The Naming of the Beasts
core novel 2009 Felix Castor
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.19 (5,727 ratings, collected 2026-10-18) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781841496559 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, but if you ask Felix Castor, he will tell you there is quite a bit of arrogance and reckless stupidity lining the streets as well. He should know: there are 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 left Castor with blood on his hands. He drowns his guilt in cheap whiskey while an innocent woman lies dead and her daughter comatose, his few remaining friends fear for their lives, and there is a demon loose on the streets. Castor has some tough choices to make, because expel the demon he must, or all Hell will break loose. The fifth Felix Castor novel.
Where it sits
- Universe: Felix Castor
- Series: Felix Castor core; position 5 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: M.R. Carey
Notes
- From the series record (Felix Castor): Mike Carey's five Felix Castor novels about a freelance exorcist in a London where the dead have risen.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Felix Castor: position 5 of 6: previous Thicker Than Water (2008) · next The Ghost in Bone (2023)
- Internal chronology, within Felix Castor: position 5 of 5: previous Thicker Than Water (2008)
Sources
- Risingshadow (series listing)
- Civilian Reader (Orbit reissue announcement and publisher synopsis)
- Orbit (publisher description, via library catalogue)
- Better Read (Orbit edition record)
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