Hugh Howey Livres

Pendant des siècles, des hommes et des femmes ont été gardiens de phare et ont assuré la sécurité des bateaux. C'est un boulot solitaire et ingrat. Jusqu'à ce que quelque chose se passe. Qu'un bateau soit en détresse. Au 23e siècle, on pratique toujours ce métier, mais dans l'espace. Un réseau de phares guide dans la Voie Lactée des vaisseaux qui voyagent à plusieurs fois la vitesse de la lumière. Ces phares sont d'une solidité à toute épreuve. Ils sont construits pour être extrêmement robustes. Ils ne connaissent jamais d'avaries. En théorie...

The Silo Saga Omnibus compiles Hugh Howey's acclaimed series, including Wool, Shift, Dust, and original essays. Set in a vast underground silo where strict rules govern survival, the story follows Juliette, a rebellious mechanic who challenges the status quo. As the world crumbles, she fights to restore order.

Fr. Bryan Houghton's journey reflects profound personal and spiritual transitions, beginning with his conversion from Protestantism to Catholicism. Embracing the priesthood, he dedicated himself to traditional roles of sacrifice and preaching. However, the transformative changes brought by the Second Vatican Council and subsequent liturgical reforms led him to a crisis of faith. Struggling with the alterations to the Mass and the erosion of liturgical tradition, he ultimately resigned and retreated to southern France, where he focused on prayer, the Tridentine Mass, and documenting his experiences in memoirs.

Set against the backdrop of the changes brought by Vatican II, the story follows an English girl who embraces the Catholic faith, only to witness its profound elements being challenged. Blending lightheartedness with depth, it captures her quiet strength as joy fades amidst upheaval. The narrative intertwines themes of faith and family life, while also offering a charming romance. Long out of print, this novel by Bryan Houghton remains a poignant exploration of enduring faith amidst internal and external struggles, making it a significant addition to the "Catholic Traditionalist Classics" series.

Wool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall.

The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of a community living in an underground silo completely unaware of the fate of the outside world. When the silo's sheriff asks to leave the silo, a series of events unravels the very fabric of their fragile lives. In a world where all commodities are precious and running out, truth and hope may be the most rare...and the most needed.

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 setting us on a path from which we can never return.A path that will lead to destruction; that will take us below ground.The history of the silo is about to be written.Our future is about to begin.

Featuring a blend of thought-provoking themes, this collection showcases stories that delve into topics like aliens and artificial intelligence. It includes previously unpublished works, offering fresh insights and perspectives. The author, known for the acclaimed Silo trilogy, delivers narratives that are both imaginative and eerily relevant, inviting readers to explore the boundaries of science fiction and its reflections on contemporary issues.

The first original novel from author Hugh Howey in six years, Across the Sand takes us back to the world of Sand, to a far future many generations after a disaster has destroyed civilization as we know it, where four siblings struggle to build their futures amid the harsh wastes of endless desert. ?The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes, a land of howling wind and infernal sand. In this barren home, siblings Conner, Rob, Palmer and Violet daily carve out a future. They live in the shadow of their father and oldest sister, Vic, two of the greatest sand divers ever to comb the desert's depths. But these branches of their family tree are long gone, disappeared into the wastes beyond, leaving the younger siblings scratching in the dust, hopeful for a better life. On the other side of No Man's Land, Anya was born beside the abundant mines knowing her prospects would be to marry, have a family, and work in ore, in service to the Empire of the East. But when an atomic bomb delivered by a stranger destroys most of her town--murdering all her friends and community--she follows her father to a strange land of dunes to bring vengeance to their enemies.