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The Naming Of The Beasts: A Felix Castor Novel

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Naming Of The Beasts: A Felix Castor Novel

Contributors:

By (Author) Mike Carey

ISBN:

9781841496559

Publisher:

Little, Brown Book Group

Imprint:

Orbit

Publication Date:

1st December 2009

UK Publication Date:

3rd September 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

823.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

512

Dimensions:

Width 109mm, Height 175mm, Spine 33mm

Weight:

307g

Description

They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Castor he'll tell you there's quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. And he should know. There s only so many times you can play both sides against the middle and get away with it. Now, the inevitable moment of crisis has arrived and it s left Castor with blood on his hands. Well, not his hands, you understand; it s always someone else who pays the bill: friends, acquaintances, bystanders.

So Castor drowns his guilt in cheap whisky, while an innocent woman lies dead and her daughter comatose, his few remaining friends fear for their lives and there s a demon loose on the streets. But not just any demon - this one rides shotgun on his best friend s soul and can t be expelled without killing him.

Looks like Felix Castor s got some tough choices to make, because expel the demon he must or all Hell will break loose. Literally...

Reviews

'You'll be up all night finishing this one.' Richard Morgan 'Fast, fun and furious, worth it for the final joke alone.' THE GUARDIAN 'Witty, deadpan and shudderingly noir ... Carey drives this thriller like Chandler at the wheel of a runaway hearse' DAILY EXPRESS 'Entertaining, well-paced, intelligently plotted and full of memorable characters' THE TIMES 'A stunning supernatural thriller ... here, I guarantee, is one of the best books you'll read this year!' SF REVU.COM 'Simply brilliant novels ... One of the best books series around right now' Forbidden Planet International

Author Bio

Mike Carey is the acclaimed writer of Lucifer and Hellblazer (now filmed as Constantine). He has recently completed a comics adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, and is the current writer on Marvel's X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four. He has also written the screenplay for a movie, Frost Flowers, which is soon to be produced by Hadaly Films and Bluestar Pictures.

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