Dust
by Hugh Howey
- First published 2011
- 372 pages
- Italian
In a ruined, toxic world, the last remnants of humanity cling to existence within a massive underground silo, a self-sustaining city hundreds of stories deep. Life is governed by strict rules, and any mention of the outside world is forbidden. Those who dare to hope for a different reality are granted their wish: they are sent outside to clean the sensors that project the desolate view, a journey from which no one returns.
When Juliette, a mechanic from the silo's deepest levels, is unexpectedly promoted to sheriff, she begins to uncover hints of a sinister conspiracy woven into the fabric of their subterranean society. Her quest for the truth about the silo's origins and the real nature of the world outside threatens to unravel everything the inhabitants believe, putting not only her life but the survival of every last human at risk.
When Juliette, a mechanic from the silo's deepest levels, is unexpectedly promoted to sheriff, she begins to uncover hints of a sinister conspiracy woven into the fabric of their subterranean society. Her quest for the truth about the silo's origins and the real nature of the world outside threatens to unravel everything the inhabitants believe, putting not only her life but the survival of every last human at risk.
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Details & editions
- This edition
- Fanucci Editore, 2023
- ISBN
- 9788834743966
- Language
- Italian
Original edition Wool Originally published in 2011 · English · Createspace Independent Pub









