Characters in The Novels of The Company - William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst

This famous and quite real person contacts the Company in 1933 to bargain for a new lease on life at age 70. Sent to perform the necessary work, Joseph is astonished to find that Hearst should have died at birth, and is only alive because a Company operative was there to implant devices which allowed the malformed baby to live. Eventually we find that Hearst is still alive in the 24th century, continuing to manipulate the world through the media, and still acting in the Company's interests. It is also strongly implied that the 24th century's extremely rigid restrictions on behavior are at least partly the result of Hearst's manipulations, bringing the behavior of the world's population into line with Hearst's own views on how those less capable than himself should behave.

Hearst's famous residence Hearst Castle, in San Simeon, California, is relatively close (50 miles) from Kage Baker's longtime home, Pismo Beach, California.

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