Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9781841494142
Format: Import
ISBN number: 1841494143
Label: Orbit 2006
Manufacturer: Orbit 2006
Page Count: 512
Printing Date: 2006
Publishing house: Orbit 2006
Sale Popularity Level: 875098
Studio: Orbit 2006
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Don't often write reviews, this one is worth it. It's Marlowe meets magic. I think there are many times when Carey's writing could've taken a very standard route, but he goes a different direction, so his writing is un-formulaic. I do feel like the main character missed a large connection between two major plot elements, so that's a small criticism. All in all, blazed through it and looked forward to reading it every time I picked it up.
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Mike Carey
ISBN number: 9780446580311
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReveiwYourBook.com
5 Stars
Paranormal...
Felix Castor, ghost buster extraordinaire, is hot on the case of a missing ghost. The parents of a kidnapped ghost daughter beg for his assistance, and he cannot turn them down. The case brings danger to Felix and his family. A plot to raise a super demon unfolds.
This is not my favorite genre, but putting that aside, this is a well-written book. The style is narrative, the dialogue is humorous, and the descriptions are superb. There is little doubt that Mike Carey is an extremely talented author. This sequel stands well alone. All in all, I think Carey has a best seller on his hands.
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Following his efforts applauded by the Bonnington Archive ghost who encouraged him, Felix "Fix" Castor reopens his exorcist shingle though he remains impoverished and is concerned for his friend the possessed Rafi. His only income is some consulting sleuthing for the cops, but they are reluctant to give him anything that might lead to more jobs as the constabulary does not want to advertise they employ an exorcist as a part-time contractor.
Fix thinks he has found a fix for his fiscal deficit. He seeks a kidnapped ghost of a little girl, but Asmodeus the evil fire and brimstone malevolent, other nasty demons, Satanists and Ms. Julia the succubus stand in the way of his success. As he battles in and out of churches all sorts of otherworldly species want to recruit him onto their side, he struggles with the underlying concept of why a young female spirit is critical to the universe. Still he works the case while dreaming of a high paying low risk job instead of everything seemingly under the sun trying to kill him.
Readers will enjoy their latest Fix (see THE DEVIL YOU KNOW) as Mike Carey provides an enjoyable urban Noir fantasy in which London once again steals the show with all the supernatural residents that greet Castor. The story line is similar in some aspects to the Dresden Files, but is more humorous as Mr. Carey somewhat lampoons the "rules" of the sub-genre. Readers will appreciate Fix's London as he seeks paranormal work to pay off a deficit that he insists would be acceptable in America.
Harriet Klausner
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Felix Castor is back in Vicious Circle. Once again the exorcist for hire is working in a London where the dead walk among the living. While politicians are trying to decide on what rights the dead should have, Felix is trying to change the focus of his life. After the experiences detailed in the very first book, The Devil You Know, the exorcist for hire is no longer so sure that what he is doing is the right thing.
So when a couple asks him to rescue the kidnapped ghost of their child, he is unable to resist the challenge. Yet as always, appearances are deceiving. Felix soon finds himself in deep water as he chases the exorcist who abducted the ghost. He in turn, is being tailed by a pair of weres that begrudgingly obey their orders to leave him alive-for now. Throw in murders, riots and a haunted church, and Felix learns that he may be the only thing standing between the world and the apocalypse.
Mike Carey has taken the complex world he introduced us to in the very first Felix Castor novel and expanded its borders. None of the characters are simple. Each person struggles with the burdens that have been dropped on them. Whether it is a succubus trying to fit into human society or the leader of an ex-communicated secret order, Carey fleshes them out and makes them real. Along the way he drops hints about ethics and responsibility, leaving us to wonder who the real monsters are.
Vicious Circle is a terrific book. It will stand comfortably on it own, but is also a rock-solid follow up to the very first Felix Castor novel.
Armchair Interviews says: Count on Felix Castor to fill in a good story.
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After reading the very first Felix Castor novel, "The Devil You Know" I went scouring the internet to see if Mike Carey had written any others. Eureka! His writing is superbly engrossing. His main character, Felix, is refreshingly realistic and sarcastic about his adventures. This is a dark novel that is not without great moments of hilarity in the form of dry cynicism, making it more accessible and infinitely entertaining. I highly recommend this novel to anyone who is sick of the old "grr, I'm a scary (insert ghost and/or goblin name here)" and is looking for something with a little more substance. I too, cannot wait for another Felix Castor novel to arrive on the market.
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