Berserk by Tim Lebbon

Leisure Books, 2006

ISBN: 0843954302

Available: New and Used

Tom’s son Steven was killed in a military accident, or so he was told. While at a bar, Tom overhears two military men talking about monsters at the base where Tom’s son died. One of the men tells Tom that Steven’s body wasn’t in the casket that he received, but rather was buried at the old base. Tom goes on a quest to find his son’s body and the truth about how he died. In searching for his son’s body at the base, he uncovers the corpse of a young girl, Natasha, who telepathically tells Tom that his son isn’t dead, and that if he helps her she will bring him to his son. The girl is a  berserker, a monster that was part of a military experiment. This leaves Tom and Natasha seeking other berserkers who escaped from the military base, and Tom’s son, while they are being hunted by Cole, a former military man who was part of the berserker project. This book goes fast. Once the action starts, it continues to flow, and Berserk ‘s plot keeps you turning the pages.

Contains: violence.

Reviewed by Dylan Kowalewski