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El Sombra: Pax Britannia Series, Book 2 [Kindle Edition]

Al Ewing
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There is no escape from The Ultimate Reich! 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 Führer. 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! Pax Britannia is an exciting new science fiction series, set on an alternative Earth where the British Empire still reigns and steam technology rules.

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Stormtroopers are diving out of the sun to prey on the innocent! Engines of Mass Destruction are tearing apart homes and families! There are monstrous torture-parlours of Master Minus and his Palace of Beautiful Thoughts! There is no escape from the Ultimate Reich! Now 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 Der Fuhrer. Who will save them from this Tsunamie of fear? The swordsman they call El Sombra! But who is this masked hero?

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 451 KB
  • Print Length: 355 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 190543734X
  • Publisher: Abaddon Books (28 May 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004Z1GZWW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #80,524 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
April Fool, Amigo!! 3 July 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
What you need to consider when reading Abbadon's Pax Brittania series, is that these books are not meant to be taken seriously. They are well written but unashamedly pulp nonesense.

El Sombra is a superb example of a hugely talented writer having great fun with a ridiculus but thoroughly entertaining yarn. Ewing's verve with words and his talent for humour are remarkable. I found myself chuckling out loud on a number of occasions.

I also highly recommend Ewing's "I, Zombie".
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Ludicrous Fun 14 Aug 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Pax Britannia universe just got a little bigger and crazier, because Al Ewing has decided to join the party, and boy does he do so with a bang.

We're not in the London of Ulysses Quicksilver now, oh no; we're off to Mexico to meet an entirely different protagonist. When a group of flightpack-equipped Nazis invade a small Mexican village, little do they know that they are giving birth to El Sombra, their nemesis.

Drien insane by guilt, exposure and a powerful hallucinogen, the man in the red mask and black trousers descends, sword in hand, to wreak a terrible revenge.

Ewing's characters fizz, be they the crazy saviour of the village, his priestly accomplice, or their utterly monstrous adversaries. The action scenes, zippy and ridiculously violent, are fantastic as El Sombra battles steam-powered soldiers and mechanical spiders.

The conceit of this particular book, that we see the backstory of each Nazi as El Sombra slaughters them, works well, adding moments of black humour to what is already a joyfully guilty experience.

I can't wait to see what Al has planned next for his brutal antihero, and to see what the other corners of the PB world have to offer.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and freely admit to being a fan of the authors work in 2000AD as well. Set in a future in which the British Empire still reigns, the Nazi regime is a contained threat, carrying out its experiments on the population of a Mexican town. Our hero wades into the action dishing out revenge with flair and panache.
While there are some very bloody scenes in the book, there is also a great sense of humour running through it, with several laugh out loud moments. I'm not sure if it would fall under steam punk or sci fi (or both) but the author has taken the universe of Pax Britannia and built on it brilliantly. There's some great creations, the steam powered iron wings of the Luftwaffe, Der Zinnsoldat (a truly menacing creation) and The Spider.
I'm looking forward to the second novel & more good works in 2000AD
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