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Silo Reading Order
Silo by Hugh Howey has 3 main books (2011–2013). Start with Wool (2011) and read the numbered books in order.
By Hugh Howey
Silo books in order
Your reading speed
- 9 h 40 min
- 10 h 5 min
- 7 h 51 min
Main books together: 1,576 pages, about 27 h 36 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Silo: common questions
- How many books are in the Silo series?
- There are 3 main books in Silo. The most recent main book listed here is Dust (2013).
- What order should I read Silo in?
- Read Silo in its numbered order: Wool, Shift, Dust.
- What is the first Silo book?
- The first book is Wool by Hugh Howey, published in 2011.
- How long does it take to read the whole Silo series?
- The 3 main books add up to about 1,576 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 27½ hours of reading, or about 56 days at 30 minutes a day.