Any additional comments?

Hugh Howey has shown us a mysterious and totalitarian world in Wool and in Shift he explains exactly how that came to be to the extent that we can now feel some sympathy for those who set things up (or at least some of them). There are enough glimpses of an even bigger picture that make the reader keen to see the closing episode. Roll on Dust!

The mystery deepens

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V good story a lil tricky to keep timelines in order though but good nonetheless

v enjoyable

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I absolutely loved Wool and I did enjoy this book, but the story was far too strung out for my liking.

it was nice to hear the other side of the story but I am with everyone else who complains about the voice actors accents - they were OK to start but he made shifts 2 and 3 really uncomfortable to listen too. The unnecessary accents really took you out of the magic of the story.

Neat story let down by length and accents

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Where does Shift rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Shift is a 'link' novel. OK in itself but is the bridge between the first and third books. It has intrigue and conflict but you really want it to move on.

What did you like best about this story?

This book set the first book in place, filled in the background and added the colour and answered some of the questions from Book 1

Which character – as performed by Peter Brooke – was your favourite?

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Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Again, it was too long for one sitting but I was keen to listen as often as possible.

Any additional comments?

Roll on book 3. Hurrah it's available. Back soon......

Stay awake, it's all happeneing here.

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