This book is an experiment: a story designed as a storytelling device as a simulation for a catastrophic failure, where modern lessons learned could be derived in a memorable method. The subject is Drybell, a town on the brink of an empire, where timber, mining, and cattle form a fragile, interconnected system. The catalyst is the coming railroad. The weapon is a single lie, engineered to make the town devour itself. Witness a cascading failure ignite in real-time as you follow a quiet stranger who understands the anatomy of disaster. He must trace the disinformation to its source, proving that the most dangerous enemy isn't a rival with a gun, but a story that makes you point it at your neighbor.
The ideas and what this says is good and hits on current topics. In that respect we do get sucked into vocabulary. As an example, because of Mamadi’s recent success, he was asked about what he meant by, global intifada, and he danced around the answer by saying, he means justice for all. But the word intifada means uprising or resistance. But why global uprising? To do away with capitalism? Also some are parsing words like socialism vs democratic socialism. So that just an example.
The ideas and what this says is good and hits on current topics. In that respect we do get sucked into vocabulary. As an example, because of Mamadi’s recent success, he was asked about what he meant by, global intifada, and he danced around the answer by saying, he means justice for all. But the word intifada means uprising or resistance. But why global uprising? To do away with capitalism? Also some are parsing words like socialism vs democratic socialism. So that just an example.
right now I'm reading the Silo sires, so I'll check out Drybell after.
BTW you can get it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Silo-Saga-Wool-Shift-Stories/dp/0358447828/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17JG820L0BOHJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SnAmXcJCZGaJ410TJNuwfIKJyjoqJdAF3PJvdq7Yz76LfQnGeEyNzlXoB7lEx3n-qeCDXrnUathFaGgO4zfz3qhFpTdylNhG6HU5W1DPC0bgrHGUKVTCg0F3gcpa_-BVbjW37C31n6EWPH3pVOm50m4QeDwMsDmaTEW7MJ9EacVjp2Sq40J8j6trCvWP1KS7Joxs81H-PSZReLiElBZgSLMgXphMAhO6yZqoONFRIyA.x_PyjH_bsENUZphiljWzRQkMtFuzJda--3seKLBe0zU&dib_tag=se&keywords=silo+series&qid=1751319508&sprefix=Silo%2Caps%2C185&sr=8-1