The Company
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316038520 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. K.J. Parker is a pseudonym
With masterful storytelling, irresistible wit, and extraordinary insight into human nature, K.J. The colonists feel sure that their friendship will keep them together. THE COMPANY, K.J. 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. And when the truth begins to emerge, it soon becomes clear that the war is far from over. 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. Parker is widely acknowledged as one of the most original and exciting fantasy writers of modern times. Parker's first stand-alone novel, is a tour de force from an author who is changing the face of the fantasy genre.. But an unanticipated discovery shatters their dream and replaces it with a very different one
. Parker is a pseudonym. About the Author K.J
bionichands said Not the Engineer Trilogy. Read this one after having just finished the Engineer Trilogy. The entire Engineer trilogy probably came to 1700 pages or so, and I think I finished reading the entire thing in less time than it took me to get through The Company which is only Not the Engineer Trilogy bionichands Read this one after having just finished the Engineer Trilogy. The entire Engineer trilogy probably came to 1700 pages or so, and I think I finished reading the entire thing in less time than it took me to get through The Company which is only 400 pages. I think that probably says something about which book(s) were the more compelling.I'll give KJ Parker credit for coming up with an interesting premise. (I was certainly looking forward to reading this after skimming the jacket.) Good characters, intriguing subplots and mysteries. Unfortunately the actual book in. 00 pages. I think that probably says something about which book(s) were the more compelling.I'll give KJ Parker credit for coming up with an interesting premise. (I was certainly looking forward to reading this after skimming the jacket.) Good characters, intriguing subplots and mysteries. Unfortunately the actual book in. Hard slog Nick Brett This is a Fantasy novel in very little but name. Yes it is not set in out `world' but this is about a group of individuals and is more about hidden secrets and relationships.A group of retired elite soldiers decide to move to an Island (with new wives and some `workers') to set up a new life and society. What initially seems a good idea starts to come unstuck as gold is discovered on the island and past secrets start to catch up with them.In essence the author takes the scenario of a group who were tight knit during a war, but then puts them in a different situa. "Different, but still just OK" according to D. M. Kemp. I picked up this book because I am a big fan of fantasy. I especially like how newer authors are taking the genre in different directions. In fact, I thought this book would be a bit like Joe Abercrombie - which it was to an extent. What got me about this story was the concept. I thought it was so much better than the typical wizard blows up stuff. In fact, as other reviewers have divulged, there is no magic system at all in this book. It is more alternate universe than fantasy.The story revolves around the Different, but still just OK D. M. Kemp I picked up this book because I am a big fan of fantasy. I especially like how newer authors are taking the genre in different directions. In fact, I thought this book would be a bit like Joe Abercrombie - which it was to an extent. What got me about this story was the concept. I thought it was so much better than the typical wizard blows up stuff. In fact, as other reviewers have divulged, there is no magic system at all in this book. It is more alternate universe than fantasy.The story revolves around the 4 main characters who you get to know more and more abo. main characters who you get to know more and more abo