Here is the stunning international bestseller in the tradition of Watership Down but with a dark, original twist. Unique, daring, and unforgettable, it tells the story of an ordinary family who accidentally threaten the security of a hidden civilization as intelligent as our own—a colony of ants determined to survive at any cost.... Jonathan Wells and his young family have come to the Paris flat at 3, rue des Sybarites through the bequest of his eccentric late uncle Edmond. Inheriting the dusty apartment, the Wells family are left with only one Never go down into the cellar. But when the family dog disappears down the basement steps, Jonathan follows—and soon his wife, his son, and various would-be rescuers vanish into its mysterious depths. Meanwhile, in a pine stump in a nearby park, a vast civilization is in turmoil. Here a young female from the russet ant nation of Bel-o-kan learns that a strange new weapon has been killing off her comrades. To find out why, she enlists the help of a warrior ant, and the two set off on separate journeys into a harsh and violent world. It is a world where death takes many forms—savage birds and voracious lizards, warlike dwarf ants and rapacious termites, poisonous beetles and, most bizarre of all, the swift, murderous, giant guardians of the edge of the cars. Yet the end of the female's desperate quest will be the eerie secret in the cellar at 3, rue des Sybarites—a mystery she must solve in order to fulfill her special destiny as the new queen of her own great empire. But to do so she must first make unthinkable communion with the most barbaric creatures of all. Empire of the Ants is a brilliant evocation of a hidden civilization as complex as our own and far more ancient. It is a fascinating realm where boats are built of leaves and greenflies are domesticated and milked like cows, where citizens lock antennae in "absolute communication" and fight wars with precisely coordinated armies using sprays of glue and acids that can dissolve a snail. Not since Watership Down has a novel so vividly captured the lives and struggles of a fellow species and the valuable lessons they have to teach us.

Al doilea volum din seria Furnicile. Suntem zei sau suntem monstri? Pentru a afla un raspuns la aceasta intrebare, o furnica pleca in recunoastere. Trebuie sa ne descopere lumea si sa treaca prin nenumarate peripetii in civilizatia noastra de uriasi. In acelasi timp, un grup de oameni de stiinta traiesc un thriller halucinant si, in cele din urma, inteleg complexitatea si magia civilizatiei furnicilor, atat de aproape de noi, si totusi atat de putin cunoscuta. Roman SF, roman de aventuri si poveste filozofica, Ziua furnicilor se citeste pe nerasuflate. Inarmat cu stiinta contemporana, Bernard Werber continua fascinanta odisee moderna care a inceput cu Furnicile si ofera o carte de o profunzime uimitoare. „O evocare stralucita a unei civilizatii ascunse, apartinandu-i unui scriitor ce stapaneste arta detaliului si tehnica suspansului.“ SF Site

Que peuvent nous envier les fourmis ? L’humour, l’amour, l’art. Que peuvent leur envier les hommes ? L’harmonie avec la nature, l’absence de peur, la communication absolue. Après des millénaires d’ignorance, les deux civilisations les plus évoluées de la planète vont-elles enfin pouvoir se rencontrer et se comprendre ? Sans se connaître, Julie Pinson, une étudiante rebelle, et 103’, une fourmi exploratrice, vont essayer de faire la révolution dans leur monde respectif pour le faire évoluer. Les Fourmis était le livre du contact, Le Jour des fourmis le livre de la confrontation. La Révolution des fourmis est le livre de la compréhension. Mais au-delà du thème des fourmis, c’est une révolution d’humains, une révolution non violente, une révolution faite de petites touches discrètes et d’idées nouvelles que nous propose Bernard Werber. À la fois roman d’aventures et livre initiatique, ce couronnement de l’épopée myrmécéenne nous convie à entrer dans un avenir qui n’est peut-être pas seulement de la science-fiction...

Coffret contenant trois livres: \- Les Fourmis \- Le Jour des Fourmis \- La Révolution des fourmis