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Hoping for a better life, five war veterans colonize an abandoned island. They take with them everything they could possibly need - food, clothes, tools, weapons, even wives. But an unanticipated discovery shatters their dream and replaces it with a very different one. The colonists feel sure that their friendship will keep them together. Only then do they begin to realize that they've brought with them rather more than they bargained for.For one of them, it seems, has been hiding a terrible secret from the rest of the company. And when the truth begins to emerge, it soon becomes clear that the war is far from over. With masterful storytelling, irresistible wit, and extraordinary insight into human nature, K.J. Parker is widely acknowledged as one of the most original and exciting fantasy writers of modern times. THE COMPANY, K.J. Parker's first stand-alone novel, is a tour de force from an author who is changing the face of the fantasy genre.From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. This exquisitely written novel by a pseudonymous popular author blends gritty military fantasy with the 18th-century island story tradition. Seven years after the end of a war between unnamed countries, fo

Who reads THE COMPANY.?

Author

K. J. Parker.

Publisher

Orbit/Yen

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780316038522

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.44 / 5 (965 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14