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Consortium #2
Le Projet Shiro
When yesterday s enemies become today s best allies and when mankind seems on the verge of repeating the errors of the past, what can a lone man do against the madness that is bound to follow? After his mentor is kidnapped, a Mossad agent teams up with his worst foe, but first must face himself. He is enlisted against his will in a fight that s not his own and takes him from present-day Czech Republic to past Manchuria. He has to put an end to the activities of a mysterious group who have gotten their hands on weapons of mass destruction. What do Japanese war camps, US Army research and an annihilated modern-day Czech village all have in common?"
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First published November 1, 2011
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April 9, 2015
I manage to miss this book and go straight to book 3; The Morgenstern Project in the Consortium series. But I have now corrected that. And, while the book was, for the most part, OK did I miss Jeremy Corbin and Jacqueline Walls from book 1 and 3. I just love the banter between Jeremy and Eyton.
Although I did enjoy reading about Eytan Morgenstern and Elena working together, despite their previous bad history. And, it was nice to learn how Eli and Eyton first met (a very sweet flashback) and how Elena came to be the person she is today.
I think reading the books in chronological order is probably best, there are past events that makes much more sense if you have read the previous books. I just wish I had read this book before The Morgenstern Project because for instance the ending really makes sense of the beginning of The Morgenstern Project.
I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review!
Although I did enjoy reading about Eytan Morgenstern and Elena working together, despite their previous bad history. And, it was nice to learn how Eli and Eyton first met (a very sweet flashback) and how Elena came to be the person she is today.
I think reading the books in chronological order is probably best, there are past events that makes much more sense if you have read the previous books. I just wish I had read this book before The Morgenstern Project because for instance the ending really makes sense of the beginning of The Morgenstern Project.
I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review!
November 16, 2014
This is one riveting narrative. I could not put this down, definitely commence reading when responsibilities won’t demand your time and attention, you won’t be able to loosen your grip from this fast paced enthralling story. At first the reader is lead to believe the core of the plot is so far out there but….as the story unravels you discover anything is possible as it screams plausibility. The characters come across as realistic and down right believable through actions, behaviors, thoughts and back story’s. A part of me weakened for Eytan. Heck even hardcore Elena tugged at my heart. No doubt this is one major league compelling thriller ending all too soon, leaving the reader craving more. I have not had the privilege of reading THE BLEIBERG PROJECT, the first installment in the series but I plan on remedying this issue by running out and purchasing it pronto. Reading THE SHIRO PROJECT as a standalone posed no problem, unless motivating me to run out and snag book one is a problem. I cannot wait until THE MORGENSTERN PROJECT is available in the US. Referring to this trilogy as epic is an understatement, this is one amazing trilogy, biting my nails, as I anxiously await THE MORGENSTERN PROJECT. Highly highly recommend.
November 24, 2014
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher as a part of a book tour in exchange for a fair and honest review. I rated it 4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Fans of thrillers and spy books alike are certain to enjoy David Khara’s The Shiro Project, a follow up to The Bleiberg Project. Using the same narrative style, traveling between the past and the present, Mr. Khara continues to develop his anti-hero Eytan Morg as he battles “The Consortium”, a villainous organization bent on world domination. Adding to the emotional angst and tension of the story, Mr. Khara provides Eytan with an interesting sidekick as they travel between Tokyo and Prague in their battle to stop The Consortium’s latest attack. While a part of a series, this book can be enjoyed on its own.
Having already met Eytan Morg in The Bleiberg Project, I was thrilled with how Mr. Khara provides further development of his character. A man who excels at completing whatever mission he’s assigned, regardless of how many people he has to kill to do it, Eytan Morg is more than just an agent for Kidron (a secret faction of Mossad) – he’s also a friend, a painter and a man determined that no one will ever go through what he himself has undergone at the hands of The Consortium. While Eytan is a man who has seen and done things I personally could never imagine, I completely connected with him and found myself totally rooting for his success at whatever task he had to undertake. I even found him occasionally amusing and very likeable.
When Eytan’s boss, and personal friend, Eli Karman is kidnapped enroute to New York by “The Consortium”, Eytan is forced to work with Elena, the woman he captured at the end of The Bleiberg Project. While Elena is reluctant to help Eytan at first, she soon finds herself his companion and travels with him as they track down the people responsible for wiping out an entire Czech village while testing a weapon originally developed in the U.S. While Elena has some major issues, she’s really emotionally and morally messed up, she is an interesting character and I have to admit I find her intriguing.
Will Eytan and Elena be able to stop “The Consortium” from unleashing a new weapon of “mass destruction”? Will Eytan be able to rescue Eli in time? You’ll have to read The Shiro Project to find out. I highly enjoyed this quickly paced thriller and can’t wait to see what Mr. Khara dreams up for his characters next!
Fans of thrillers and spy books alike are certain to enjoy David Khara’s The Shiro Project, a follow up to The Bleiberg Project. Using the same narrative style, traveling between the past and the present, Mr. Khara continues to develop his anti-hero Eytan Morg as he battles “The Consortium”, a villainous organization bent on world domination. Adding to the emotional angst and tension of the story, Mr. Khara provides Eytan with an interesting sidekick as they travel between Tokyo and Prague in their battle to stop The Consortium’s latest attack. While a part of a series, this book can be enjoyed on its own.
Having already met Eytan Morg in The Bleiberg Project, I was thrilled with how Mr. Khara provides further development of his character. A man who excels at completing whatever mission he’s assigned, regardless of how many people he has to kill to do it, Eytan Morg is more than just an agent for Kidron (a secret faction of Mossad) – he’s also a friend, a painter and a man determined that no one will ever go through what he himself has undergone at the hands of The Consortium. While Eytan is a man who has seen and done things I personally could never imagine, I completely connected with him and found myself totally rooting for his success at whatever task he had to undertake. I even found him occasionally amusing and very likeable.
When Eytan’s boss, and personal friend, Eli Karman is kidnapped enroute to New York by “The Consortium”, Eytan is forced to work with Elena, the woman he captured at the end of The Bleiberg Project. While Elena is reluctant to help Eytan at first, she soon finds herself his companion and travels with him as they track down the people responsible for wiping out an entire Czech village while testing a weapon originally developed in the U.S. While Elena has some major issues, she’s really emotionally and morally messed up, she is an interesting character and I have to admit I find her intriguing.
Will Eytan and Elena be able to stop “The Consortium” from unleashing a new weapon of “mass destruction”? Will Eytan be able to rescue Eli in time? You’ll have to read The Shiro Project to find out. I highly enjoyed this quickly paced thriller and can’t wait to see what Mr. Khara dreams up for his characters next!
November 17, 2012
Le colosse est de retour. Eytan Morgenstern, ou Morg pour les intimes, nous revient tout juste du Projet Bleiberg, à peine remis, pour voler au secours du monde. J’avais déjà adoré Les Vestiges de L’aube et Le Projet Bleiberg, on peut dire sans se tromper que Khara se bonifie d’un livre à l’autre. Ce que j’avais déjà écrit pour Bleiberg, est également valable pour Shiro, je n’ose imaginer ce que cela va donner avec le dernier volume ! Il nous replonge dans une action échevelée et créé l’inattendu : une coopération ente Eytan et Elena, la furie qui a tenté de le trucider à la fin de Bleiberg. Rien que ça ! Toujours sur un fond de réflexion et de critique de la société subtilement traitée, les personnages évoluent ensemble malgré l’animosité qui les habite. Leur relation pourrait faire l’objet de spéculations les plus folles mais Khara ne tombe pas dans le piège et nous épargne les clichés les plus pénibles. Gloire à lui ! Du coup, ses héros nous restent sympathiques malgré leurs défauts, et globalement, les actions et motivations des uns et des autres font que personne n’est tout blanc ou tout noir. Des sujets difficiles comme la Seconde Guerre mondiale et son assortiment de joyeusetés expérimentales sont habilement traités, le thème du sacrifice individuel ou collectif est aussi très présent. Peut-on tout se permettre au nom du « Bien » quitte à tomber de l’autre côté de la force obscure du Mal ? (ouh, que c’est bien dit)
Comme pour Bleiberg, Khara use des flashbacks et entretient savamment le suspens et le rythme, nous balançant dans plusieurs époques, plusieurs lieux, avant de nous dévoiler patiemment les diverses ramifications de l’intrigue. On en apprend aussi plus sur le passé hors norme d’Eytan ainsi que sur celui d’Elena, non moins douloureux. Un drôle de duo, à la fois improbable et évident, que l’on prend plaisir à suivre dans son enquête, jusqu’au dénouement. Si j’ai mis pas loin d’une année à sortir ce livre de ma PAL (honte à moi et mille excuses à qui se reconnaîtra), je l’ai lu en deux soirées ébouriffantes. Un efficace et superbe polar à l’action omniprésente, avec de bien belles scènes de torgnoles dans la tronche, mais qui pousse malgré tout à la réflexion. Il ne nous reste qu’à attendre le dernier vol
Comme pour Bleiberg, Khara use des flashbacks et entretient savamment le suspens et le rythme, nous balançant dans plusieurs époques, plusieurs lieux, avant de nous dévoiler patiemment les diverses ramifications de l’intrigue. On en apprend aussi plus sur le passé hors norme d’Eytan ainsi que sur celui d’Elena, non moins douloureux. Un drôle de duo, à la fois improbable et évident, que l’on prend plaisir à suivre dans son enquête, jusqu’au dénouement. Si j’ai mis pas loin d’une année à sortir ce livre de ma PAL (honte à moi et mille excuses à qui se reconnaîtra), je l’ai lu en deux soirées ébouriffantes. Un efficace et superbe polar à l’action omniprésente, avec de bien belles scènes de torgnoles dans la tronche, mais qui pousse malgré tout à la réflexion. Il ne nous reste qu’à attendre le dernier vol
August 4, 2015
In Khara's second Consortium Thriller novel, the reader learns much more about Eytan Morg,after the stunning revelations revealed in the latter chapters of the opening book. With the facilities of the Bleiberg Project destroyed, those who run the Consortium are left scrambling to assert themselves on the world scene. Their target remains Eytan, whose super strength and inability to age could come in handy, should they be able to turn him, even temporarily.By kidnapping a man close to Eytan, the Ubermensch agrees to work with his nemesis and for the Consortium to complete a single mission. Eyton must explore the occurrences in a small Czech town where all its citizen are mysteriously killed and burned alive. Eyton discovers that it is some form of biological weapon with ties back to wartime-Japan, controlled by a group who make the Consortium seem tame. Eyton rushes from the Czech Republic to Japan to piece it all together, Khara takes the reader on another historical ride to see how scientific experimentation by the Axis powers could be more deplorable than first thought possible. An interesting second instalment in the series that may entertain the reader curious in passing a little free time.
While it might be the translation or simply the premise, the story is not as thrilling as the opening novel, though the potential remains. Khara does a decent job depicting Eytan in this struggle to find himself after being a Nazi experiment in his Warsaw ghetto. As Eyton plays a central role in the story and offers the reader more insight into his backstory, the pace of the novel was somewhat subdued and did not have the same propelled action as I would have hoped or expected. The reader is offered some horrific historical glimpses into the Japanese atrocities inflicted during the War and can only speculate as to the sadistic nature of the experiments undertaken in the name of science. Khara has surely done his research in that domain.
Kudos, M. Khara for another interesting instalment of the series. I hope the next novel has more action and stamina, to return the series to its thrilling status.
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While it might be the translation or simply the premise, the story is not as thrilling as the opening novel, though the potential remains. Khara does a decent job depicting Eytan in this struggle to find himself after being a Nazi experiment in his Warsaw ghetto. As Eyton plays a central role in the story and offers the reader more insight into his backstory, the pace of the novel was somewhat subdued and did not have the same propelled action as I would have hoped or expected. The reader is offered some horrific historical glimpses into the Japanese atrocities inflicted during the War and can only speculate as to the sadistic nature of the experiments undertaken in the name of science. Khara has surely done his research in that domain.
Kudos, M. Khara for another interesting instalment of the series. I hope the next novel has more action and stamina, to return the series to its thrilling status.
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August 29, 2014
Translated from the original French by Sophie Weiner, The Shiro Project is a non-stop action thriller which explores the possibility of how the world could pay a heavy price for the psychosis of a war that took place over seventy years ago - World War II. The second book in the Consortium thriller series by French author David Khara, it is a follow-up to the bestselling The Bleiberg Project which was an exploration of the drastic cost of a scientific research when done with the wrong purpose.
In The Shiro Project, David Khara crafted a highly entertaining story involving eye-catching action sequences, jaw-dropping gunfights, high-octane chases, ear-splitting explosions and a conspiracy of epic proportions. Reporter Branislav Poborsky’s marriage to a wife who is caught up as a television makeup artist, as he is to his work, is foundering and divorce seems inevitable. He just wanted a relief from all the tension and is on his way to Pardubice from Prague. His parents’ home was the ideal place to relax and forget his miserable marriage. But it was not to be. When he witnessed the annihilation of an entire village and ensuing cover-up operation by the Czech army, he is caught up in a conspiracy the like of which even his journalistic bent of mind never thought possible.
Fast-paced, sharp and riveting, The Shiro Project by David Khara is enormously gripping and a pleasure to enjoy. The story may seemed too far-fetched but there is every possibility of it being a real-life incident. The characters are believable, and superbly created. It is an out-and-out compelling thriller that will leave readers clamoring for more.
In The Shiro Project, David Khara crafted a highly entertaining story involving eye-catching action sequences, jaw-dropping gunfights, high-octane chases, ear-splitting explosions and a conspiracy of epic proportions. Reporter Branislav Poborsky’s marriage to a wife who is caught up as a television makeup artist, as he is to his work, is foundering and divorce seems inevitable. He just wanted a relief from all the tension and is on his way to Pardubice from Prague. His parents’ home was the ideal place to relax and forget his miserable marriage. But it was not to be. When he witnessed the annihilation of an entire village and ensuing cover-up operation by the Czech army, he is caught up in a conspiracy the like of which even his journalistic bent of mind never thought possible.
Fast-paced, sharp and riveting, The Shiro Project by David Khara is enormously gripping and a pleasure to enjoy. The story may seemed too far-fetched but there is every possibility of it being a real-life incident. The characters are believable, and superbly created. It is an out-and-out compelling thriller that will leave readers clamoring for more.
January 1, 2015
As I read David Khara’s “The Shiro Project” I was reminded of “Immobility” by Brian Evanson. The story of two giants created for the sole purpose of completing a task. While Evanson’s fine novel is a post-apocalyptic masterpiece, “The Shiro Project” leads us into a plot that is the beginning of the end of the world.
For years, dating back to Japanese prison-of-war camps and followed up by US Army research in the late 1950s governments have been tampering with and collecting viruses to monitor, understand, and afflict these weapons of mass-destruction on their unsuspecting enemies. The Nazi’s evil geniuses, in an effort to produce the Master Race, has built almost Frankensteinish models, enlarged humans that live extended life-spans, in an effort to repopulate the world with a super-human species.
Two such characters survived. One, Eytan, fights for good, and had been recruited in to the Mossad. The other, his female counter-part, Elena, works for evil under the command of the Consortium. Eli, Eytan’s control, a man he loved like a father, is kidnapped by the Consortium and the two assassins are forced to work together. They must discover who stole a viral strain of an airborne virus, taken by terrorists for a biological attack, and report back to The Cypher with the information on where they’re stored and who stole them.
In a thrill-a-minute romp from Prague to Tokyo, the two adversaries form a link of mutual trust as they are thrust headfirst in the rush to avoid the coming apocalypse and expose the truth of the evil that men do.
October 5, 2014
Having read Khara's previous book released by Le French Book (the excellent The Bleiberg Project), I was super eager to get my hands on this one. The blurb is a bit cagey, but be reassured, the reader gets plenty more of intriguing Mossad agent Eytan Morg. In fact, I'd say that this book was more about Eytan than any of the other characters, and I was delighted for it to be so. He was fascinating in The Bleiberg Project, and I said then that I hoped that wasn't the end of his character. And it wasn't.
The Shiro Project gripped me from the start, and I read it quickly, wanting to keep turning the pages (and not wanting to put it down to sleep). Immediately, I was swept into the brutal drama of a Czech village's annihilation being covered up, and from there it didn't stop. To make things worse, Eytan's friend Eli is kidnapped by the Consortium, and Eytan has a lot to do to get him back, and is sent on a task to find this group. The plot travels from Tokyo to Prague and all over the world as Eytan (and fellow enhanced human Elena, his reluctant companion, thanks to the Consortium) tries to track down the group responsible for the Czech village's extermination via biological weapon.
I don't know if there will be a third book by Khara, but I do hope so, and that Le French Book will release it soon. I really can't get enough of Eytan Morg. He's compelling, and intriguing, and I want to know more.
This book was given for an honest review, as a part of France Book Tours.
The Shiro Project gripped me from the start, and I read it quickly, wanting to keep turning the pages (and not wanting to put it down to sleep). Immediately, I was swept into the brutal drama of a Czech village's annihilation being covered up, and from there it didn't stop. To make things worse, Eytan's friend Eli is kidnapped by the Consortium, and Eytan has a lot to do to get him back, and is sent on a task to find this group. The plot travels from Tokyo to Prague and all over the world as Eytan (and fellow enhanced human Elena, his reluctant companion, thanks to the Consortium) tries to track down the group responsible for the Czech village's extermination via biological weapon.
I don't know if there will be a third book by Khara, but I do hope so, and that Le French Book will release it soon. I really can't get enough of Eytan Morg. He's compelling, and intriguing, and I want to know more.
This book was given for an honest review, as a part of France Book Tours.
September 4, 2014
4.5 star review on http://mysterysequels.com/shiro-proje...
Here we follow Branislav Poborsky, a Czech journalist who witnesses the extinction of an entire village while on his way to visit his family in another village nearby. Just before he’s killed, Eytan Morg (whom we first met in The Bleiberg Project) comes to his rescue and tells him to go home and forget everything he’s seen. Now Eytan needs to find out who ordered the attack and why.
When Eytan’s friend Eli is kidnapped by the Consortium, he is forced to work together with Elena (another product of the infamous Bleiberg Project, who is now working for the Consortium) in finding and destroying the new group which has the weapons of mass destruction (an example of which he’s seen with Branislav just a few days before in the destroyed village)..
The story is fast paced, a chilling thriller that leaves you biting your nails. The pace doesn’t let up even for a moment, and you get to the end of the book before you realize it. This is not a book that can be read leisurely in small bits. Once you start reading it, you won’t want to let go, so make sure you have several hours free ahead of you to really enjoy the thriller that is The Shiro Project.
Here we follow Branislav Poborsky, a Czech journalist who witnesses the extinction of an entire village while on his way to visit his family in another village nearby. Just before he’s killed, Eytan Morg (whom we first met in The Bleiberg Project) comes to his rescue and tells him to go home and forget everything he’s seen. Now Eytan needs to find out who ordered the attack and why.
When Eytan’s friend Eli is kidnapped by the Consortium, he is forced to work together with Elena (another product of the infamous Bleiberg Project, who is now working for the Consortium) in finding and destroying the new group which has the weapons of mass destruction (an example of which he’s seen with Branislav just a few days before in the destroyed village)..
The story is fast paced, a chilling thriller that leaves you biting your nails. The pace doesn’t let up even for a moment, and you get to the end of the book before you realize it. This is not a book that can be read leisurely in small bits. Once you start reading it, you won’t want to let go, so make sure you have several hours free ahead of you to really enjoy the thriller that is The Shiro Project.
October 30, 2014
I actually won this book and I am so glad that I got it. This is the first time I read this author and I was very impressed. The idea behind it was that a man Eytan, the hero, who is going through history trying to help the human race become something better. He fights the tough fights in hopes one day of living to see the human race become something more. I have yet to read the first book and this one hints at some of his adventures and I am looking forward to read it. This book flips back and forth during the story to make sure you understand what is going on and later on helps fill in some gaps to bring everything together. It is non-stop action and there is not one single page that is lacking in action or suspense and it is definitely a page turner. The only thing that I didn't like is that I did not have the other two books to read so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Cheers :)
September 2, 2014
Hitler wanted to create a super race and he failed to create a race, but he – and his successor – created one ‘super’ man and one ‘ super’ woman, and these two – Etan and Eyla – bitter enemies – now join to defeat a germ warfare attack that will eliminate large numbers of the human population.
With World War II atrocities as deadly background, and despite their wish to kill one another, Etan and Eyla travel across the globe for the source of the deadly virus released in Russia and Czechoslovakia – and in the end confront something that amazes both of them.
This is a non stop thriller from page one to the crazy ending, so turn off your phone, hit the bathroom, grab your snacks, and find your favorite place to relax, because you will not want to stop reading till you reach the last incredible page.
With World War II atrocities as deadly background, and despite their wish to kill one another, Etan and Eyla travel across the globe for the source of the deadly virus released in Russia and Czechoslovakia – and in the end confront something that amazes both of them.
This is a non stop thriller from page one to the crazy ending, so turn off your phone, hit the bathroom, grab your snacks, and find your favorite place to relax, because you will not want to stop reading till you reach the last incredible page.
November 13, 2014
Second in the Consortium spy thriller series revolving around the superhuman Eytan and set in 2010 very shortly after
The Bleiberg Project
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This ARC was provided by NetGalley and Le French Book in exchange for an honest review.
My Take
It's a hostage situation that will have you going with more twists and turns than you can imagine. Nor does Khara hold back on the horror as he visits the hideous experimentations performed by the Japanese during World War II. At one point, Khara "quotes" one of his characters, a German concentration camp doctor, saying "compared to the Japanese, we were choirboys." And then you read that Ishii got immunity for the things he did. From the American government. Even though I know it happened then — and likely still happens today — it still horrifies and stupefies me that people can treat others like this. That people will condone it even if it is after the fact.
Do pay attention to the epigraphs as they keep you informed of the date and location of events in that chapter. Khara does jump back and forth a lot, time-wise, and as long as you pay attention, you'll be fine.
There's a prologue set in 1957 of a research division at an army base. I only regret one death there.
I have to say that I found The Shiro Project disappointing. It doesn't live up to The Bleiberg Project. It's still a good story, but there's a clunkiness in this, and Khara is too obvious in places. I also suspect that part of my disappointment is the jump Khara made in this story to focus on Eytan. It was unexpected. I know, it's a lousy reason to be disappointed, but there was so much more drama and tension in The Bleiberg Project , and I was anticipating more of this.
Don't get me wrong. I do adore Eytan. He has such principles and such a devotion to protecting, it'll make you cry. And lord knows, Khara does make my heart race, but there's a heart missing in this. Yes, I do appreciate Eytan possibly falling in love, but that's not the heart about which I'm thinking. It's more of an emotional warmth. Maybe if Khara had played up Eli's "detainment" and a possible danger to Rose?
I did love Lafner's plans for that coffee machine, lol. And breathed a major sigh of relief when she falls unconscious. Jesus. Khara had my heart rate up and racing like mad. I also liked Eytan's assessment of Elena's feelings of superiority. All the strength in the world doesn't make up for practice or focus. I also like that Eytan's friendliness drives Elena nuts, lol.
What Sean says about our world of today being more interested in sensationalism, ready to exclaim over each horrible incident, but not interested enough to do anything about it rings true, I'm sad to say.
The Story
It's a secret revealed to a nosy journalist who can't resist creeping in with his camera. It's a secret he may not have a chance to publish when he's caught by Czech special forces.
Pure luck for Branislav when Eytan shows up, and a good contact for Eytan to have as it turns out.
The Characters
2010, Prague
Branislav Poborsky is a journalist whose marriage is foundering. Lucie, his wife, is a television makeup artist. His father, Vladek Poborsky, is retired from his job as a production director at the Paramo factory, but now consults. Svetlana is the receptionist at the paper. Former rock guitarist, Venceslas, runs the café across from the newspaper office. "Uncle" Ivan was one of the victims in the village.
2010, the Czech response team
Karel and Jan are special forces guards.
Israel
2010
Eytan Morg, formerly Morgenstern, a.k.a., 302, a Kidon agent for Mossad, was genetically modified in the 1940s by SS medics. He needs a top-secret serum to stay alive, has superior physical capabilities, and does not age.
Eli Karman is a hotshot in charge of Mossad's archives and is friends with Eytan. His daughter, Rose, lives in Boston with her husband, Steve, and they're about to have a baby. The Kidon is Mossad's terrorist-abduction and execution unit. Dr. Avi Lafner is a Mossad medical supervisor who does the quarterly checkups of special agents. Eytan considers him his closest true friend.
1953, Middle of the Mediterranean Sea finds…
…a shipload of Jews emigrating to the new Israel, and the passengers include Eytan who will miss his friend, Winston Churchill. Frank is one of the many orphans. Eli Karman is one of them, and he may be too weak to survive.
Brussels
1955
Hanne is a nurse. Andreï Kourilyenko, an employee of the Consortium, is struggling with the ALS his daughter, Elena, is suffering.
2010
Colonel Ehud Amar is a military attaché.
Tokyo
1943 – 1945, Research Center Unit 731, Harbin, Manchuria, is…
…concerned with issues of water purification and the prevention of contagious diseases. Dr. Hirokazu Shinje is proud to be a part of the research but hates the regimen. Lieutenant General Shiro Ishii is in charge and is totally nuts. The Kempeitai are the Imperial Army's military police.
1946
Iyona is a nurse Hirokazu started seeing but decided against marrying because of his activities in Manchuria. General Tōjō Hideki is denounced as a war criminal.
1947
Peter Aikman is heading the meeting to confirm Ishii's immunity contract with the disabled, scheming Elliot Garnikel who has a way with the ladies, Simon Dickel who is a member of MacArthur's staff, and Colonel Nagoshi who is a war criminal who wants to rebuild his country.
2010
Shinje Corporation, founded in 1949 by Dr. Hirokazu Shinje, is ordering the types of materials and supplies needed by a P4 lab. In the 1960s, he created a charitable foundation, the Shinje Foundation Children's Summer Camp. Part of their mission is to provide children with medical and educational assistance. His successor is his assistant, Sean Woodridge.
The Children of Shiro is an organization for those abused by various governments in the past 50 years.
2010, Moscow
Oleg Kerzhakov is with Russia's intelligence agency and had been one of the responders at the 2010 Moscow Metro suicide bombing. He now oversees security at the FSB headquarters.
2010, Ireland
Captain James O'Barr runs a marine shuttle in Ireland. Bart is his German shepherd. Old Kelly Cahill is losing his marbles. Ann is Eytan's neighbor who keeps an eye on his place and stocks it when she knows he's coming. They share an interest in painting.
2010, Langley, Virginia
Ryan Martin is a huge, in every respect, computer engineer being used to prep us for The Morgenstern Project .
1957, Fort Detrick, Maryland
Dr. Philip Neville is an English chemist who loves fifties music. Professor Jane Woodridge tolerates his rule-bending at the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases. She has a son, Sean.
The Consortium is…
…an organization that "helped fund Hitler's rise to power" and intends to "advance the human race regardless of cost or ethics." It's public face is BCI. Herr Doktor Viktor Bleiberg is the scientist who created Eytan ( The Bleiberg Project ). Jenkins is a power-hungry little twerp, and I love what Eytan does to him! Cypher is the boss who needed a lesson taught to Jenkins. He's also the man who initiated the kidnapping.
Elena is like Eytan, only more advanced, psychopathic, and does the Consortium's dirty work. We first met her in The Bleiberg Project .
A P4 lab, a.k.a., BSL4 or biosafety level 4 facilities, are very strict and secure laboratories that "handle the most exotic and hazardous biological agents".
The Cover and Title
The background of the cover is a gradation of yellow to orange shading a map of the world. Bright yellow lines connect many of the places the story jumps to. In the foreground are three bullets to the right of the title.
The title is The Shiro Project, named for the nutjob in charge of the Manchurian research center, which sets off events.
This ARC was provided by NetGalley and Le French Book in exchange for an honest review.
My Take
It's a hostage situation that will have you going with more twists and turns than you can imagine. Nor does Khara hold back on the horror as he visits the hideous experimentations performed by the Japanese during World War II. At one point, Khara "quotes" one of his characters, a German concentration camp doctor, saying "compared to the Japanese, we were choirboys." And then you read that Ishii got immunity for the things he did. From the American government. Even though I know it happened then — and likely still happens today — it still horrifies and stupefies me that people can treat others like this. That people will condone it even if it is after the fact.
Do pay attention to the epigraphs as they keep you informed of the date and location of events in that chapter. Khara does jump back and forth a lot, time-wise, and as long as you pay attention, you'll be fine.
There's a prologue set in 1957 of a research division at an army base. I only regret one death there.
I have to say that I found The Shiro Project disappointing. It doesn't live up to The Bleiberg Project. It's still a good story, but there's a clunkiness in this, and Khara is too obvious in places. I also suspect that part of my disappointment is the jump Khara made in this story to focus on Eytan. It was unexpected. I know, it's a lousy reason to be disappointed, but there was so much more drama and tension in The Bleiberg Project , and I was anticipating more of this.
Don't get me wrong. I do adore Eytan. He has such principles and such a devotion to protecting, it'll make you cry. And lord knows, Khara does make my heart race, but there's a heart missing in this. Yes, I do appreciate Eytan possibly falling in love, but that's not the heart about which I'm thinking. It's more of an emotional warmth. Maybe if Khara had played up Eli's "detainment" and a possible danger to Rose?
I did love Lafner's plans for that coffee machine, lol. And breathed a major sigh of relief when she falls unconscious. Jesus. Khara had my heart rate up and racing like mad. I also liked Eytan's assessment of Elena's feelings of superiority. All the strength in the world doesn't make up for practice or focus. I also like that Eytan's friendliness drives Elena nuts, lol.
What Sean says about our world of today being more interested in sensationalism, ready to exclaim over each horrible incident, but not interested enough to do anything about it rings true, I'm sad to say.
The Story
It's a secret revealed to a nosy journalist who can't resist creeping in with his camera. It's a secret he may not have a chance to publish when he's caught by Czech special forces.
Pure luck for Branislav when Eytan shows up, and a good contact for Eytan to have as it turns out.
The Characters
2010, Prague
Branislav Poborsky is a journalist whose marriage is foundering. Lucie, his wife, is a television makeup artist. His father, Vladek Poborsky, is retired from his job as a production director at the Paramo factory, but now consults. Svetlana is the receptionist at the paper. Former rock guitarist, Venceslas, runs the café across from the newspaper office. "Uncle" Ivan was one of the victims in the village.
2010, the Czech response team
Karel and Jan are special forces guards.
Israel
2010
Eytan Morg, formerly Morgenstern, a.k.a., 302, a Kidon agent for Mossad, was genetically modified in the 1940s by SS medics. He needs a top-secret serum to stay alive, has superior physical capabilities, and does not age.
Eli Karman is a hotshot in charge of Mossad's archives and is friends with Eytan. His daughter, Rose, lives in Boston with her husband, Steve, and they're about to have a baby. The Kidon is Mossad's terrorist-abduction and execution unit. Dr. Avi Lafner is a Mossad medical supervisor who does the quarterly checkups of special agents. Eytan considers him his closest true friend.
1953, Middle of the Mediterranean Sea finds…
…a shipload of Jews emigrating to the new Israel, and the passengers include Eytan who will miss his friend, Winston Churchill. Frank is one of the many orphans. Eli Karman is one of them, and he may be too weak to survive.
Brussels
1955
Hanne is a nurse. Andreï Kourilyenko, an employee of the Consortium, is struggling with the ALS his daughter, Elena, is suffering.
2010
Colonel Ehud Amar is a military attaché.
Tokyo
1943 – 1945, Research Center Unit 731, Harbin, Manchuria, is…
…concerned with issues of water purification and the prevention of contagious diseases. Dr. Hirokazu Shinje is proud to be a part of the research but hates the regimen. Lieutenant General Shiro Ishii is in charge and is totally nuts. The Kempeitai are the Imperial Army's military police.
1946
Iyona is a nurse Hirokazu started seeing but decided against marrying because of his activities in Manchuria. General Tōjō Hideki is denounced as a war criminal.
1947
Peter Aikman is heading the meeting to confirm Ishii's immunity contract with the disabled, scheming Elliot Garnikel who has a way with the ladies, Simon Dickel who is a member of MacArthur's staff, and Colonel Nagoshi who is a war criminal who wants to rebuild his country.
2010
Shinje Corporation, founded in 1949 by Dr. Hirokazu Shinje, is ordering the types of materials and supplies needed by a P4 lab. In the 1960s, he created a charitable foundation, the Shinje Foundation Children's Summer Camp. Part of their mission is to provide children with medical and educational assistance. His successor is his assistant, Sean Woodridge.
The Children of Shiro is an organization for those abused by various governments in the past 50 years.
2010, Moscow
Oleg Kerzhakov is with Russia's intelligence agency and had been one of the responders at the 2010 Moscow Metro suicide bombing. He now oversees security at the FSB headquarters.
2010, Ireland
Captain James O'Barr runs a marine shuttle in Ireland. Bart is his German shepherd. Old Kelly Cahill is losing his marbles. Ann is Eytan's neighbor who keeps an eye on his place and stocks it when she knows he's coming. They share an interest in painting.
2010, Langley, Virginia
Ryan Martin is a huge, in every respect, computer engineer being used to prep us for The Morgenstern Project .
1957, Fort Detrick, Maryland
Dr. Philip Neville is an English chemist who loves fifties music. Professor Jane Woodridge tolerates his rule-bending at the US Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases. She has a son, Sean.
The Consortium is…
…an organization that "helped fund Hitler's rise to power" and intends to "advance the human race regardless of cost or ethics." It's public face is BCI. Herr Doktor Viktor Bleiberg is the scientist who created Eytan ( The Bleiberg Project ). Jenkins is a power-hungry little twerp, and I love what Eytan does to him! Cypher is the boss who needed a lesson taught to Jenkins. He's also the man who initiated the kidnapping.
Elena is like Eytan, only more advanced, psychopathic, and does the Consortium's dirty work. We first met her in The Bleiberg Project .
A P4 lab, a.k.a., BSL4 or biosafety level 4 facilities, are very strict and secure laboratories that "handle the most exotic and hazardous biological agents".
The Cover and Title
The background of the cover is a gradation of yellow to orange shading a map of the world. Bright yellow lines connect many of the places the story jumps to. In the foreground are three bullets to the right of the title.
The title is The Shiro Project, named for the nutjob in charge of the Manchurian research center, which sets off events.
September 13, 2017
The Shiro Project is a masterfully executed and magnificently crafted high-speed thriller filled with intense real world issues and compelling characters. The astounding talent that David Khara has gifted us within the pages of this breathtaking book blew me away. He is an incredibly remarkable author that knows how to captivate and enthrall to the very end. His characters are wonderfully flawed and yet heroes and heroines nonetheless. My heart was utterly obliterated, and that is the mark of a truly fantastic and unforgettable story!
Being able to complete this series was a thrilling privilege to say the least. I can’t get over just how insanely amazing David Khara’s writing is! There are very few authors that even compare. Reading this series was like tasting Heaven and enjoying the best that life can offer. What pure and utter perfection! His characters are truly human in every sense of the word, and I loved because of it. They were always true to themselves and yet still trying to make the world around them better if possible. Life demands a lot of from us, and to experience some small pleasures just for a time is the best that we can ask.
I am very much looking forward to reading more from this wonderful author in the future. Delving deeper into his wildly creative mind is a wonderful blessing. I am up to the challenge for reading so much more! If you are looking for a fantastic new voice in thrillers that is brilliant and yet original, you have to pick up a book by David Khara!
Being able to complete this series was a thrilling privilege to say the least. I can’t get over just how insanely amazing David Khara’s writing is! There are very few authors that even compare. Reading this series was like tasting Heaven and enjoying the best that life can offer. What pure and utter perfection! His characters are truly human in every sense of the word, and I loved because of it. They were always true to themselves and yet still trying to make the world around them better if possible. Life demands a lot of from us, and to experience some small pleasures just for a time is the best that we can ask.
I am very much looking forward to reading more from this wonderful author in the future. Delving deeper into his wildly creative mind is a wonderful blessing. I am up to the challenge for reading so much more! If you are looking for a fantastic new voice in thrillers that is brilliant and yet original, you have to pick up a book by David Khara!
August 23, 2023
With a great pace that doesn't let up, this thriller is jam-packed with tension and suspense that made me very reluctant to have to put it down. I read this as a standalone, unfamiliar with the first book in this series, but that didn't mean I wasn't pulled right into the story. That said, I'm going to check out the Bleiberg Project (and save it for a day when I can read it right through!)
An exciting and intriguing thriller that left me wanting more from Etyan Morg.
An exciting and intriguing thriller that left me wanting more from Etyan Morg.
Want to Read
April 14, 2021Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
August 25, 2014
Oh Shiro Project how much I loved you. For me, The Shiro Project was the continuation of a story that just gets better and better. I received an early release copy from Netgalley but was remiss in my duties to post my review at release because I was a bit burned out on serious material and had to read things outside of my normal favorite genres of Urban Fantasy and Thrillers. Unfortunately, this took more than a few weeks and it would have been unfair to read and review books when I was not in the mood for that type of book. I finished The Shiro Project last night and it held my attention just as The Bleiberg Project did. It was the continuation of Agent Morg's story but what was great was we were given more of Elena's history as well. There was a huge twist there and I keep hoping that there is a change with that because she is seriously kick-butt and now that we see more of her humanity it is great getting to know her. I was surprised at Elena's depth of hatred for her father and think that it was an over reaction but, she was a young girl and they do tend to have extreme feelings.
The Shiro Project, of course, did not disappoint when it came to action. David Khara writes great action sequences. He is also very adept at helping the reader get a great vision of how Morg is built and how he moves. It is amazing to read and picture his movements in hand-to-hand combat. David Khara does a wonderful job with imagery in describing these scenes. The portion of the story that gives the book its title was interesting. I wish there was more time spent there. There could have been a lot more time spent on that portion. The project was well described but meeting the person currently responsible for the terrorist activities in the story and the culmination of that part of the book could have been fleshed out more. It seemed to end a bit abruptly. It was interesting but felt a bit short.
But, the best part of this story for me, the part that had me go back and re-read it and bookmark the page was the description of how Eli and Etyan met and their relationship to each other. I was totally surprised, especially given my previous interpretation of the ages of both of them. Just great. This was the clincher for me and that scene made the book for me. Etyan is literally larger than life and he draws you in and makes the reader want to know what happens to him next. On to The Morgenstern Project! Review can also be seen at LadyTechie's Book Musings http://LadyTechiesBookMusings.blogspo....
The Shiro Project, of course, did not disappoint when it came to action. David Khara writes great action sequences. He is also very adept at helping the reader get a great vision of how Morg is built and how he moves. It is amazing to read and picture his movements in hand-to-hand combat. David Khara does a wonderful job with imagery in describing these scenes. The portion of the story that gives the book its title was interesting. I wish there was more time spent there. There could have been a lot more time spent on that portion. The project was well described but meeting the person currently responsible for the terrorist activities in the story and the culmination of that part of the book could have been fleshed out more. It seemed to end a bit abruptly. It was interesting but felt a bit short.
But, the best part of this story for me, the part that had me go back and re-read it and bookmark the page was the description of how Eli and Etyan met and their relationship to each other. I was totally surprised, especially given my previous interpretation of the ages of both of them. Just great. This was the clincher for me and that scene made the book for me. Etyan is literally larger than life and he draws you in and makes the reader want to know what happens to him next. On to The Morgenstern Project! Review can also be seen at LadyTechie's Book Musings http://LadyTechiesBookMusings.blogspo....
September 1, 2014
This is the follow-up to the first Consortium Book “The Bleiberg Project”. As the first book was named for the German scientist who experimented on concentration camp victims, Shiro Ishii was the Japanese General who was in charge of the infamous Unit 731. The Unit (named Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department also called Special Research Units) was tasked with developing chemical and biological weapons for the Imperial Japanese Army. After the war, in return for all of the Unit’s research, the US Government gave Ishii amnesty and never brought him to trial for his crimes.
Branislav Poborsky is a failed journalist, but when he witnesses the Czech army covering up the extermination of an entire village, he knows he’s onto a big story and in big trouble if he’s caught. Saved by the Mossad agent Eytan Morg(enstern), they both are thrown into a race to find out who has done the chemical attack. A similar attack has also happened Russia. Are they related, and by the same people?
After Eytan’s friend is kidnapped by the Consortium, he must join forces with Elena, another product of the same Bleiberg experiment that made him a superman. Together with the help of Branislav they set out to put an end to a mysterious group that has these weapons of mass destruction.
Eytan and Elena travel from Prague to Tokyo, to look for the connection between Unit 731 and the new group. What information do they have from Unit 731, and how is it related to the Shinje Company that was set-up by Ishii’s second in command after the Second World War? Is this revenge for the destruction rained down on Japan? The information they find in Tokyo will lead them to an unexpected ending. Except for some maudlin stuff related to the Eytan – Elena relationship it’s not a bad story.
The only thing that is strange about this book is that no one seems to find it odd that Eytan is like 80 years old. He’s a concentration camp survivor, and it’s mentioned by more than one person but not his age. Just slightly bizarre.
Zeb Kantrowitz zworstblog.blogspot.com
Branislav Poborsky is a failed journalist, but when he witnesses the Czech army covering up the extermination of an entire village, he knows he’s onto a big story and in big trouble if he’s caught. Saved by the Mossad agent Eytan Morg(enstern), they both are thrown into a race to find out who has done the chemical attack. A similar attack has also happened Russia. Are they related, and by the same people?
After Eytan’s friend is kidnapped by the Consortium, he must join forces with Elena, another product of the same Bleiberg experiment that made him a superman. Together with the help of Branislav they set out to put an end to a mysterious group that has these weapons of mass destruction.
Eytan and Elena travel from Prague to Tokyo, to look for the connection between Unit 731 and the new group. What information do they have from Unit 731, and how is it related to the Shinje Company that was set-up by Ishii’s second in command after the Second World War? Is this revenge for the destruction rained down on Japan? The information they find in Tokyo will lead them to an unexpected ending. Except for some maudlin stuff related to the Eytan – Elena relationship it’s not a bad story.
The only thing that is strange about this book is that no one seems to find it odd that Eytan is like 80 years old. He’s a concentration camp survivor, and it’s mentioned by more than one person but not his age. Just slightly bizarre.
Zeb Kantrowitz zworstblog.blogspot.com
February 17, 2015
This is a remarkable book, amazingly different (and better) from the so usual spy thrillers. I read it a few days after the Great Zoo of China, and was afraid it would deal with the same kind of things. I was totally surprised. Of course, the subject of the two books have a lot in common, mainly the search for getting the ultimate weapon and getting total control of the other nations on earth.
But while the Great Zoo of China was so full of graphic violence it made me nauseous, the Shiro project is a human book. The main character has been shaped by Hitler's scientific teams, longing to create the Uebermensch. Well, they succeeded. Two persons were created, a man and a woman. Eytan is the hero of this series, one who does not age, is immune to most diseases, has an intelligence outside the norms and is deeply human in the moral meaning of the term. With Elena, the Ueberfrau, his feminine counterpart, they will fight against the consortium, who wants to produce weapons of mass destruction, using chemical and biological ways to kill any living organism.
The subject of the book has been used thousands of time and you don't expect anything different, until you read it. Then, you discover it is possible to write this kind of story in an intelligent book. You learn the description of violence may be reduced and the heroes can be endearing and close to you. Can you imagine feeling close to James Bond? It does sound impossible, does not it? Well, here we have a hero stronger and smarter than James Bond, who is a person you would like to meet, you would want as a friend, you could look up at, someone who could be a mentor...
I have never read such a book before. The translation is flawless, you never have the feeling it is a French book, as the idiom just sounds American.
A book everyone should try, and I hope everyone would like.
To be recommended to everybody, from 7 to 77 (like Tintin).
But while the Great Zoo of China was so full of graphic violence it made me nauseous, the Shiro project is a human book. The main character has been shaped by Hitler's scientific teams, longing to create the Uebermensch. Well, they succeeded. Two persons were created, a man and a woman. Eytan is the hero of this series, one who does not age, is immune to most diseases, has an intelligence outside the norms and is deeply human in the moral meaning of the term. With Elena, the Ueberfrau, his feminine counterpart, they will fight against the consortium, who wants to produce weapons of mass destruction, using chemical and biological ways to kill any living organism.
The subject of the book has been used thousands of time and you don't expect anything different, until you read it. Then, you discover it is possible to write this kind of story in an intelligent book. You learn the description of violence may be reduced and the heroes can be endearing and close to you. Can you imagine feeling close to James Bond? It does sound impossible, does not it? Well, here we have a hero stronger and smarter than James Bond, who is a person you would like to meet, you would want as a friend, you could look up at, someone who could be a mentor...
I have never read such a book before. The translation is flawless, you never have the feeling it is a French book, as the idiom just sounds American.
A book everyone should try, and I hope everyone would like.
To be recommended to everybody, from 7 to 77 (like Tintin).
January 4, 2020
Good story, difficult to understand in the beginning but gets really good along the way!
April 14, 2015
“The Shiro Project” was published in 2014 and was written by David Khara (http://www.dskhara.com). Mr. Khara has published 6 novels, three in the “Consortium” series. This is the second book in that series.
I obtained a galley of this novel for review through https://www.netgalley.com. I would categorize this novel as ‘R’ as there are instances of Violence and Mature Language. This Thriller novel covers from the thirties as the Japanese were expanding into China until current day. Most of the action is in Europe, but some is also in Japan. The key characters are Elena, a young, beautiful, and deadly Consortium agent, and Eytan Morg.
Mossad agent Eytan’s close friend and mentor Eli Karman is kidnapped by the Consortium. To gain Eli’s freedom, Eytan is forced to work with rival agent Elena who had shot him twice during the story told in the first book of the series, “The Bleiberg Project”. Now Eytan and Elena must work together to find who is behind the use of a biological weapon that has killed hundreds. The trail eventually leads to Japan and to those associated with medical research the Japanese military carried out on prisoners during World War II.
Elena has been an assassin for the Consortium so her hands are far from being clean. She has undergone a treatment similar to that performed on Eytan, though in her case by her consent. Her skills are every bit as sharp as his, but he has a softer side. While they start as deadly enemies, they gradually develop a friendship.
I liked the plot of this novel. It took a little more than 5 hours to complete this spy thriller novel. I thought it was a solid story, perhaps not quite as good as the first. I give this novel a 4 out of 5.
Further book reviews I have written can be accessed at http://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/.
I obtained a galley of this novel for review through https://www.netgalley.com. I would categorize this novel as ‘R’ as there are instances of Violence and Mature Language. This Thriller novel covers from the thirties as the Japanese were expanding into China until current day. Most of the action is in Europe, but some is also in Japan. The key characters are Elena, a young, beautiful, and deadly Consortium agent, and Eytan Morg.
Mossad agent Eytan’s close friend and mentor Eli Karman is kidnapped by the Consortium. To gain Eli’s freedom, Eytan is forced to work with rival agent Elena who had shot him twice during the story told in the first book of the series, “The Bleiberg Project”. Now Eytan and Elena must work together to find who is behind the use of a biological weapon that has killed hundreds. The trail eventually leads to Japan and to those associated with medical research the Japanese military carried out on prisoners during World War II.
Elena has been an assassin for the Consortium so her hands are far from being clean. She has undergone a treatment similar to that performed on Eytan, though in her case by her consent. Her skills are every bit as sharp as his, but he has a softer side. While they start as deadly enemies, they gradually develop a friendship.
I liked the plot of this novel. It took a little more than 5 hours to complete this spy thriller novel. I thought it was a solid story, perhaps not quite as good as the first. I give this novel a 4 out of 5.
Further book reviews I have written can be accessed at http://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/.
November 26, 2014
In an action oriented book I normally find that character development is one of the things that gets left out. The characters tend to be one dimensional, the good guys can't be beaten and the bad guys are villainous-ly evil. One of the things I loved most about this book was that this is the exception to that rule. Eytan is kind of awesome. He's this giant man who was basically designed to be a killing machine yet he lives by his code of ethics. He lets compassion for the innocent drive him instead of hatred for the enemy. He's funny, charismatic, watches Kung Fu movies in his free time but when he has too he can also kill 3 heavily armed soldiers in seconds. While Elena is less likable I did begin to empathize with her. The good guys were profiting from discoveries made in the most inhumane ways possible, the bad guys had some good intentions, The plot kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen next and what would become of Elena and Eytan.
Cons: There was a lot of jumping around both in terms of location and timeline. While the change in locations was fun the changes in timelines made it feel a little disjointed. While all the flashbacks were helpful to character development, it always took me a page or two to get re-involved in the story.
Overall: While this wasn't perfect I really enjoyed this fast paced thriller. The characters were what really made this book enjoyable for me which I find unusual for this genre. This is the second book in the series but I had no problems jumping into the story. I didn't feel like not reading the first book impacted my enjoyment.
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Cons: There was a lot of jumping around both in terms of location and timeline. While the change in locations was fun the changes in timelines made it feel a little disjointed. While all the flashbacks were helpful to character development, it always took me a page or two to get re-involved in the story.
Overall: While this wasn't perfect I really enjoyed this fast paced thriller. The characters were what really made this book enjoyable for me which I find unusual for this genre. This is the second book in the series but I had no problems jumping into the story. I didn't feel like not reading the first book impacted my enjoyment.
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February 16, 2015
The Shiro Project
by David S. Khara
The back history and story that is Eytan Morg, has never affected his job as much as the Shiro Project. Shiro is a notorious evil scientist that during the Japanese occupation of China, committed acts of human atrocities. Throwing out the rule book about research and human treatment Shiro conducted atrocities killing and destroying prisoners and unwanted peoples during the war. Eytan has to face his own origins and look at his evaluation of life and what his job is. Eytan has spent years finding and punishing the Nazi researchers and scientist who tortured people during World War II. Eytan who had been experimented on during the Bleiberg Project David Khara’s previous book has to struggle with his feelings. His super human strength and intelligence has been of use to the Mossad, in protecting his people and finding those whom question human treatment in the pursuit of knowledge.
This is an informative story showing how human treatment has been overlooked in the pursuit of science and military development. The resulting investigation not only changes the characters view point but the reader. The book brings into question our need for medical treatments, military strategy and those who are empowered by such behavior.
by David S. Khara
The back history and story that is Eytan Morg, has never affected his job as much as the Shiro Project. Shiro is a notorious evil scientist that during the Japanese occupation of China, committed acts of human atrocities. Throwing out the rule book about research and human treatment Shiro conducted atrocities killing and destroying prisoners and unwanted peoples during the war. Eytan has to face his own origins and look at his evaluation of life and what his job is. Eytan has spent years finding and punishing the Nazi researchers and scientist who tortured people during World War II. Eytan who had been experimented on during the Bleiberg Project David Khara’s previous book has to struggle with his feelings. His super human strength and intelligence has been of use to the Mossad, in protecting his people and finding those whom question human treatment in the pursuit of knowledge.
This is an informative story showing how human treatment has been overlooked in the pursuit of science and military development. The resulting investigation not only changes the characters view point but the reader. The book brings into question our need for medical treatments, military strategy and those who are empowered by such behavior.
October 30, 2015
Une bonne coche sous le premier livre de cette trilogie. Premièrement, ce livre ne suit le premier, que dans le sens où l'on suit le même personnage dans la suite de ses aventures, mais bien un seul personnage et pratiquemment aucune mention ou référence n'est faite avec le premier, alors est-ce réellement une suite...? Ensuite, j'ai trouvé le premier 3/4 du livre un peu banal. Le rythme est bon dans le sens où il se passe plusieurs choses, rapidement, mais la pertinence et l,intérêt envers ces événements ne sont en rien comparable au précédent roman. Dans le dernier 1/4, l'évolution des personnages m'a plus rejoint et la finale de toute cette aventure est aussi bien réussit par la chute finale, ce qui rattrape un peu et pourquoi j'accorde un 4 étoiles, parce que je me dirigeais franchement vers le 3. Pas n mauvais livre, mais y manque un petit quelque chose pour faire wow et malheureusement, les événements nous laissent un peu de glace. Espérons que cette «trilogie» conclura en force avec le dernier tome.
November 22, 2014
No downtime, the story is fast paced and addictive. A thriller whose pages we turn eagerly to know more about the hero's adventures while traveling and reliving the pages of our dark history.
By following the adventures of Eytan Morg, you get hooked in the blink of an eyes after the first sentences.
Eytan is an endearing character who reminded me of a mix between Wolverine and Jason Bourne with an addition of humor and some sensibility.
His association with Elena brings a touch of extra suspense, as the reader wonders constantly if she is reliable or if she will kill him in his sleep. Lol!
Action, suspense are accompanying this super duo in a well-crafted and well written story. It was a delight to read. It made even me want to discover the other volumes of Eytan's adventures.
I had a great time.
Lucie
http://newbooksonmyselves.blogspot.fr...
By following the adventures of Eytan Morg, you get hooked in the blink of an eyes after the first sentences.
Eytan is an endearing character who reminded me of a mix between Wolverine and Jason Bourne with an addition of humor and some sensibility.
His association with Elena brings a touch of extra suspense, as the reader wonders constantly if she is reliable or if she will kill him in his sleep. Lol!
Action, suspense are accompanying this super duo in a well-crafted and well written story. It was a delight to read. It made even me want to discover the other volumes of Eytan's adventures.
I had a great time.
Lucie
http://newbooksonmyselves.blogspot.fr...
January 17, 2015
If you read The Bleiberg Project, you will want to read this book, which is the second in the Consortium Series. I read David Khara's SHIRO PROJECT as a stand-alone, nonetheless. Our protagonist Eytan Morgenstern, is a survivor of a Nazi program to build the perfect race. He is a prototype. The Nazis finished two -- a man, and a woman. Eytan Morgenstern and Elena know of each other as foes, each desperately wishing to kill the other. For now, they need to work together against the release of a WMD of the insidious type: an airborne virus that delivers death immediately. At first I thought the book was a bit dry for a thriller. I also thought there was a lot going on that seemed like a treadmill...happening, but not going far! As I got into the book, I liked it more as I went along, learning about the characters and seeing their emotions. There's even a point of true bitter-sweetness. A good read.
November 3, 2014
A note having nothing to do with the contents of this book: I really wish when people add books here on Goodreads that they would take the time to add the cover art as well. Or, that Goodreads would allow other readers to supply additional book information. OK, I'm done with my little rant.
Received from Netgalley for my review.
This continues from the first book in the series - The Bleiberg Project. It stands on it's own but I would still suggest reading the first book. Whereas in the first book Jeremy Corbin seems to me to be the main character, the storyline is actually about Eytan Morgenstern. This time a reporter finds out about the Czech army covering up about the annihilation of a whole village. Eytan is threatened by the Consortium once again and old enemies are new comrades. Fast paced, lots of action, WWII once again haunts the modern world. An addictive read.
Received from Netgalley for my review.
This continues from the first book in the series - The Bleiberg Project. It stands on it's own but I would still suggest reading the first book. Whereas in the first book Jeremy Corbin seems to me to be the main character, the storyline is actually about Eytan Morgenstern. This time a reporter finds out about the Czech army covering up about the annihilation of a whole village. Eytan is threatened by the Consortium once again and old enemies are new comrades. Fast paced, lots of action, WWII once again haunts the modern world. An addictive read.
May 3, 2015
Etyan is the main character of this novel. He teams up with his each enemy Elana. The Shiro project is named after a ruthless Japanese General Shiro who has done unspeakable experiments on humans and was involved of the making of bio weapons. Branislav, a journalist witnesses the extinction of an entire village. Just before he is to be killed, Eytan and Elana are finding and destroying the group that has mass destruction weapons. The ending of this novel is unexpected.
The novel is fast paced and brings a chilling of nerves. It is an exciting thriller. It is a rewarding read. There is never a dull moment. It is an original, eye opening and entertaining read.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
The novel is fast paced and brings a chilling of nerves. It is an exciting thriller. It is a rewarding read. There is never a dull moment. It is an original, eye opening and entertaining read.
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
November 20, 2014
This was a very entertaining read that definitely kept me turning the pages. The characters are well developed and interesting in their own uniqueness and the story line is well paced. The only thing that left me wanting is the references to previous story lines that I haven't read yet. It left me wondering what I had missed which to me took away, only slightly, from it being a true stand alone book. At the same time it made me really want to read the previous books in the series. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys adventure and action, though I would read the series in order I think.
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May 5, 2016The Shiro Project is the 2nd book in the Consortium Series. Morg has turned his attention from killing Nazis to destroying the Consortium. The Consortium is a secret society who is building on the German experiments to develop a master race that is superior to all other humans.
Morg is force to work with Elena, who is with the Consortium, to guarantee the freedom of his friend. It is extremely tense between Morg and Elena. Neither trusts the other.
The Shiro Projects takes us to Japan and the faking of a death.
Morg is force to work with Elena, who is with the Consortium, to guarantee the freedom of his friend. It is extremely tense between Morg and Elena. Neither trusts the other.
The Shiro Projects takes us to Japan and the faking of a death.
October 26, 2014
A somewhat timely thriller based around a man-made biological threat similar to Ebola, this story weaves a tale of vengeance from WWII to present day. As time passes, it just becomes more difficult for readers to believe that vestiges of Nazi human experiments are still alive and not only well but active and dangerously powerful. So, the story has aspects of fantasy in addition to being a political thriller. It is a quick read, filled with action and provides a satisfying conclusion.
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