A Glint of Exoskeleton

For over hundred years, humans have battled mosquitoes with pesticides. Now, the mosquitoes are fighting back.

Their newly developed disease will wipe out the human race.

Thirteen year-old Crick and her best friend, a cockroach named Peri, are determined to stop them, travelling to Panama, where the mosquito leader is marshalling her forces. They must use all their wits and draw on a host of insect allies. Will it be enough to survive and stop the mosquitoes?

Adventure for insect lovers!

The Back Story

Arthropods are amazing! I wanted to write a story in which the bugs took centre stage, relying on real-life superpowers to win the day. Other than their intelligence and speaking ability, the bugs in A Glint of Exoskeleton are ordinary arthropods doing things that their real-life counterparts do every day.

Robinne Weiss

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Robinne Weiss

I am an author, educator and entomologist writing fantasy, science fiction, poetry and non-fiction for children and adults. My award-winning short stories have most recently appeared in the magazines Thema, Aurealis and The Fabulist, and in the anthologies Pause, Fission #4, Magic Portals and Aftermath. I’ve published over fifteen books, including a series of middle grade fantasy novels infested with dragons, three lighthearted urban fantasies, an epic YA fantasy series, a book of poetry, and some rather more serious non-fiction about insects.