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Description
This is the first novel in what has become one of the most popular series in contemporary SF, now back in print from Tor. In the 24th century, the Company preserves works of art and extinct forms of life (for profit of course). It recruits orphans from the past, renders them all but immortal,... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Mendoza: A Company botanist, rescued from the hands of the Spanish Inquisition as a child.
- Joseph: A Company facilitator; the agent that recruited Mendoza.
- Nefer: A Company zoologist.
- SIr Walter Iden: An English country squire who has spent his later years collecting rare plants and animals in his garden.
- Thomas Harpole: Sir Walter Iden's secretary; a devout Protestant.
- Francis Ffrawney: A member of Sir Walter Iden's household.
Memorable Quotes
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“It wasn't all that different from any particularly demanding boarding school, except that of course nobody ever went home for the holidays and we had a lot of brain surgery.”
Mendoza
First Sentence
I AM A BOTANIST.
Table of Contents
Series
This is book 1 in the The Company Novels series.
Authors & Contributors
- Kage Baker (Author)
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