'His impression of them was of a crowd of large black ants, very like ordinary ants except for their size..." Venturing into the upper Amazon, a Brazilian ship's-captain discovers a colony of giant ants... a colony which might lead to the end of man's dominance over the Earth... Contains ten classic short stories. The Empire of the Ants The Star A Dream of Armageddon The Obliterated Man A Slip Under the Microscope The Valley of Spiders The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost The Stolen Body The Story of the Late Mr Elvesham A Vision of Judgement A new printing containing several of of H.G. Wells' most thought-provoking stories.