The Company Story of a Murderer |
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| Author:
| Edge, Arabella |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7432-1342-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $23.00 |
Book Description:
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"The Company is a novel based on the 1629 voyage of the Dutch East India Company flagship Batavia, bound for the colonies with a cargo of untold riches. Among the passengers is Cornelisz, a man ousted from polite society by sordid rumors of necromancy. Corrupt to the very marrow of his soul, Cornelisz considers himself God's equal, the rightful heir to gold, silver - even another man's wife. So twisted is he by lust and greed that he incites a mutiny, running the ship aground on a...
More Description"The Company is a novel based on the 1629 voyage of the Dutch East India Company flagship Batavia, bound for the colonies with a cargo of untold riches. Among the passengers is Cornelisz, a man ousted from polite society by sordid rumors of necromancy. Corrupt to the very marrow of his soul, Cornelisz considers himself God's equal, the rightful heir to gold, silver - even another man's wife. So twisted is he by lust and greed that he incites a mutiny, running the ship aground on a reef." "All is lost - the ship is wrecked, its passengers dying, the treasure trashed at the bottom of the sea. "The apothecary will heal us," the survivors pray, believing themselves lucky to be alive. In the name of benevolence, Cornelisz seizes command of their island refuge. The brave castaways stir with hope - until the killing begins. For forty frenzied days, Cornelisz decides who shall live and who shall die, leaving his victims with just one wish - that they had gone down with the ship."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved