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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.6 EAN: 9780446618700 ISBN: 0446618705 Label: Grand Central Publishing Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 528 Publication Date: June 01, 2008 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Studio: Grand Central Publishing Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Urban Horror. We have a winner!I don't expect much from the urban horror genre (or supernatural thriller genre, or whatever you'd like to label it) because I have been burned plenty of times in the past by weakly written stories. So, it was with mounting pleasure that I turned the pages of this smashing debut by Mike Carey. It has everything you'd expect from an urban horror tale--only with better writing, a wry sense of humor and a grittiness and weight that I don't find often in fantasy novels. I found it a perfect balance of ... Read More Rating:  - Urban Fantasy-- PI/Exorcist, Fun Novel and Well Narrated -Audio Book ReviewI picked this book up because it was 1) an intriguing sounding Urban Fantasy and 2) read by Michael Kramer who I had just enjoyed reading Emma Bull's Territory. The English accents don't sound quite right but I enjoyed the book so much that I wasn't particularly bothered. I would suggest that any person who is more knowledgeable about English accents should listen to a sample on Audible before committing. I know how I can feel when someone gets an accent I know well wrong-- anywhere from amused ... Read More Rating: - A Memorable First NovelI enjoyed this book a good bit. I liked the main character and felt he was well developed. The story flowed well and the action was great. The surprises were good. Worth reading. Rating: - Good StuffI generally dislike graphic novels, so was not at all sure that I would enjoy this book, since the author had only written graphic novels previously. I'm glad I took a chance on it; it's entertaining, original and very well written indeed. I was delighted by the wry humor; I am not a person who often laughs out loud, but several times, this book surprised me sufficiently to trigger a guffaw (a dainty one, of course, but still a guffaw). The characters and world are original, likeable, AND believable, ... Read More Rating: - Inventive & captivating!Took me a while to pick this one up & I'm glad I did! The characters and relationships are fleshed out well as is the interesting setting. Felix's world is modern Britain, with the twist that an inexplicable shift has occurred around the millennium and ghosts and the risen dead linger on, commonly appearing to the living, generally in the vicinity of the site of their deaths or burial ground. Other forms of supernatural beings make an appearance in the world as well. Felix is an exorcist; a nonreligious ... Read More 
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