num_pages: 384
description: A historical thriller chronicles the deadly rampage of Jeronimus Cornelisz, a thirty-year-old apothecary aboard the Batavia on a 1629 voyage, as he becomes so twisted by greed and lust that he incites a mutiny, wrecks the ship, and unleashes a vicious reign of terror on the survivors. 50,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Company
titlecomplete: The Company
genres: Historical Fiction, Suspense, 17th Century, Historical, Horror, Thriller, 21st Century, Fiction, Australia
ratings_count: 217
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best First Book in South East Asia and Pacific
publisher: Simon & Schuster