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Talus: A Novel

Erol Ozan
CreateSpace (2010)
ISBN 9781452828190
Reviewed by Melissa Koltes for RebeccasReads (08/10)


Rylan is a science geek brought into an anthropological expedition, or so he thinks.  He meets Ursula, the daughter of a world renowned anthropologist, with a hidden agenda.  After the expedition goes horribly wrong Rylan learns that there was much more behind it than research. 

He is thrown into a world of hidden organizations and intrigue.  A secret organization wants to either benefit from or if necessary, destroy the creatures that were discovered during the expedition.  And they can get them no matter where they go. 

Ursula’s now deceased father sends her around the world looking for clues to this mysterious organization.  They must decipher his clues if they want to live and stop the organization from killing off the creatures.

I was very surprised by this novel.  I was expecting a Bigfoot type story.  Instead it is an intriguing story that fits somewhere between the Da Vinci Code and Indiana Jones.  It is well written with little to no down time.  The story is fast paced and exhilarating.  I was entrenched in the story right up to the very end and could not put the book down till I was done. 

The author does a fantastic job of grabbing the reader’s attention and holding on throughout the book.  However, I was slightly disappointed with the end of the book as I felt there could have been just a bit more resolution presented.  But overall the ending does wrap the book up nicely even if it requires some speculation on the reader’s side.