The Company Man

By Joe Clifford Faust

Book Overview

Andrew Birch is a Company Man - a spy, a soldier, a saboteur... a corporate terrorist by any other name. He is one of the top operatives for Astradyne, one of the giant corporations that now rule the irradiated world he lives in. Among his peers, his ruthless efficiency and his love for the company are legendary.Then, on a routine mission, a chance encounter puts an all-too-human face on the consequences of corporate rule. As Birch begins to question the world he has helped build, corporate war breaks out - and he now finds himself a pawn in a game that goes deeper than he ever imagined.And Birch begins to wonder if perhaps he has put his faith in the wrong thing..."What makes this a better book than most is the real growth in the characters... a book worth the attention of those who like spy thrillers with a little extra."LOCUS"On one level, The Company Man is a violent, exciting, snapping-good suspense yarn. On another, it's a worrying premonition of a future that doesn't seem all that far-fetched."MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE1989 Locus Award Nominee - SF NovelA Locus Recommended Novel

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478162384
• ISBN13: 9781478162384
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Human Story in a Dystopian Future

It's not often that I come across a novel that captures my imagination in the way that "The Company Man" did. Its premise of an irradiated world run by a collection of mega-corporations is both compelling and fascinating in an odd way. I also enjoyed the characters who inhabit this world, from the main character of Andy Birch, a hit man, spy and saboteur for one of the big corporations, to the evil-hearted scientist on the verge of a breakthrough that Andy Birch is sent to spy on, to the gorgeous Brazilian model wife of the scientist who has some secrets of her own. All in all, this was a great tale, and I've read it at least half a dozen times without tiring of it. For me, this is Faust's best work that I've read so far, and I hope to read more from him in the future.

Excellent!

I read the Angel's Luck Trilogy while in college and immediately went on a search for this book. It took seven years of searching, but as soon as I found it, I bought it, read it and loved it. This is the best JCF book I've read to date. Cool action, slick suspense and engaging characters make this book a must!

In 30 years, still the best book

I read Company Man in my early twenties and have been a major fan of Joe Faust ever since, despite not having been able to find any other novels by him. This was absolutely, in 30 years and hundreds of SF authors of reading, the best book I've ever read of overall SF. One of those sleeper novels that should be a cult classic. Have searched for more by him for years and hope one day he does more.