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The Human(ts) Extinction: When the ants took over
This is the re-release of "The Cretaceous Human(ts) When the ants took over".
This updated 'Godson' edition features a new cover, artwork, and enhancements.
One could say that, in our world, ants literally invented war, chemistry, herding, farming, raiding, adoption, graveyards, and even junkyards. Luckily, despite having been around for millions of years and arguably being the dominant race on Earth, they are small and pose no threat to mankind.
In the new world that Zach and Jordana find themselves in, they are a real threat, and humanity is on its way to extinction. Are our heroes responsible for the desolation across the world? Perhaps the cookies that interfered with the experiment are also to blame. Some seem to believe that the rapture happened and that the harbingers of the apocalypse are the giant ants that have taken over. Their quest is to cross a broken America, survive the dangerous wastelands, and find their way home. Saving the world is only a distant bonus...
"The Cretaceous Human(ts) When the ants took over" is a post-apocalyptic survival thriller with horror elements and a touch of mystery. This book was created by a passionate ant keeper and is a love letter to the marvelous possibilities within the natural world.
This updated 'Godson' edition features a new cover, artwork, and enhancements.
One could say that, in our world, ants literally invented war, chemistry, herding, farming, raiding, adoption, graveyards, and even junkyards. Luckily, despite having been around for millions of years and arguably being the dominant race on Earth, they are small and pose no threat to mankind.
In the new world that Zach and Jordana find themselves in, they are a real threat, and humanity is on its way to extinction. Are our heroes responsible for the desolation across the world? Perhaps the cookies that interfered with the experiment are also to blame. Some seem to believe that the rapture happened and that the harbingers of the apocalypse are the giant ants that have taken over. Their quest is to cross a broken America, survive the dangerous wastelands, and find their way home. Saving the world is only a distant bonus...
"The Cretaceous Human(ts) When the ants took over" is a post-apocalyptic survival thriller with horror elements and a touch of mystery. This book was created by a passionate ant keeper and is a love letter to the marvelous possibilities within the natural world.
343 pages, Paperback
Published October 31, 2025
About the author
Louis-Olivier 'Lost' ST-Pierre
9 books27 followersKnown for a vivid imagination from a young age, ST-Pierre often turned school assignments into fantastical stories—such as vineyards becoming battlegrounds between ghosts and grape elementals. His love of speculative fiction was shaped by authors like Jack Vance, A. E. van Vogt, and Clifford D. Simak, who deeply influenced his approach to storytelling.
Outside of writing, his hobbies reflect a deep curiosity and passion for learning. He enjoys tabletop RPGs, video games, antkeeping, cooking, and studying entomology. His personal motto reflects his thoughtful nature: “People have enough problems in their lives; try not to be one of them.”
Outside of writing, his hobbies reflect a deep curiosity and passion for learning. He enjoys tabletop RPGs, video games, antkeeping, cooking, and studying entomology. His personal motto reflects his thoughtful nature: “People have enough problems in their lives; try not to be one of them.”
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November 12, 2025
This was an exciting adventure through an alternate world/timeline where ants have grown too monstrous sizes and are rapidly becoming the dominant species on the planet. The author has outdone himself with the level of research in both physics and entomology. Who knew there are so many species of interesting, and in this case frightening, ants in the world.
When a researcher’s study of a special anomaly in Georgia goes horrible awry, he and his military liaison are drawn through a rift in space time and find themselves in a world like there own, but with giant ants quickly rising to become the dominant species on earth. Believing that their trip through space and time somehow resulted in altering history to allow ants to grow to horrifying sizes, they realized they must travel back across the court, or what’s left of it, and recreate the same experiment to try and fix things. However, the various sources of giant ants are not their only problem to contend with, the drastic decline of humanity has dragged survivors into survival mode and fear and desperation of others possess its own threats.
The level of research into the various types of ants in the world presented in this book is astounding, I feel like I have learned so much. It also does a great job of showing what the slow extinction of mankind might do to the mental state of those that survive the longest. I would recommend this to science fiction fans, especially those of alternate worlds.
When a researcher’s study of a special anomaly in Georgia goes horrible awry, he and his military liaison are drawn through a rift in space time and find themselves in a world like there own, but with giant ants quickly rising to become the dominant species on earth. Believing that their trip through space and time somehow resulted in altering history to allow ants to grow to horrifying sizes, they realized they must travel back across the court, or what’s left of it, and recreate the same experiment to try and fix things. However, the various sources of giant ants are not their only problem to contend with, the drastic decline of humanity has dragged survivors into survival mode and fear and desperation of others possess its own threats.
The level of research into the various types of ants in the world presented in this book is astounding, I feel like I have learned so much. It also does a great job of showing what the slow extinction of mankind might do to the mental state of those that survive the longest. I would recommend this to science fiction fans, especially those of alternate worlds.
February 1, 2026
🐜 Review of The Human(ts) Extinction by Louis-Olivier “Lost” ST-Pierre 🐜
📏 345 pages
🏷️ Hard Science Fiction; Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
🏢 Indie Published!!
📂 eARC (paperback & Kindle format)
✍️
On my foray into science fiction for 2026, I was introduced to The Human(ts) Extinction by my friend Lost. Don’t worry, that won’t affect my review. If anything, it’ll make me more critical.
As I’m new to the sci-fi genre in books, I had to do a little research on tropes and common themes. Thankfully I’m familiar with them as a sci-fi movie geek. Tropes to follow at the end with my TW/CW list.
The amount of sheer knowledge and research put into this novel is ASTOUNDING. When speaking to the author, I found out that a lot of the entomology was not research, it was pure knowledge. The way an ant tastes, however, that was research and I cannot look my sunscreen in the eyes without getting a stomach rolling shiver. IYKYK.
There are three parts in this book (four if I count the epilogue) that I believe are some of the best written scenes, showcasing the author’s ingenuity and highlighting his skills. First, That scene made me have a sensory experience and let’s just say, I am not a fan. Second, That scene is so incredibly well written that I felt as if I was there, feeling the dirt beneath me, only able to use my hands to see, and following the phosphorescent lights. Third, On page shootings are never fun to read but this on was especially difficult. And finally, fourth, the epilogue gives us answers to what happened after Zach and Jordana repeat the experiment and to me, it’s an unforgettable ending.
If I had one major complaint, it would be the denseness of Zach’s dialogue throughout the story, and as it’s told completely from Zach’s POV, we don’t get a break from it. But with Zach’s, at times, excessive storytelling, it makes sense when
Overall, ‘Ants’ is original, unique, and interesting. Its twists and turns keep you hooked in ways you don’t expect.
Read this if you like:
🐜 Biological Sci-Fi: Mutations
🧭 The “Chosen One”
🐜 Time Travel
🧭 After the Apocalypse
🐜 Techno-Babble
🧭 Cults
TW/CW: On page gore, death, murder, misogyny, cult behaviors, discussion of attempted SA, and on-page insinuation of SA.
📏 345 pages
🏷️ Hard Science Fiction; Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
🏢 Indie Published!!
📂 eARC (paperback & Kindle format)
✍️
On my foray into science fiction for 2026, I was introduced to The Human(ts) Extinction by my friend Lost. Don’t worry, that won’t affect my review. If anything, it’ll make me more critical.
As I’m new to the sci-fi genre in books, I had to do a little research on tropes and common themes. Thankfully I’m familiar with them as a sci-fi movie geek. Tropes to follow at the end with my TW/CW list.
The amount of sheer knowledge and research put into this novel is ASTOUNDING. When speaking to the author, I found out that a lot of the entomology was not research, it was pure knowledge. The way an ant tastes, however, that was research and I cannot look my sunscreen in the eyes without getting a stomach rolling shiver. IYKYK.
There are three parts in this book (four if I count the epilogue) that I believe are some of the best written scenes, showcasing the author’s ingenuity and highlighting his skills. First, That scene made me have a sensory experience and let’s just say, I am not a fan. Second, That scene is so incredibly well written that I felt as if I was there, feeling the dirt beneath me, only able to use my hands to see, and following the phosphorescent lights. Third, On page shootings are never fun to read but this on was especially difficult. And finally, fourth, the epilogue gives us answers to what happened after Zach and Jordana repeat the experiment and to me, it’s an unforgettable ending.
If I had one major complaint, it would be the denseness of Zach’s dialogue throughout the story, and as it’s told completely from Zach’s POV, we don’t get a break from it. But with Zach’s, at times, excessive storytelling, it makes sense when
Overall, ‘Ants’ is original, unique, and interesting. Its twists and turns keep you hooked in ways you don’t expect.
Read this if you like:
🐜 Biological Sci-Fi: Mutations
🧭 The “Chosen One”
🐜 Time Travel
🧭 After the Apocalypse
🐜 Techno-Babble
🧭 Cults
TW/CW: On page gore, death, murder, misogyny, cult behaviors, discussion of attempted SA, and on-page insinuation of SA.
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April 14, 2026
The author definitely did his research on ants and science for this book! I learned things I didn’t know before.
This book is basically about a scientist named Zach and his military worker Jordana traveling through time on accident to a world like their own but the ants are LARGE and have taken over with little humans around. They go on an adventure to figure out what's going on and to find a way back to their timeline. They met some interesting people and had interesting experiences along the way.
All this because of a tray of cookies!!!
I will definitely read more by this author.
This book is basically about a scientist named Zach and his military worker Jordana traveling through time on accident to a world like their own but the ants are LARGE and have taken over with little humans around. They go on an adventure to figure out what's going on and to find a way back to their timeline. They met some interesting people and had interesting experiences along the way.
All this because of a tray of cookies!!!
I will definitely read more by this author.
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