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The Undead Kama Sutra (Felix Gomez #3)
Felix Gomez returned from the war in Iraq a changed man--once a soldier, now forever a vampire. So the undead underworld put his skills to work as a private detective, specializing in the sordid, the sexy, and the supernatural.
After surviving aliens, nymphomaniacs, and x-rated bloodsuckers, it's high time for a vacation. Now the aliens are back in a fiendish conspiracy wit...more
After surviving aliens, nymphomaniacs, and x-rated bloodsuckers, it's high time for a vacation. Now the aliens are back in a fiendish conspiracy wit...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
March 11th 2008
by Harper Voyager
(first published January 1st 2008)
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Third book in the entertaining Felix Gomez vampire detective series. The second book set a high bar with strong character and character development as well as pushing the world with hints about vampire history and how certain vampire powers work. It also did away with the silly and poorly described alien plotline in the first book.
This volume picks up the alien story and redeems it, but it's a straight procedural/action story; don't expect the same pontification or subtlety as X-Rated Bloodsuck...more
This volume picks up the alien story and redeems it, but it's a straight procedural/action story; don't expect the same pontification or subtlety as X-Rated Bloodsuck...more
The last time I went to a library book sale I found myself near the end of my stay browsing around in the science fiction section. I’ve learned from long experience that doing this is a mistake as inevitably I will find myself filled to maximum carrying capacity with random novels that “look interesting.” The Undead Kama Sutra is a novel that I obtained in just this way by force of the “What the … is that?” factor alone.
Sadly, Acevedo’s novel is like a gluttonous man at a buffet who cannot make...more
Sadly, Acevedo’s novel is like a gluttonous man at a buffet who cannot make...more
One of the most suggestive things about this book is the title. If you're expecting blow-by-blow vampire sex scenes a la Laurell Hamilton or Christine Feehan (not that there's anything wrong with them), this is probably not for you.
That said, this is very suggestive, an adult book, that just happens to be about vamps, aliens and the Kama Sutra. It's a hoot.
Felix Gomez is a vamp who prefers Type A, is a detective, and has two cases land in his lap while on vacation. An ex-infantry grunt who got b...more
That said, this is very suggestive, an adult book, that just happens to be about vamps, aliens and the Kama Sutra. It's a hoot.
Felix Gomez is a vamp who prefers Type A, is a detective, and has two cases land in his lap while on vacation. An ex-infantry grunt who got b...more
I enjoyed this novel. Like the others in the series this book mostly stands on its own. (It doesn't really reference book 2 X-Rated Blood Suckers but a few of the characters do show up from the first in the series. Interesting plot twists, and written well enough to bring me back for book 4. (Note to those afraid of Another Vampire Novel with Graphic sex don't worry, while the main character may have sex, it is not the point of the book.)
I’ve just finished reading an advanced copy of The Undead Kama Sutra by Mario Acevedo. I absolutely loved it! I think it is the best in this series. A wonderful mystery. I feel like Felix is finally coming into his own. If you like P.N. Elrod’s Jack Fleming you will love Felix.
It has been a while since I cracked the pages of a Felix Gomez mystery. It took a chapter or two for me to get back into the flow of things but the story took off at a great pace. I soon found myself burning through the pages and glad that I had picked this book up. Having felt slightly burned out on Vampire stories I was glad that Felix (a vampire) is a character you can quickly grow to like. He may drink, and swear and have sex on the brain but at least he has morals...sort of.
He finds himself...more
He finds himself...more
I violated one of my prime rules for reading series stories. I always read them in order. In this case, I found only this book so I read it and here it is the story is about Felix Gomez a detective and vampire who is on a case for the Araeneum the international organization of the undead. the story starts out with kind of a film noire flavor; a leisurely river raft ride following the exploits of our undead detective and about half way through the book the river picks up speed and you are in thun...more
If you are looking for a series that you can really sink your teeth into look no further than Mario Acevedos Felix Gomez series. This is like the third in the series and a person could read these out of order but they may find themselves missing out on a few details from the previous books. In this installment Gomez, the vampire private investigator, is searching for the undead Kama Sutra when he is called upon by a dying alien to help him find the person that killed him. With aliens, vampires a...more
The third in Acevedo's undead P.I. series, this one goes farther into the outrageous than ever before. Combining Vampires, werewolves, extraterrestrials, and a government conspiracy, Acevedo sets his hero, Felix Gomez, up to take on the world, and other worlds, as he has to find the killer of his alien friend from "Nymphos of Rocky Flats", track down the legendary book of the Undead Kama Sutra, and somehow save the earth women from an unknown but very powerful enemy. This series is action packed...more
Oopsy, I got out of order reading the Felix Gomez novels by Mario Acevedo. I read book 4 before this one, so already had a clue about the ending.
But beyond that, this is probably my favorite of the Felix Gomez books. I am always a sucker for well told vampire stories and Acevedo does not disappoint in this regard.
Felix's humor and male vampire bravado are both but to the test in this adventure and it quite a pleasure to watch how he deals with both. And there's Carmen! I suspect she will be the...more
But beyond that, this is probably my favorite of the Felix Gomez books. I am always a sucker for well told vampire stories and Acevedo does not disappoint in this regard.
Felix's humor and male vampire bravado are both but to the test in this adventure and it quite a pleasure to watch how he deals with both. And there's Carmen! I suspect she will be the...more
This book was a bit of a dissapointment. When I think of the word "undead" with "kama sutra" i think if crazy vampire sex, NOT at all what this book was about. This book was about a detective who is on a mission to save earth women. He had to hunt aliens with the help of his vampire freinds. He got involved in politics, the govern't, and golf. The most memorable part of the book is about the bum who helped him get washed up. there was NO Crazy vampire sex. The only thing that redeems this book i...more
Jan 11, 2009
FicusFan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
fiction,
iraq,
modern-day,
noir,
humor-sardonic,
mystery,
paranormal,
urban-fantasy,
vampires,
read-1-09,
read-2009
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For a novel called “The Undead Kama Sutra,” you’d expect this to be a fun read in that guilty-pleasure sort of way.
Unfortunately, that’s just not the case with the latest installment in the Felix Gomez series. Gomez is a former soldier who was turned to a vampire in Iraq. He comes home and becomes a sort of supernatural private investigator who had previous encounters with aliens in area 51. His latest escapades find him searching for the mythical undead kama sutra that is supposed to have power...more
Unfortunately, that’s just not the case with the latest installment in the Felix Gomez series. Gomez is a former soldier who was turned to a vampire in Iraq. He comes home and becomes a sort of supernatural private investigator who had previous encounters with aliens in area 51. His latest escapades find him searching for the mythical undead kama sutra that is supposed to have power...more
Jun 26, 2008
James
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of fantasy, science fiction, and noir detective stories
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Feb 19, 2008
Joshua
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who wishes their Hardy Boy books had more sex in them
Shelves:
sci-fi-and-fantasy,
taking-out-the-trash
Since the folks at EOS were kind enough to send me a copy of The Undead Kama Sutra , I felt that I should extend them the same courtesy and read the book. This is the third book in Mario Acevedo's Felix Gomez detective series, but I don't believe that it is necessary to have had read the first 2 books (something I haven't done yet).
I'm not sure who this series is marketed towards, but it sure isn't me. I feel that the target audience for these books are the 14-17 year-old adolescent boy demog...more
I'm not sure who this series is marketed towards, but it sure isn't me. I feel that the target audience for these books are the 14-17 year-old adolescent boy demog...more
Nov 02, 2009
Sarah
added it
Acevedo has such a fun and spirited style about his writing. Is it ludicrous plots and outrageous twists on reality? Heck yeah! But the biting- ha ha, pun intended- edge to the main character P.I. Felix Gomez is engaging and feels like a throw back to another era. Since this is a vampire novel, I should clarify that by another era, I mean that of gum shoes and dolly faces, not of knights and crusades. Supporting characters are bold and entertaining. There's no getting bored when you're following...more
May 27, 2008
Carrie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Any one who has read the first two Felix Gomez books
This is the third book in Acevedo's Felix Gomez vampire detective series, and I'd have to say it comes third in order of quality (with the first one being the best). What I liked about the first book especially is that Felix really struggled with being a vampire, what that means and what is required of a vampire to survive - the conflict between the supernatural and his remaining humanity. This one had very little of that, although it had some of Gomez questioning himself, even as a vampire. The...more
Wow - erotic vampires! Pretty cool I thought - the erotica is pretty tame - ever read erotic tales of sleeping beauty? Now THAT is erotic! Still not bad though - it was fun and a lot of good action. These vampires are a little more vulerable than others I've seen. I'm going to read the rest. Tristan - I think you'll really love this one but read his others first. I'm on X-rated Blood suckers right now - it explains a lot.
another occult detective. Lots of cleaver pulp fiction dialogue, thin on character/plot development. Light reading
I tried to give this author a chance but I just couldn't get into his vampire character or the story so I quit at less than a quarter of the way into it. Just far too many strained humorous quips every other sentence. Would make a good comic book but as a novel, even a pulp fiction novel it sucked.
I tried to give this author a chance but I just couldn't get into his vampire character or the story so I quit at less than a quarter of the way into it. Just far too many strained humorous quips every other sentence. Would make a good comic book but as a novel, even a pulp fiction novel it sucked.
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Vampires. Aliens. Sex. What's not to like? With the third book in his Felix Gomez series Mario Acevedo knows how to mix the horror, the humor, and just enough hints of coupling (and more) to keep it entertaining. The only drawback is that it ends with a number of loose ends clearly meant to be addressed in later books. The fourth (Jailbait Zombie) is due out in early 2009.
Still not my thing. Still loving this character despite myself. I've read them all so far, and I'll keep buying. Felix is almost a friend now. A weird friend you could introduce to your mother (who makes allowances), but not necessarily to your coworkers.
This series continues to be not nearly as trashy as I really want it to be, but it's pretty trashy. Alien human traffickers, vampires, government assassins, and Big Pharma execs - plus a hobo with a heart of gold. It's all good.
The rating system on GR is failry limited, so while it looks like I've rated all Mario Acevedo books equally, they are not, in fact, equal. This one, for example, is much better then the second one and is much more on par and also plot wise conected to the first book in the series. I think Acevedo must have realized that the way to make these books work is to not take them seriously or make them serious (mistake with the second book), at all. And so this is just light entertainment with a murder...more
I hate my friend Nate right now. He gave me this book as a "present", but it definitely was the punishment he was looking for. The plot sucks. The dialogue sucks. Everything about this book is pure stupid.
Gotta love Felix. He always get his vampire or in this case alien. I enjoyed the fast pace of this book and the wit of Felix. Although this book did end on a cliff hanger. What's going to happen to Carmen now?
This was cool. An interesting vampire story. A friend gave this to me as a pleasure read (pun intended? I dunno, that could be gross.) and it was worth it, at least.
I still enjoy the hell out of Felix and his world, but Acevedo's choppy writing style continues to distract me just enough to keep his books out of five-star range.
With a narrative that seems like, at times, it was written by a brain dead frat boy and very basic mistakes in storytelling, this has to be one of the worst books I have ever read.
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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.
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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.
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