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Thicker Than Water: A Felix Castor Novel [Paperback]

Mike Carey
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5 Mar 2009 Felix Castor Novel (Book 4)

Old ghosts of different kinds come back to haunt Fix, in the fourth gripping Felix Castor novel.

Names and faces he thought he'd left behind in Liverpool resurface in London, bringing Castor far more trouble than he'd anticipated. Childhood memories, family traumas, sins old and new, and a council estate that was meant to be a modern utopia until it turned into something like hell . . . these are just some of the sticks life uses to beat Felix Castor with as things go from bad to worse for London's favourite freelance exorcist.

See, Castor's stepped over the line this time, and he knows he'll have to pay; the only question is: how much? Not the best of times, then, for an unwelcome confrontation with his holier-than-thou brother, Matthew. And just when he thinks things can't possibly get any worse, along comes Father Gwillam and the Anathemata. Oh joy . . .


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  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit (5 Mar 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1841496561
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841496566
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 3.3 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 131,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The author has mastered the challenge of incorporating the paranormal into a normal urban setting, and his refusal to pull punches makes this a harder hitting genre entry than many others (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY)

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A fourth helping of Felix Castor and his unique world, from the critically acclaimed author of THE DEVIL YOU KNOW.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Continuing saga or cracking read? 20 Mar 2009
Format:Paperback
This is the fourth in the Felix Castor series and I began reading with that feeling you get from any continuing story. After the first couple of chapters I got into the swing of things and began to thoroughly enjoy the read.

This novel builds on the previous ones and neatly brings together a lot of threads. I found this a compulsive read and couldn't put it down. Well worth reading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buy them please 19 Jun 2009
By Call me Sparky VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I love Mike Carey's work. From Hellblazer, to Lucifer to Crossing Midnight and the Castor books, there is a depth of quality and realism allowing the reader to feel involved - something that is growing increasingly rare in this Dan Brown heavy world.

Castor is his ultimate creation. Fair enough - he's a bit of a John Constantine rip-off but I'll let him off.

In this story we learn more about Castor's family life and specifically the rift between him and his brother. Great humour, darkness and tragedy, much like a less absorbed Neil Gaiman. In fact that is potentially where the major difference occurs - Carey is able to convey the modern world more succintly whilst Gaiman is firmly routed in the weird.

The only downside is the mini-cliffhanger - which I expect now to continue throughout the series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Your Family Troubles Aren't Like This 18 Jun 2009
By Gavin
Format:Paperback
Thicker Than Water is the fourth and most personal Felix Castor novel to date. Felix is a whistle carrying exorcist, who up until now has been involved in cases rather than been at the centre of them.

A body is found in a car. The road it's on is overlooking an estate. How does the body relate to the events that are happening in the estate, why is Castor a suspect and why does this lead Felix to his home town of Liverpool. And why is Juliet strangely silent on the cause of the case in hand.

I've probably said it before that I'm a big believer in starting at the beginning. I have and will go into a series with some success like the books of Neal Asher and Fred Vargas part way through and work backwards. But there are some series despite having no number on the cover that should be read in order.

]The Dresden Files is a series where you get more from it knowing how the dynamics work and what experiences they have gone through and how those events have changed them. Well the Felix Castor novels work like that. Yes you can can read them alone but you're not going to care as much as you might if you'd read the other three in order.

This is because Mike Carey has been dragging us in from book one, The Devil You Know, on the journey of Felix Castor. Not that is really what it feels like but the impact is definitely felt in Thicker Than Water. You get to meet his brother Matthew, delve into the shaping of Felix Castor through some of the events of his childhood, and find out that things aren't aways how they appear.

One of the interesting points of this book is the way the whole cast is brought together. They work as a team each having their own roles but their connections aren't shown in neon and they go deeper than what's mentioned.

Which is one of the reason why you need to read Castors other investigations. You have to know what he's risking in the opening scene and why he's risking it. You have to know why he shouldn't be teaming up with who he does and why he has no choice.

Carey has let the story off the leash in Thicker Than Water - know that he's established everyone and can pull those strings/connections, he lets it twist and turn, and peels away layers and layers until Felix is exposed. Felix seems to win only to leave this reader close to tears on the final page.

The good news is that the next one, The Name of the Beast, is out the end of the August it might be September and it looks like the world if going to Hell.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico!
As always Mike Carey has written a winner. The booksellers who sent this to me were fantastic also as they were very fast with delivery! Will deffo purchase from them again.
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by Melissa C. Salzman
5.0 out of 5 stars gripping reading
product arrived as described and very quickly. since arriving i've not be able to put it down. can 't wait for the next one.
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Great book, great series - Constantine minus the apathy plus a demon busting tin whistle.

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Published on 26 Jun 2009 by Mr. R. Taylor
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