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Basilisk
by
Rob Thurman
urban fantasy in a paperback edition that was published by ROC on August 2, 2011 and has 352 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include The Grimrose Path, Blackout, Doubletake, Kicking It, Nevermore, Shadowed Souls
Second in the Korsak Brothers urban fantasy series about a younger brother rescued from an illegal experiments lab tinkering and torturing children.
My Take
Tense. Exciting. Dangerous. Although, it bears an awfully close resemblance to Thurman’s other series, Cal Leandros. Both involve an older, experienced brother protecting a “different” younger brother and on the run from powerful forces. In the Korsak Brothers, Stefan and Misha are trying to avoid government radar interested in using children as assassins.
The Story
Damn, just when things had gotten comfortable in Cascade Falls, Misha and Stefan are on the run again. Who is this Raynor guy and how did he learn about Misha?
Michael/Misha/Parker/Lukas is Stefan’s younger brother kidnapped when he was 7. For ten years, Misha has been brainwashed to perform as an assassin until Stefan was able to rescue him. For the past three years, the two of them have been on the run making plans to rescue the children who are still imprisoned in the Institute.
It seems the ideal time to rescue those kids and even when Stefan and Misha find the evidence left behind of the massacre, Misha is still determined to save any he can.
The Cover and Title
The cover is Michael/Misha/Parker/Lukas staring us down amidst hovering helixes of DNA against a sunset-lit body of water.
The title, Basilisk, is rather simplistic but it does complement the first title in this series, Chimera.
