The Spider War

A TALE OF RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL FANATICISM, SET IN AN INHUMAN WORLD.
Slave of a great empire, he lived only to serve his master. And then he met the prophet--a skinny, consumptive termite named Theodore ...

"In this grim adult fable, an enslaved beetle endures unrelenting war in the insect world ... As ferocious battles continue, the differences between friends and enemies become less clear, resulting in a nerve-wracking story that's also swiftly paced. Kozelka's descriptions teem with vibrant details, and the most brutal moments generate searing passages ... Readers won't easily forget the story's aptly unsettling denouement. Colorful, profound characters headline a bleak but gripping story." -Kirkus Reviews

Andrew Ashleigh Kozelka is the author of THE AGES, a finalist for the National Poetry Series, and THE KRAKOW MESSENGER, a historical novel which was a finalist for the Kirkus Literary Award. He was born in California and is a graduate of the Hollins University Creative Writing Program.
Cover art on book is from The Biology of Dragonflies, Cambridge University Press, 1917.