Five Oceans: The Ant Rebellion

Title: The Ant Rebellion Author: Toprak Işık Illustrator: Sedat Girgin Translator: Alvin Parmar Series: Five Oceans ISBN: 978-1-99-004293-5 RRP: $25.99 Specs: PB 210 x 148 mm portrait, 98 pp, b&w Publishing: 15 October 2025 The first English translation of a leading Turkish author, The Ant Rebellion is a tour de force of a junior novel that has sold over 30,000 copies in Turkey. Ants are famous for their hard work, but some ants prefer exploiting others rather than doing it themselves. One day the warrior ants discover the nest of the farmer ants and set out to make the farmers their slaves — but don’t count on the spirit of resistance from the farmers. The Ant Rebellion is a universal allegory about freedom, resistance and change, featuring memorable characters from the loving couple Honey and Glasswing to the hilarious beetle Loafer — with illustrations by renowned artist Sedat Girgin.