Nostromo is an adventure novel by Joseph Conrad, the author of Heart of Darkness. Nostromo is set in a mining town in a fictional country similar to Columbia and chronicles the effects of greed and corruption as factions battle for the fate of the silver mine.Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes