There are several elements that might make one think of Game of Thrones Drones. This is not your kids’ Bug’s Life, but a very grown-up, compelling drama that includes both sweetness and considerable sting. The Bees is a powerful tale of what life might look like to a hive member.
Thrilling and imaginative, The Bees is the story of a heroine who changes her destiny and her world. Laline Paull's chilling yet ultimately triumphant novel creates a luminous world both alien and uncannily familiar. But Flora cannot help but break the most sacred law of all, and her instinct to serve is overshadowed by a desire, as overwhelming as it is forbidden. Enemies roam everywhere, from the fearsome fertility police to the high priestesses who jealously guard the Hive Mind. Then she finds her way into the Queen's inner sanctum, where she discovers secrets both sublime and ominous. And while mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora is reassigned to feed the newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting pollen on the wing. Yet Flora has talents that are not typical of her kin. Living to accept, obey and serve, she is prepared to sacrifice everything for her beloved holy mother, the Queen. But when she feels compelled to break the most sacred law of all, Flora’s instincts are overwhelmed by love, as all-consuming as it is forbidden….The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut.īorn into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is a sanitation bee, only fit to clean her orchard hive. Before long she finds her way into the Queen’s inner sanctum, learning secrets both sublime and ominous.įlora’s ascent disturbs the natural hierarchy of the colony, incensing powerful enemies. And while mutant bees are usually instantly destroyed, Flora is reassigned to feed the newborns, before becoming a forager, collecting nectar and pollen on the wing.
I found it a joy to read.” – Cathy Newman, Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015 Judgeīorn into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 is deemed fit only to clean her orchard hive. It has the allegorical power of Animal Farm, and the humanity of Tarka the Otter. The Bees is about cults, the caste system, misogyny – even climate change. Flora is a humble sanitation worker bee who, by virtue of a special gift, manages to escape her lowly existence. “This is a brilliantly inventive debut novel, set within a colony of bees.
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