Now in its second edition, To Build a Tunnel is the first book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier. This fantasy will be enjoyed by youth ages 10 or 11 and up, as well as adults. Younger readers enjoy the adventure. Adults see the allegory and social satire woven through the plot.
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Enter the world of Henry Roach-Dairier: a future world where humans no longer exist. Insects, greatly enlarged and intelligent, dominate. Ants live communl lives, dedicated to each other, while roaches are materialistic and self-centered. Both species are chemically dependent on plastic, mined from the ruins of extinct Duo Pods, and the most valuable resource in the insect world. Henry, son of a roach adopted by ants, tries to bridge the canyon of differences between these vying ideologies and cultures. In To Build a Tunnel, Henry narrates the stsory of his great-grandfather, an ant who, along with two other ants, was tricked by roaches into building better tunnels in Roacherian plastic mines. The ant colony realizes too late that its members have been forced into slavery. They would prefer to solve the issue diplomatically, but are prepared for war. To order this or any book, contact the author through this site and leave a phone number. She will call you and take credit card info over the phone. Or go to amazon.com
Excerpt
See Deborah Frontiera's "Stories" section for downloadable sample chapters. Electronic version will be available through Lightning Source.
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