Steampunk Banditos: Sex Slaves of Shark Island

Felix Gomez #7

by Mario Acevedo

In his undead quest for justice, Felix Gomez—detective vampire extraordinaire—has traveled from dusty desert battlefields, to gritty urban barrios, to the deepest corners of outer space. Now he’s about to embark on his wildest adventure back to an alternative past of steam-powered technology, telepathic magic, and intrigue more deadly and unforgiving than any he has ever encountered. There, he’s a renowned pistolero hired to find the missing daughter of notorious Chinese gangster Wu-Fei.

Accompanied by philosopher-gunfighter Malachi Hunter and mercenary femme fatale Hermosa Singer, Felix follows clues through the reimagined Southwest of Aztlan to the Gulf of California. The fate of Wu Fei’s daughter is known only to the sex slaves imprisoned on Isla Tiburón—Shark Island—the fortress home of a mad scientist whose ambitions are as twisted as her evil genius. Getting on the island proves tough. Getting off the island proves impossible. But to learn what happened to Wu Fei’s daughter, Felix must brave a gauntlet of murderous henchmen, infernal machines, and ferocious prehistoric monsters.

And don’t forget the sharks.

Genres: Vampires

352 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 16, 2018

About the author

Born in El Paso, Texas and grew up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, but visited family in Chihuahua. Joined the US Army and flew attack helicopters.

Was artist-in-residence for Arte Americas in Fresno, California and served as a combat artist in Operation Desert Storm. Also teaches/taught art to prisoners at Avenal State Prison.

Reviews

[Clay Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An action packed steampunk, weird west, supernatural story. The book cover could be more interesting.

[Jonathan Tennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found the first 3 or 4 of these books at a book sale at the library. I think I paid a buck for them all. Read through them and was hooked. These books are fun. At this point, I'll keep reading them until Gomez gets killed off since we're up to book 7 and I'm still reading them. They've gotten a bit weird in the last 2 books but still enjoying them.

[Francesco Tehrani · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent read!

This next book in the series really had me hooked! I might consider this my favorite so far! Such a perfect blend of the supernatural, steampunk, sci-fi, and western genres! I am really excited for what will happen next!

[Dave Kogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Felix Gomez keeps getting better and better

This wasn’t so much a detective story is it was a time-traveling tale of utter craziness and Felix is the butt of the sad, but funny joke.

[Ernest Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A genre-blasting phantasmagoria! Coyote sends Felix Gomez into another dimension--a steampunk Aztlán! Far-out, fast-moving fun.

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading such a fun story so close to home. Will check out Felix again for sure.

[Charl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable. The jump to a steampunk mythos was pretty good. I'll be interested in seeing if Acevedo keeps Felix there or brings him back.

[Wendell Crouse · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was the usual Felix book. I liked it, but I didn't feel like there was anything new in it.