From its opening pages, "Ant Colony" immerses the reader in a world that is dark
ly existential, with false prophets, unjust wars, and corrupt police officers, a
s it follows the denizens of a black ant colony under attack from the nearby red
ants. On the surface, it's the story of this war, the destruction of a civiliza
tion, and the ants' all too familiar desire to rebuild. Underneath, though, "Ant
Colony "plumbs the deepest human concerns--loneliness, faith, love, apathy, and
more.
