The Colony
A.J. Colucci
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The Colony
by A.J. Colucci
Published
2012
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pages
294
ISBN-10
9781250001290
Description
"A series of gruesome attacks have been sweeping New York City. A teacher in Harlem and two sanitation workers on Wall Street are found dead, their swollen bodies nearly dissolved from the inside out. The predator is a deadly supercolony of ants--an army of one trillion soldiers with razor-sharp claws that pierce skin like paper and stinging venom that liquefies its prey. The desperate mayor turns to the greatest ant expert in the world, Paul O'Keefe, a Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist in an Armani suit. But Paul is baffled by the ants. They are twice the size of any normal ant and have no recognizable DNA. They're vicious in the field yet docile in the hand. Paul calls on the one person he knows can help destroy the colony, his ex-wife Kendra Hart, a spirited entomologist studying fire ants in the New Mexico desert. Kendra is taken to a secret underground bunker in New York City, where she finds herself working side by side with her brilliant but arrogant ex-husband and a high-ranking military officer hell-bent on stopping the insects with a nuclear bomb"--
James and the Giant Peach
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Two Bad Ants
The Berenstain Bears and the great ant attack
Are You an Ant? (Up the Garden Path)
Time For Kids
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in The Colony?
This edition of The Colony has approximately 294 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read The Colony?
For most readers, The Colony typically takes between 6h 8m and 4h 5m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 73,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 54m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 10 days • Estimated word count: 73,500 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of The Colony?
The estimated word count for The Colony is approximately 73,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of The Colony?
The Colony was written by A.J. Colucci.
When was The Colony published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2012. The original work may have been published on a different date.