Defense Against The Dark Ants: Invasive Is Out Now

INVASIVE is out now! Kirkus said it best in its — *shines an apple* — starred review, “Think Thomas Harris’ Will Graham and Clarice Starling rolled into one and pitched on the knife’s edge of a scenario that makes Jurassic Park look like a carnival ride.”

If you don’t mind spreading the word about it, I’d sure appreciate it.

Feel free to nab it wherever books are sold:

Indiebound | Amazon | B&N | iBooks

Also, don’t forget to join me tomorrow, 8.17, at Doylestown Book Shop, where I’ll be signing and talking about the book, and also there might be edible ants there if you want some, mmmm. *licks fingers* Also, 9.22 I’ll be at Let’s Play Books in Emmaus (with cupcakes!).

And now, I present to you —

10 25 reasons to buy Invasive.

By little chucky wendig, age 11 and a half.

1. Because you like exciting biological creature feature thrillers!

2. Because hey, free trip to Hawaii! I mean, sorta?

3. BECAUSE YOU HATE ANTS AND WANT TO SEE THEM PUNISHED. (Seriously, right now, ant infestations are epic across the US because of weather patterns and because of summer ending, so this book will give you a vicarious thrill. It’ll even give you ideas as to how to COMBAT THE MYRMIDONIAN MENACE. Hell, you can use the book to squash them if you want. Not that I advocate hurting animals or insects! No animals were harmed in the making of this book. Except I punched a cow once around chapter 14 — that cow knows what it did.)

4. BECAUSE YOU LOVE ANTS AND HATE PEOPLE.

5. Because cool contest, bro.

6. Because if you don’t buy the book I’ll keep sending ants to your house. *shakes ant jar* *stares at you* *stares harder* *shakes ant jar harder* Ha ha, no, it’s okay, I’m not totally threatening you with ants. It’s fine. Everything’s fine. Just buy the book.

7. Because

8.Because if you look inside the book OH GOD THEY’RE EVERYWHERE

9. Because I think this is my best book yet.

10. Because RT Book Reviews said one of the coolest things anybody has ever said about me or my books: “Chuck Wendig can congratulate himself on a stunning new achievement: becoming the architect of all my future nightmares.”

11. Because B&N SFF blog said, “Invasive begins at a run and quickly goes careening down an icy mountain road in a truck full of dynamite. With no brakes. He augments that breathless punch with a plot that channels the technology-run-amok spirit of Michael Crichton operating in peak form.”

12. Because you liked Zer0es. This is not a sequel to that book, but is set in the same universe and a few of the same characters show up (Hollis Copper) and maybe, just maybe, with these books I’m building to something bigger. (Note: you do not need to read Zer0es to understand Invasive.)

13. Because this happens:

14. Because Ez Choi. (Read it, you’ll see.)

15. Because Orange Bitey Thing. (Also read it, you’ll see.) (No, not a nickname for Trump.)

16. Because it’s not really — or not just — a book about ants. It’s a book about the future. And about anxiety. And about fear and hope, and about optimism and pessimism, and about the terror and wonder of modern life. Also, ants.

17. Because Hannah Stander is one of my favoritest heroines I’ve ever written. The daughter of doomsday preppers, she’s now a futurist and a consultant for the FBI, helping to advise them on near-future threats for which they are woefully unprepared. She is a character besieged by anxiety for the future but also buoyed by her hopes for what humankind is capable of creating. I hope we’ll see more of Hannah in the future.

18. Because Publishers Weekly said: “With this cinematic thriller’s unusual setting, horror imagery, twisty plot, and grittily determined protagonist, fans of Michael Crichton will feel right at home.”

19. Because Crimespree Magazine said: “Invasive is one part locked room mystery, one part 1950’s monster movie, and one part cutting-edge scientific thriller.”

20. Because if you don’t buy it how else will I pay for tacos. RIDDLE ME THAT, BATMAN.

21. Because you want to find out what’s going on with Han Solo and — wait, no, that’s Star Wars: Aftermath: Life Debt: Jar-Jar’s Erotic Awakening. Never mind.

22. Because Michael Patrick Hicks calls it: “the spiritual lovechild of Michael Crichton and The X-Files.”

23. Because Ed Yong, brilliant science writer, said:

Imagine Jurassic Park, but much scarier, w/ ants instead of dinosaurs, and loads of great female characters. That’s INVASIVE by @ChuckWendig

— Ed Yong (@edyong209) July 30, 2016

(Seriously, buy his book: I Contain Multitudes, about micro-biome. Stop viewing life through the keyhole. His book is funny and sharp and smart and DAMNIT GET YOUR LEARNIN’ ON.)

24. Because bestselling sci-fi legend John Scalzi said of Invasive: “CHUCK I HAVE CALLED THE COPS YOU NEED TO STOP SHOVING FISTFULS OF ANTS UNDER MY DOOR I WON’T READ YOUR STUPID BOOK,” ha ha ha, what a kidder that guy is, I assume he means, “It was real good, Best Friend Chuck.” To which I would respond, “Thanks, Best Friend John,” and then we’d jump up and freeze-frame high-five as the credits to our jaunty sitcom scrolled over us.

25. BECAUSE LOOK THE BOOK COMES WITH REAL ANTS AND IF YOU DON’T BUY IT THE ANTS WILL EAT ME AND EAT YOU AND EAT ALL OF US oh god they’ve already taken over everything they’re everywhere they control the earth