W.J. Davies

The Runner by W.J. Davies is a Silo story based on the world created by author Hugh Howey in Wool.

This is the first fan fiction in the Silo world that I've read, and I enjoyed it very much. Ace and Mick are our central players in the story, and the author does a really good job of touching on the basic but core points of silo living without being redundant (for those of us who have read the parent story). We are given very little information about their history, and I appreciate that Davies show more gets right to the meat of the story of these two.

The Runner touches on a topic that is contemporary for us in a lot of ways. A forbidden relationship never explicitly solidified in the text, but existent nonetheless. Judgment and shame are foisted upon them by individuals and the systems that oversee silo life alike. IT feels comfortable completely erasing the written history of their relationship, and a nosy old woman in the bazaar feels comfortable enough to tell Ace how disgusting she thinks he is. All in all, attitudes that we are just barely beginning to bury in our real world, mirrored in this microcosm silo life. It pulls me closer to Ace and Mick, whose love story begs to be told.

Of course the story touches on the subject of cleaning and the slight glimmer of hope that the bleak world up top and outside may change, and the realization for the silo citizens that they may not be alone.

Hopefully we get more from this author... I'm curious to know what happens next. show less

OK...I loved the Hugh Howey Wool series. I think Hugh has done a great service to his 'wooliverse' by encouraging fan fiction. There are some great writers out there that would not have the opportunity otherwise. This anthology includes some of those great writers. I love to see how different minds explore the Silo worlds. You just never know where they are going to take you. It is so much fun. And there is still so much out there to explore. Keep writing guys!

OK...I loved the Hugh Howey Wool series. I think Hugh has done a great service to his 'wooliverse' by encouraging fan fiction. There are some great writers out there that would not have the opportunity otherwise. This anthology includes some of those great writers. I love to see how different minds explore the Silo worlds. You just never know where they are going to take you. It is so much fun. And there is still so much out there to explore. Keep writing guys!

I thoroughly enjoyed this Silo story. I hope the author will take us to the next Silo. I have to know what happens next. I'm sure Hugh Howey is happy to see his fictional world grow!