Ants Waking: A Fantasy Novella With Bonus Short Stories and Poetry - Hardcover

by R. J. Huneke (Author)

As an autistic college freshman-turned Story Warrior, Erica trudges the magical city's snowy, cobblestoned labyrinth full of streetlamp faeries and meddling gods in the hopes of finding the Legioness at the city's heart, before the onset of the Dark conquers the day and, with it, the only chance of redeeming tragedy.

'The streets, the environment Huneke has described definitely gives off a flavour o a dark, miserable Dickens tale.' Books By Your Bedside

ANTS WAKING is a thrilling, visceral magical realism tale. The title novella is accompanied by R.J. Huneke's illustrations plus bonus material: previously published and unpublished short stories and select poetry. For every book sold, the author is donating $1 to the Global Action for Trans Equality [GATE] and $1 to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, to benefit the trans and neurodivergent communities.

For readers of fantasy literature, ANTS WAKING is a fairy tale noir akin to Alix E. Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January crossed with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" with a touch of Mickey Spillane's I, the Jury.

Twice now, reviewers have compared Huneke's writing to Dickens: 'Charles Dickens would "feel right at home walking these streets' Books By Your Bedside