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jenorama_CA t1_jd9jegh wrote

Reply to comment by Neon_Camouflage in I picked up Wool, and couldn’t put it down. by fn0000rd

I read Wool years ago, but I’ve been hesitant to pick up Shift and Dust for some reason. Those are just as good?

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fn0000rd OP t1_jd9k2qa wrote

Shift is a prequel about how things got set up. I'm only 1/4 of the way through it, but am really liking it.

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jenorama_CA t1_jd9kcxn wrote

I think that’s what put me against it. I really liked the characters in Wool and I wasn’t ready to commit to a different version of that same world. I’ll have to get over it and check it out, tho.

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Neon_Camouflage t1_jd9mxkj wrote

I agree that it's rather annoying to jump characters for a new book, but Shift establishes a ton of the backstory (the entire book is backstory, really) and helps connect a bunch of the dots that Wool shows you or alludes to, but doesn't explain.

Dust gets back to the characters you know and love and moves the story forward from very shortly after Wool ends, so you do have that to look forward to.

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mekareami t1_jdantxv wrote

Yes, they are worth it. Then check out the other writers who have added to this world in Kindle unlimited. They are available individual purchase as well but many are not terribly long so a month or 2 of unlimited is worth the cost if you are a quick reader. Howely opened his world up for other writers to get paid for their works, he is a very cool author.

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