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Carey's prose is a joy to read ... [Dead Men's Boots is] an excellent read, and highly recommended DEATHRAY
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Carey's prose is a joy to read . . . [Dead Men's Boots is] an excellent read, and highly recommended (DEATHRAY )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is the best of Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels to date. The hero hasn't changed much from when we first met him in "The Devil You Know", but is becoming a more refined character in every novel.
He is a hero in the sense that the reader wants him to win through and will turn a blind eye to his faults for the sake of the greater good.
The character of Juliet now has much more depth. The writer has taken her on a much more detailed journey over the past two novels. This book is better for having more of her in it and she makes a great action heroine who propels most of the big set pieces.
Reading this is like seeing the outline of a movie, it taps into the awareness of modern cinema, probably because of Casey's understanding of writing for that medium. It's the paper equivalent of an action movie.
The story hauls you along from one point of action to another. Description is vivid, characters revealing and easy to visualise. There is an emotional depth in the writing as well that engages the reader on an empathic level even though we can have no experience of such a story.
Can't wait for the next one!
He is a hero in the sense that the reader wants him to win through and will turn a blind eye to his faults for the sake of the greater good.
The character of Juliet now has much more depth. The writer has taken her on a much more detailed journey over the past two novels. This book is better for having more of her in it and she makes a great action heroine who propels most of the big set pieces.
Reading this is like seeing the outline of a movie, it taps into the awareness of modern cinema, probably because of Casey's understanding of writing for that medium. It's the paper equivalent of an action movie.
The story hauls you along from one point of action to another. Description is vivid, characters revealing and easy to visualise. There is an emotional depth in the writing as well that engages the reader on an empathic level even though we can have no experience of such a story.
Can't wait for the next one!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is book three in the Felix Castor series and I freaking love these books! Damn they just keep getting better and better. I listened to the audio book edition brilliantly narrated by Michael Kramer. The thing is that the narrator of the audio books is so good, that I'm kinda hooked on them. The voice he does for Juliet is just great! This one was delayed for a while but it was well worth the wait. I love the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher but these books are seriously testing my loyalty.
Book reviewed 13 Dec 2009
Book reviewed 13 Dec 2009
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not unputdownable but pretty damn near.
Familiar territory trodden in North London - East Finchley, Mile End, Stoke Newington - lovely sense of place - I wonder where he based Mount Grace Cemetary on ?
Familiar characters take a look in but we get to know more about Juliet who has a very hard time, and are introduced to drum notation.
It still reads like a cross between Chandler and Dr Taverner (from the novels of Dion Fortune) - and this feels like his best in this series yet.
It follows firmly in the footsteps of Vicious Circle and the Devil You Know.
I wonder if in future tales the ground will move to Liverpool ? More familiar for the author - yet not as occult a city (to my mind) as London is.
Familiar territory trodden in North London - East Finchley, Mile End, Stoke Newington - lovely sense of place - I wonder where he based Mount Grace Cemetary on ?
Familiar characters take a look in but we get to know more about Juliet who has a very hard time, and are introduced to drum notation.
It still reads like a cross between Chandler and Dr Taverner (from the novels of Dion Fortune) - and this feels like his best in this series yet.
It follows firmly in the footsteps of Vicious Circle and the Devil You Know.
I wonder if in future tales the ground will move to Liverpool ? More familiar for the author - yet not as occult a city (to my mind) as London is.
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Interesting
I LOVED the first two books in the series. Felix Castor is a great main character and the style of writing is very pleasing to read. Something about this third novel grated though. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by liveenl
Excellent read
Terrific as usual. Love the characters and plot - What ever "it" is, Mike Carey has it in spades!
Published on 5 Oct 2009 by Michelle
Mike Carey writes Felix Castor
Felix Castor reminds me of Harry Dresden, the main character in the tv series The Dresden Files. If you liked the Dresden Files then I am sure you will love Felix.
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by Chris
Felix casts another spellbinding tale
Felix Castor is called in to help the widow of a fellow exorcist who believes she is being haunted by the ghost of her dead husband, the spirit of whom has gone 'geist' and is... Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by Mortallis
Fantastic continuation of the series...
Mike Carey is a fantastic story teller and writer, taking you through the streets of north london so you feel as if you are there and can almost see the ghosts on the streets. Read more
Published on 3 July 2009 by Next Generation Vampire Hunter
Series keeps getting better
The more of this series I read, the better it gets. If you like the Dresden Files, you'll like this.
Published on 3 May 2009 by Mr. N. Avenell
Another awsome installment
Fantastic, a great supernatural noir story [done right unlike many other attempts by others and only equaled in hellblazer] a fantastic read. Keep up the great work Mr Carey
Published on 3 Feb 2008 by P. Wagner
Didn't want it to end.
If you haven't encountered Felix Castor or Mike Carey's writing then you're in for a real treat. The third book in the series is perhaps darker than the first two but still shot... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2007 by T. Kirby Green
Castor carrys on well.
The second Castor novel and one that was not only entertaining but allowed a Harry Dresden meets Anita Blake to emerge from the UK. Read more
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
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