BLOOD VENDETTA
The Blood Vendetta Saga
Book 1

by Stephan M. Sechi

Narrated by: Patrick R. Golden

Production by: Fluke Tale Productions

Spaghetti Western with a Kick!

BLOOD VENDETTA is a 1960s-style Acid Western blending Spaghetti Western grit, Samurai-film discipline, and psychedelic surrealism. The story follows three avengers—the ruthless Vigilante, the drug-addled shaman Indiego, and the heartbroken assassin Yma Omari—each seeking retribution. Their paths cross through haunted deserts filled with outlaws, dark magic, and vengeful spirits. A violent, darkly comic journey, it fuses East and West into a blood-soaked allegory of America’s past and future.

The author, Stephan M. Sechi, deliberately and authentically captures the nuanced feeling of Westerns of the Spaghetti Western era, but with tons more violence and blood.  His three main characters have their own agenda and style.  The dialogue and action reflect the genre of Western for each main character. It is bloody, action-filled, and what happens when you blend western styles similar to Clint Eastwood’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and anything by Quentin Tarantino, topped with a Japanese katana flavour. The dialogue is rich and accurately reflects the characters and action.

The narrator, Patrick R. Golden, projects strong voices for each character, and the sounds are consistent. He draws the listener into the storyline and keeps them there with deliberate pausing, cadence and energy. His voice range is impressive, and he puts his voice to the test, projecting male and female voices.

I was raised on westerns, and this book is engaging, immersive, and a thrill a minute as it has everything from outlaws, dark magic, and vengeful spirits. The beginning of each chapter is marked with music.

There were no issues with the quality or production of this audiobook.

Disclaimer: This Audiobook was provided free of charge by the author, narrator, and/or publisher in exchange for a non-biased, honest review.