Shift

, #2

paperback, 576 pages

Published March 22, 2016 by John Joseph Adams/Mariner Books.

ISBN:
978-0-544-83964-9
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Shift goes back to show the first days of the Silo, and the beginning of the end In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow robots smaller than human cells to make medical diagnoses, conduct repairs, and even self-propagate. In the same year, the CBS network re-aired a program about the effects of propranolol on sufferers of extreme trauma. A simple pill, it had been discovered, could wipe out the memory of any traumatic event. At almost the same moment in humanity’s broad history, humankind discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall. And the ability to forget it ever happened

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reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey

Adds depth to the plotline

It's hard to say too much about this series without spoiling various plot twists and discoveries. Of which there are many.

This book feels like a great setup for the final book. It introduces more knowns, and unknowns, into the state of the world. It's a longer term view of the situation compared to the first book, which is critical backstory, but means less of that "discover the world through Juliettes eyes" thrill from the first book. Also, I wish I hadn't waited as long after reading the first book, there are some specific details that carry over and aren't re-contextualized.

Very much looking forward to the third book.

reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey (wool, #2)

Shift happens.

Content warning Mild ones, really, but maybe read the book first.

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