Prophets of the Ghost Ants e-bog

Both familiar and fantastic, Clark T. Carltonbegins the epic Antasy saga with Prophets of the Ghost Ants,exploring a world in which food, weapons, clothing, arteven religious beliefsare derived from Humankinds 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-mongeringroyalty wagepointless 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 namedAnand, a dung-collector who has known nothing but squalor and abuse.Anand wants to lead his people against a genocidalarmywho fight atop fearsome, translucent Ghost Ants.But tohis horror, Anandlearns 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.A mix of Adrian TchaikovskysShadow of the Apt,Katherine AddisonsThe Goblin Emperor,and Phillip PullmansGolden Compass,this is a powerful new addition to the genre.