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Shift
- Wool Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Peter Brooke
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
The much anticipated prequel to best seller Wool that takes us back to the beginnings of the silo. The full novel which brings together First, Second and Third Shift.
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.
Critic reviews
"Brilliantly written...Howey creates a starkly believable and terrifying apocalypse. More and more layers of the dystopian world are unveiled, enticingly paving the way for the sequel Dust..." 5 Stars, (Sunday Express)
"We have been mesmerised with Hugh Howey's silo stories since we first laid eyes on book one in the trilogy...We'd recommend reading Wool first but you'll want to have this one ready as we guarantee you'll be unable to put it down. Perfect sunshine reading, wouldn't you say?" (Grazia Daily)
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- Mr. Stephen Briglin
- 15-05-13
Great book, terrible performance!!
Was really looking forward to this book after the excellent Wool that was excellently performed by a lady with a lovely expressive and versatile voice.
Have found this book hard going despite the great story, the narrator sounds like a surfer and I keep waiting for him to say 'duuude'.
It looks as though Audible are looking to cash in on the success of Wool by bringing over this recording from America but it is so difficult to get past the narrator's voice.
Listen to the sample before you buy, if you can listen to narrator then you are in for a great story.
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- sandandstars
- 26-06-14
A rewrite of Wool from a different point of view
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Stop using silly voices
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If you've read Wool (which is brilliant) and want to read Dust (which is very good) then you need to read Shift for it to make sense. Apart from that, I'd give it a miss. I would give Wool 10/10, Shift 5/10 and Dust 8/10.
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- Fiona
- 19-06-13
Oh Dear
I wanted to love this as much as I had wool, but its too long winded and gets tied in knots with its time lines.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-07-19
Story drags out too long, cash grab series
The Idea of the story is good. But the pace at which the plot unfolds is really too slow. I had to increase the reading speeds to 1.5x just to stay somewhat interested. I won't blame the narrator. I was never distracted by him. It is the filler content that bores the like out of me. If you gave the idea to Andy Weir, our imagination would be on fire. This story and all in the series require engineering filler content.
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- mollyeyre
- 21-07-18
Disturbing and awful narration
I have written this review for all of the trilogy, though this one was particularly bad because of the narration.
This review probably applies to the complete trilogy, the story was well written, but I really didn't enjoy it. Most of the characters weren't 'full enough' to get to know them and like them. The situation was bizarre to say the least, but very disturbing in general. I wish I hadn't read this at all.
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- Jennifer
- 22-06-20
Great book, but awful performance
The voices Peter Brooke chooses for The Crow and Mission are the single most irritating things I have EVER HEARD. Completely ruins it and detracts from it. Brooke's narration completely ruins this audiobook version for me. Totally annoying, detracts from the story, and makes it bloody horrible to listen to
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- Daniel
- 14-06-18
My Review
Ok so I'm not going to sit here and slander this book, it wasn't bad but in my opinion it was nowhere near as good as the first book in the trilogy. I didn't like the narrator's voice, however I'm sure people would. I didn't like the style of the book, I didn't enjoy the back and forth of the story. I guess I am comparing it to Wool and I didn't enjoy it as much. I'd probably read the book instead of listen to this if I had to do it again
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- Erin Garvey
- 28-01-15
Oh, it is just so tedious.
I made it to the end, I feel like I've completed a gruelling marathon. The story frequently jumps about, or seems to, for no particular reason. By the second half of the book you're starting to question if the first half was indeed the same book, or completely unrelated. Crucial questions are answered, by the main character, in their mind, and the answers are not shared with the humble reader who is still wondering what on gods green earth is going on. Wool, of the same series, is worthwhile but stay away from this one.
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- a customer
- 08-10-14
Great story, awful performance!
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A great story, utterly and completely trashed by the godawful narration. What's up with making Lukas sound like Droopy the cartoon dog? It's utterly bizarre and takes all the drama and tension out of what should be gripping and compelling moments. If you liked Wool, do yourself a favour and read this book rather than listening to it, you'll be glad you did!
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-21
Totally hooked on this series now
Bloody brilliant.
scratches all of my fallout-meets-big brother meets tin-foil hats meets revolutionary needs
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- Sharon
- 27-09-13
I Loved this book
I so enjoyed this book. The story was a little more original than many of these sorts of books and it made me think. I enjoyed the narration too. If you like your science fiction with a little less alien action and with some real world action this is for you. A dark future that you can imagine happening in a way.
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- roz79
- 25-04-15
Not as as good as the first. 3 1/2 stars
I thought the story was average. Not a huge fan of the narration. Story seemed to drag at places. Hopefully next installment will pick up