Greetings, travelers! We have got a lovely week to start out your week, as we’ve got a science fiction that feels just the right amount of fantasy as well. It comes from a very talented author, and I’m sure you’ll really enjoy it, especially if you like the sort of miniature adventures that are larger than life. Read on to learn more about Prophets of the Ghost Ants (The Antasy Series Book 1).
Author Clark Thomas Carlton is a spectacular multi-hyphenate who has been working on stories of various scopes and mediums for longer than most people have even had thought about writing dancing in their heads. One of his most wondrous is a sciency fantasy called Prophets of the Ghost Ants (The Antasy Series Book 1). Imagine a Honey I Shrunk the Kids or Ant Man that blends into something like Dune. It’s not just a small backyard adventure, though. This awesome trilogy starter explores heavy, looming concepts that tower over the tiny characters. From religious subtexts, to the new governments that one would find in an evolved humanity, Carlton has an idea for everything, and it’s thanks to this that the Antasy series gets its pincers locked in so tight to its readers.
Both familiar and fantastic, Clark T. Carlton begins the epic Antasy saga with Prophets of the Ghost Ants, exploring a world in which food, weapons, clothing, art—even religious beliefs—are derived from Humankind’s profound intertwining with the insect world.
In a savage landscape where humans have evolved to the size of insects, they cannot hope to dominate. Ceaselessly, humans are stalked by night wasps, lair spiders, and marauder fleas. And just as sinister, men are still men. Corrupt elites ruthlessly enforce a rigid caste system. Duplicitous clergymen and power-mongering royalty wage pointless wars for their own glory. Fantasies of a better life and a better world serve only to torment those who dare to dream.
One so tormented is a half-breed slave named Anand, a dung-collector who has known nothing but squalor and abuse. Anand wants to lead his people against a genocidal army who fight atop fearsome, translucent Ghost Ants. But to his horror, Anand learns this merciless enemy is led by someone from his own family: a religious zealot bent on the conversion of all non-believers…or their extermination.
Though there is some raw science at play in this series, the real heart of it is in looking at the characters, the human condition across a million years of evolution, and the way we could revert to our primal instincts if we were forced in that direction. It also boasts wonderful sequences of action and adventure, leaving readers feeling as though they’re part of something with magic and majesty, even without the presence of a high fantasy bent. If you’re looking for a book that feels like the best parts of classic fantasy and pulp sci-fi without the schlock, you’ll absolutely fall in love with Carlton’s ant-themed—and sized—epic. Check out Prophets of the Ghost Ants (The Antasy Series Book 1) on Amazon today!
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