The Colony: A Political Tale

Rivers, Reggie

ISBN 10: 0970454236 / ISBN 13: 9780970454232

Published by SCA Publishing, 2009

About this Item

Inscribed "To Joey - Reggie Rivers". A satirical political allegory written by former NFL player and author Reggie Rivers, using two competing ant colonies to mirror modern foreign policy and military intervention. Originally published in 2009, the novel serves as a commentary on geopolitical manipulation, economic exploitation, and resource-driven warfare. Reggie Rivers is a multi-talented former NFL running back, media personality, author, and corporate motivational speaker who played six seasons for the Denver Broncos from 1991 to 1996. Known widely as a renaissance man, Rivers successfully transitioned from professional sports into a thriving multi-decade career spanning journalism, radio and television broadcasting, book publishing, and philanthropic entrepreneurship.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Colony: A Political Tale
• Publisher: SCA Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0970454236
• ISBN 13: 9780970454232
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 34 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

The Colony: A Political Tale is an allegory about foreign policy told through two colonies of ants. The story describes the political, economic and military manipulations that the army ants of the Alpha Zee tribe use to gain control over a mushroom-type fungus grown in Antistan. Synopsis: Antistan is a peaceful ant colony that grows a highly nutritious fungus in its underground farms. When the nomadic army ants of the Alpha Zee Colony discover the fungus, they realize they will no longer have to migrate constantly to find food a single meal of fungus will allow their soldiers to fight three times as long, their workers to work faster and longer, and the Queen to lay eggs almost endlessly. What, if anything, can the docile workers of Antistan do to protect their fungus and their way of life? The Colony is a story of political intrigue and military domination that is as old as recorded history and as current as today s headlines.

About the Author

Reggie Rivers is a former NFL running back who played six seasons with the Denver Broncos (1991-1996). After his career, Reggie became a mainstay in the Denver media, working as a general-topic talk radio host, writing opinion-editorial columns for the Denver Post, hosting the public affairs show, Global Agenda, on PBS, serving as a sports anchor for CBS, and authoring five books. Reggie holds a BA in Journalism from Texas State University, and a Master s in Global Studies from the University of Denver. He wrote The Colony: A Political Tale as the thesis for his Master's Degree