Bernard Werber - Empire Of The Ants

Ants came to this planet long before man. Since then they have developed one of the most intricate civilizations imanigible - a civilization of great richness and technological brilliance. During the few seconds it takes you to read this sentence, some 700 million ants will be born on earth. Edmond Wells has studied ants for years: he knew of the power whcih existed in their hidden world. On his death, he leaves his apartment to his nephew Jonathan with one provision: that he must not desceed beyond the cellar door. But when the family's dog escapes down the cellar steps, Jonathan has little alternative but to follow. Innocently he enters the world of the ant, whose struggle for existence forces him to reassess man's place in the cycle of nature. It is an experience that will alter his life forever...