Author(s): K. J. Parker
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Date : September 24, 2009
The Company is fantasy only in that it isn't set in the 'real world'. Parker invents battles and geography as he/she sees fit, in order to make the story as compelling as possible. Still, The Company could work in a modern, futuristic, historical... any sort of setting. The characters, their conflict and the ultimate resolution - it is about the people, and not where they are.
As a result, the best comparison would be to the existential science fiction of a writer like JG Ballard, who used science fiction or fantasy settings/analogues to explore the darker aspects of human nature. Parker isn't perfect, but The Company is an ambitious, aggressive book, and the author deserves a lot of credit for making it an absorbing read, as well as an overtly meaningful one.
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