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Read: The Naming of the Beasts, Mike Carey

The fifth book in the Felix Castor series, The Naming of the Beasts picks up almost exactly where book four, Thicker Than Water left off: Asmodeus (in the flesh of Fix’s best friend Rafi) is loose in London, and he seems to have murder on the mind. We finally get a look inside Jenna-Jane Mulbridge’s paranormal science experiment, investigate Rafi’s past, and revisit familiar friends and foes. While at times it seems like a few characters have been thrown in just for show, the climactic shootout is well worth the wait—but it does raise the question: will there be a book six? Or is Castor done for good?