{"id":29769,"date":"2016-08-16T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T04:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=29769"},"modified":"2016-08-16T09:13:36","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:13:36","slug":"defense-against-the-dark-ants-invasive-is-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2016\/08\/16\/defense-against-the-dark-ants-invasive-is-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Against The Dark Ants: Invasive Is Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

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INVASIVE<\/strong> is out now! Kirkus said\u00a0it best in its — *shines an apple* — starred review<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, “Think Thomas Harris\u2019 Will Graham and Clarice Starling rolled into one and pitched on the knife\u2019s edge of a scenario that makes\u00a0Jurassic Park<\/i>\u00a0look like a carnival ride.”<\/p>\n

If you don’t mind spreading the word about it, I’d sure appreciate it.<\/p>\n

Feel free to nab it wherever books are sold:<\/p>\n

Indiebound<\/span><\/a> | Amazon<\/span><\/a> | B&N<\/span><\/a> | iBooks<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Also, don’t forget to join me tomorrow, 8.17, at Doylestown Book Shop<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, 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<\/strong><\/span><\/a> (with cupcakes!).<\/p>\n

And now, I present to you —<\/p>\n

10<\/del>\u00a025 reasons to buy Invasive<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

By little chucky wendig, age 11 and a half.<\/p>\n

1. Because you like exciting biological creature feature thrillers!<\/p>\n

2. Because hey, free trip to Hawaii! I mean, sorta?<\/p>\n

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.)<\/p>\n

4. BECAUSE YOU LOVE ANTS AND HATE PEOPLE.<\/p>\n

5. Because cool contest, bro<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

7. Because<\/p>\n

\"GET-ANTS\"<\/a>8.Because if you look inside the book OH GOD THEY’RE EVERYWHERE<\/p>\n

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9. Because I think this is my best book yet.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

11. Because B&N SFF blog said<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, “Invasive<\/strong>\u00a0begins at a run and quickly goes\u00a0careening down an\u00a0icy mountain road in a truck full of dynamite. With no brakes.\u00a0He augments that breathless\u00a0punch with a plot that channels\u00a0the technology-run-amok spirit\u00a0of\u00a0Michael Crichton<\/a>\u00a0operating in peak form.”<\/p>\n

12. Because you liked\u00a0Zer0es<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. 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\u00a0Zer0es<\/strong> to understand\u00a0Invasive<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

13. Because this happens:<\/p>\n

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14. Because Ez Choi. (Read it, you’ll see.)<\/p>\n

15. Because Orange Bitey Thing. (Also read it, you’ll see.) (No, not a nickname for Trump.)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

18. Because Publishers Weekly said<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: “With this cinematic thriller\u2019s unusual setting, horror imagery, twisty plot, and grittily determined protagonist, fans of Michael Crichton will feel right at home.”<\/p>\n

19. Because Crimespree Magazine said<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: “Invasive<\/strong>\u00a0is one part locked room mystery, one part 1950\u2019s monster movie, and one part cutting-edge scientific thriller.”<\/p>\n

20. Because if you don’t buy it how else will I pay for tacos. RIDDLE ME THAT, BATMAN.<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/strong>Never mind.<\/p>\n

22. Because Michael Patrick Hicks calls it<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: “the spiritual lovechild of Michael Crichton and\u00a0The X-Files<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

23. Because Ed Yong, brilliant science writer, said<\/strong><\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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

\u2014 Ed Yong (@edyong209) July 30, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n