The Ant World Chronicles - Atta Awakes: Told by the ant who lived it.

Atta Awakes is for fans of science fiction with a natural twist, as well as books like Children of Time, Empire of the Ants, and The Murderbot Diaries. It’s for anyone up for adventure and everyone who has ever boggled in awe at how complex the world actually is.

What happens when an ant suddenly becomes conscious? Let me tell you…

Exactly three seconds after being kicked into the blinding light of consciousness, the other ants around me are trying to murder me! I can suddenly THINK! But I’ve got no time to THINK!

One incredibly clumsy escape later, underbrush is slashing my face. I’m running like a deranged maniac. I congratulate myself on a genius getaway and immediately forget where my six feet are going. I face plant and go ass-over-forefeelers.

Skidding to a stop, there’s a bottomless hole in front of me. I’m shaking, and not just out of fear. The strange metallic material that edges the pit reaches into me and magnetically wrenches the core of my being. My feelers are dancing as I vibrate at a frequency that welds me to the spot. I think I’m going to die. But the alien thing beneath me has a message; it sings to my soul, it seems to whisper this is where you come from.

I staggered back, and my life’s purpose pops into my head with a sobering clarity. I say it out loud, “What the f–k is going on here?”

Atta Awakes is the hilarious and epic first book in John Hazlett’s science fiction adventure series, The Ant World Chronicles.

Told firsthand with smart-mouthed wit by the ant who lived it, ***Atta Awakes***sweeps you along for the ride as Atta runs antennae-first into the unfamiliar world of consciousness. Lucky for him, he forges an unlikely friendship with another, more sensible, sentient ant named Flora, and together they take on natural disasters, deadly mechanical beetles, a cult of purple ants, and a mycelium demi-god with a hidden agenda.

But mere survival isn’t what fills Atta’s thoughts. Deep inside him vibrates a primal urge to uncover the mystery of his own improbable existence and confront the powerful secrets that hide below the surface of ant world. For Atta, none of this is random chance. He’s going to find out, “What the f–k is going on here?” if it kills him.

About the author: John Hazlett is an award-winning screenwriter who has worked with Netflix, Nickelodeon, and the BBC. He is best known for co-creating the acclaimed animated TV series Wishfart and The Guava Juice Show. He currently lives in Hanoi, Vietnam.