{"product_id":"2940148221739","title":"Cleaning Up (Karma #2)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHey Patrice ~ I LOVE this story idea! You have my complete blessing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Hugh Howey, author of WOOL\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    *****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ch3\u003eFive years have passed since the airlock slammed shut on the 4,000 souls condemned to live in the Silo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Karma can remember now that there was a time before--before she was locked into this cylindrical tomb under the earth.  But all she can see of the outside are dead hills and the dark clouds swirling through what remains of a toxic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     She clings to this barren life not for herself but simply to keep her child safe... and to preserve the forbidden truths about what has been lost. Among the lost is her friend Andy, the first person sent out to Clean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Sent out to die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     With every step and every stair, Karma vows to survive so that her memories of the world that once existed will live on in those who come after.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    This is a novella based on Hugh Howey's \u003cb\u003eWOOL\u003c\/b\u003e books, the second of five best-selling ebooks in the Karma series.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cb\u003eKarma of the Silo: The Collection\u003c\/b\u003e, which includes all of the episodes in the Karma series, is now available as an ebook, to be followed by a print edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePraise for Patrice Fitzgerald and the Karma series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFitzgerald has created another masterpiece here with\u003cb\u003e Cleaning Up\u003c\/b\u003e. It's as good, if not better than, \u003cb\u003eThe Sky Used to be Blue\u003c\/b\u003e. She has such an immediate style of writing which grips you from the start and takes you on a wild journey through the desperate lives of those living in the Silo.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW.J. Davies, author of \u003cb\u003eThe Runner\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Diver\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA definite PLUS to the Wooliverse, and a must read if you want to be well-versed in all things WOOL!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Bunker, author of \u003cb\u003ePennsylvania, The Silo Archipelago,\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI think I'm in love with Karma. I was curious about her life when Hugh Howey mentioned her in \u003cb\u003eSHIFT\u003c\/b\u003e. I highly recommend, not just this book, but this whole series! Read them all. You won't regret it... I can't wait for the next\/ last book!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanna Elizabeth, author of \u003cb\u003eVisions of Wool\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFitzgerald's characters come alive and threaten to leap off the page, they are so engaging.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerilyn Dufresne, author of \u003cb\u003eWho Killed My Boss? Any Meat in that Soup?\u003c\/b\u003e and the Sam Darling Mysteries \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sky Used to be Blue\u003c\/b\u003e manages the difficult feat of placing itself within the existing narrative, just like a missing piece of the great puzzle, and not just a parallel story or spinoff. It is well-written, gripping and filled with suspense. All the ingredients necessary are here: good writing, action and unexpected twists, characters you care about, and a deeper meaning.\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMax Zaoui\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"eFitzgerald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078913769712,"sku":"2940148221739","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148221739_p0.jpg?v=1763699106","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148221739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}