I can definitely see how it ties in to the lore and motivations. Am just starting Second Shift but I have my guesses about that character from Wool starting with S tying into the developments so far… it seems like a lot of the usual dystopian/post apocalyptic mind control tropes are at play, nothing groundbreaking but still an easy enough read.

I don’t read nearly as much of any fiction as I’d like to, let alone sci-fi, but I will say… I am absolutely dying to read Red Side Story coming out in a month’s time, the much anticipated (FOURTEEN years!!) sequel to Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, a very British, surreal take on your usual forbidden-love chosen-one sort of dystopia.

It’s not exactly sci fi but I just love the bonkers world building - so much to guess about how everything works, yet it also doesn’t take itself too seriously. SoG was the first book I ever borrowed after coming to Australia, randomly picked off a new-releases shelf, and I have gone back so many times in the 14 years since, desperate for more…

Not necessarily everyone’s cup of tea but it’ll always have a place in my heart!