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A review by tasmanian_bibliophile
The Morgenstern Project by David S. Khara
4.0
‘War is horrible, but slavery is worse’ (Winston Churchill)
Jeremy Corbin, his wife Jacqueline Walls and their baby daughter Annie were living a quiet life in suburban New Jersey. Then, one day, a series of events shattered the calm and their friend Eytan Morgenstern saved them. Why is the group, known as the Consortium, after Jeremy and Jacqueline? And who is Eytan Morgenstern?
As the story unfolds, we learn more about Eytan Morgenstern and his past. It becomes clear that many people are interested in Eytan Morgenstern: his superhuman strength is one of the legacies of Nazi experimentation. The novel moves between past and present, between London, Tel Aviv, Poland and Manhattan. Eytan Morgenstern may have spent much of his life bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, but the threats to him personally have never been greater. Is it possible for Eytan Morgenstern to break free of the past - can Jeremy and Jacqueline help him?
It’s difficult to review this novel without introducing spoilers, although I’m trying to resist that. It’s also the third novel in a series, and I’ve yet to read the first two books. Suffice to say that there is plenty of action, and sometimes the distinction between the good guys and the bad guys is not easy to make. This is a fast moving thriller which draws on some of the atrocities of World War II as providing some potential for current military aspirations. Individuals are not important in this world, except, perhaps as vehicles for (or recipients of) the science behind strength.
While I intend to read the other books in the series (The Bleiberg Project and The Shiro Project) at some stage, The Morgenstern Project is sufficiently self-contained to be read as a standalone novel.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Le French Book for an opportunity to read this novel.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Jeremy Corbin, his wife Jacqueline Walls and their baby daughter Annie were living a quiet life in suburban New Jersey. Then, one day, a series of events shattered the calm and their friend Eytan Morgenstern saved them. Why is the group, known as the Consortium, after Jeremy and Jacqueline? And who is Eytan Morgenstern?
As the story unfolds, we learn more about Eytan Morgenstern and his past. It becomes clear that many people are interested in Eytan Morgenstern: his superhuman strength is one of the legacies of Nazi experimentation. The novel moves between past and present, between London, Tel Aviv, Poland and Manhattan. Eytan Morgenstern may have spent much of his life bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, but the threats to him personally have never been greater. Is it possible for Eytan Morgenstern to break free of the past - can Jeremy and Jacqueline help him?
It’s difficult to review this novel without introducing spoilers, although I’m trying to resist that. It’s also the third novel in a series, and I’ve yet to read the first two books. Suffice to say that there is plenty of action, and sometimes the distinction between the good guys and the bad guys is not easy to make. This is a fast moving thriller which draws on some of the atrocities of World War II as providing some potential for current military aspirations. Individuals are not important in this world, except, perhaps as vehicles for (or recipients of) the science behind strength.
While I intend to read the other books in the series (The Bleiberg Project and The Shiro Project) at some stage, The Morgenstern Project is sufficiently self-contained to be read as a standalone novel.
Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Le French Book for an opportunity to read this novel.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith