Hugh Howey spent eight years living on boats and working as a yacht captain for the rich and famous. It wasn't until the love of his life carried him away from these vagabond ways that he began to pursue literary adventures, rather than literal ones.Hugh wrote and self-published his first young adult novel, Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue. The Molly Fyde series won rave reviews and praise from readers but it was the release of Wool that made his career take off. Within 6 months, Wool had sold over 150,000 copies, garnering over 1,000 five-star reviews on Amazon.com, and film rights had been optioned by Ridley Scott. This is the first hardback edition of the book.Hugh lives in Jupiter, Florida with his wife Amber and their dog Bella.