El Sombra
By Al Ewing
The Story
The terrifying Luftwaffe, on their steam-driven wings, have torn apart the sleepy town of Pasito in the heart of Mexico, only to rebuild it as a terrifying clockwork-town where the people become human robots, furthering the nightmare dreams of the Fuhrer.
General Eisenberg and his sociopathic son Alexis control this paradise of horrors. But they are unprepared for the return of a man the desert claimed nine long years ago, a man who has returned from the doors of death and the depths of madness to bring his terrible fury upon their world. With the slash of a sword and a laugh that lights up the night, the man in the bloodstained mask cuts his way through the hopeless, endless routines of the clockwork men to bring new hope to the people. He defies death! He defies man! No trap can hold the masked daredevil, the saint of ghosts men know as El Sombra! – Abaddon Press
The Deal
This is another novel in the Pax Britannia series. This series is based on modern day timeline however the British Empire is the reigning government. Technology is Steampunk based, which apparently steam can power spacecraft and micro circuitry. Nazis, Mexico, Steampunk, and high action, this book has a lot packed into its covers.
The Bottom Line
I must be honest here; this is not my type of literature. I do like alternate reality, but fantasy alternate reality is beyond me. This has Nazis flying around in flapping winged steampunk backpacks. Rocket fueled jetpacks, yes. Flapping wings, no. I can’t get into storylines where steampunk equals magic.
Nevertheless, I am going to give this a PASS. Pass this book on by and look for some other titles from Abaddon Press.
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