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The Empire of the Ants

H. G. Wells

First published December 1905
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Large ants begin to take over parts of Brazil, showing signs of advanced intelligence. They are working their way towards Europe.


First published in The Strand Magazine, December 1905, with 5 illustrations by {{a|C. J. Staniland, R.I.}}
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December 1905 The Strand Magazine, December 1905 George Newnes MAGAZINE 685
August 1911 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 492
August 1913 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection 492
1914 Le Pays des aveugles Mercure de France Collection 179
1923 Cover Tales of Wonder W. Collins Sons Collection 195
1925 Cover The Empire of the Ants and Other Stories Haldeman-Julius Collection
1925 In the Days of the Comet and Seventeen Short Stories T. Fisher Unwin Omnibus
1925 In the Days of the Comet and Seventeen Short Stories Charles Scribner's Sons Omnibus
January 1926 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Tauchnitz Collection |4
August 1926 Cover Amazing Stories, August 1926 Experimenter Publishing Company MAGAZINE 410
1927 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 104
1927 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 104
1927 The Time Machine and Other Stories Ernest Benn Collection |2
September 1927 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 104
October 1927 The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 104
1929 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection
1929 Cover Thrillers Edward J. Clode Anthology 102
1929 The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells The Literary Guild Collection
1930 Cover Der Apfel vom Baum der Erkenntnis Zsolnay Collection |14
1937 Cover The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 88
1937 The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 88
1938 Cover The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Garden City Publishing Co. Collection 88
1938 Cover The Famous Short Stories of H. G. Wells Doubleday, Doran Collection 88
1940 Short Stories: Second Series Thomas Nelson & Sons Collection |4
1943 The Empire of the Ants Todd Publishing Co. Chapbook
1948 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 104
1952 Cover 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 269
1957 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 104
1960 Cover 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 269
1960 Cover The Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 92
September 1963 Cover The Time Machine and Other Stories Scholastic Collection 125
1964 The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 70
1964 Cover 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 269
1965 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection
August 1965 The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 70
November 1965 Cover Oul de cristal Editura Tineretului Collection
1966 28 Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells Dover Publications Collection 269
September 1966 Cover The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 92
August 1969 Cover The Time Machine and Other Stories Scholastic Collection 125
September 1972 Cover The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 70
March 1973 Cover The Time Machine and Other Stories Scholastic Collection 125
1974 Cover The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells Ernest Benn Collection 92
May 1974 Cover The Valley of Spiders Fontana Collection 70
February 1975 Cover The Time Machine and Other Stories Scholastic Collection 125
1977 Cover Earth Is the Strangest Planet: Ten Stories of Science Fiction Thomas Nelson Anthology 47
August 1977 Cover Empire of the Ants and 8 Science Fiction Stories Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap Collection
September 1977 Cover The Empire of the Ants (and Other Stories) Scholastic Collection 1
February 1978 Cover The Valley of Spiders Fontana / Collins Collection 70
April 1978 Cover The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 269
1979 Cover Das Kristallei Reclam Leipzig Collection 91
January 1979 Cover The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 269
1980 Cover Het ei van kristal: acht verhalen en een droom Bruna Collection 174
1980 Cover The Empire of the Ants (and Other Stories) Scholastic Collection 1
September 1980 Cover Der Apfel vom Baum der Erkenntnis Zsolnay Collection 183
July 1981 Cover The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 271
1982 Cover The Gernsback Awards 1926: Volume 1 Triton Books Anthology 16|16.2
October 1982 Cover Der Apfel vom Baum der Erkenntnis Ullstein Collection 183
August 1986 The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 271
1987 The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells St. Martin's Press Collection 92
1987 Cover Das Kristallei Reclam Leipzig Collection 91
October 1987 Cover Cinemonsters TSR Anthology 144
1990 Cover Short Stories The Folio Society Collection |1
September 1990 Cover The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories / L'Empire des fourmis et autres nouvelles Le Livre de Poche Collection 225
September 1990 Cover The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories / L'Empire des fourmis et autres nouvelles Le Livre de Poche Collection 225
August 1994 Cover Reel Future Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC Anthology 1
September 1994 Cover Reel Future Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 1
July 1996 Cover L'homme invisible / L'empire des fourmis Au Sans Pareil Omnibus 235
October 1996 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Oxford University Press Collection |30
August 1998 Cover The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells J. M. Dent Collection 585
December 2000 Cover Earth Is the Strangest Planet Cosmos Books Anthology 47
April 2004 The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Project Gutenberg Collection |30
May 2005 Cover The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells Castle Books Omnibus 269
January 2006 Cover The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories The Echo Library Collection |30
May 2007 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection |21
December 2007 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories Penguin Books Collection 348
July 2008 Cover The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction Stories Phoenix Pick Anthology 79
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December 2008 Cover Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy Coachwhip Publications Anthology 198
March 2010 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories Waking Lion Press Collection 329
April 2011 Cover Complete Short Story Omnibus Gollancz Collection 636
January 2013 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 248
July 2013 Cover The Country of the Blind and Other Stories CreateSpace Collection 487
August 2013 Cover The Empire of the Ants Cryptofiction Classics Chapbook 5
February 2015 Cover The Empire of the Ants Cryptofiction Classics Chapbook
October 2016 Cover The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction: Second Edition Phoenix Pick Anthology
January 2017 Cover The Island of Doctor Moreau & Other Works Wordsworth Editions Collection 139
February 2017 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 431
April 2017 Cover The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories Enhanced Media Publishing Collection |30
2018 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 431
December 2018 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection |32
2020 Cover The Time Machine & Other Stories Arcturus Publishing Collection 115
2020 Cover Short Stories: Anthology of Classic Tales Flame Tree Publishing Collection 431
January 2023 Cover Realidades alternativas, Janeiro 2023 Editora Andarilho MAGAZINE
June 2024 Cover The Mad Butterfly's Ball PS Publishing Anthology |24