Shelter. Book 1. Illusion

Post-apocalyptic world.
People live in a gigantic artificial bunker-shelter.
From generation to generation.
The exit to the surface is deadly dangerous.
«Volunteers» who occasionally go out for cleaning, that is, to wipe the lenses of external surveillance cameras, die quickly.
Life in the shelter is strictly regulated. Caste system. If you are a porter, then no one else has the right to carry cargo from level to level. If you work on the generator supplying energy to all levels, you cannot do anything else. And especially if you work in the IT sector, the sanctum of the system, the main supplier of information about the surrounding world. However, nobody knows how true the information supplied by the sector is, and the IT staff do not allow outsiders into their domain…
In November 2024, the second season of the television series «Shelter», based on Hawey's novel, premiered. Starring: Rebecca Ferguson («Dune») and Tim Robbins («The Shawshank Redemption»). The series gained immense popularity, received high ratings, and has already been renewed for a third and fourth season.
The book is supplemented by the author's account of the filming of the adaptation.