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 | Empire of the Ants
    by Bernard Werber Discussion date: April
    30, 1999 Discussion place: Dawn's place Menu: Traditional picnic food, in honor of the
    ants. 
 Amazon says: Bernard Werber's fascinating Empire of the Ants, originally published in France
    in 1991, was translated into English by Margaret Rocques. The story features ants as well
    as humans; the viewpoint alternates between the Wells family in Paris and the Belokanian
    ant empire. The Wells family is moving into a new apartment on rue des Sybarites, formerly
    owned by Jonathan Wells's now-deceased uncle Edmond. The Belokanians are awaking from
    their annual winter slumber, and the Wellses discover that Edmond's basement, which they
    were never supposed to enter, is far more than it seems. In Belokanian, an ant known as
    the 327th male stumbles on a mystery that points to the possibility of an overwhelming
    attack by unknown enemies. As more and more people disappear into Uncle Edmond's basement,
    327 becomes ensnared in unheard-of ant conspiracies. Empire of the Ants, when it was first
    published in France, became something of a bestseller, which is completely understandable
    given that it's utterly intriguing and difficult to put down.
 The first
    chapter is also available at Amazon.             Last updated: May 2, 1999. |