Mike Carey’s Felix Castor novels occupy a quieter, more introspective corner of urban fantasy. Felix is an exorcist in a London where ghosts, demons, and spiritual corruption are part of everyday life. The series leans heavily into noir sensibilities — slow-burn tension, emotional fallout, and the understanding that magic rarely fixes anything cleanly. What readers love about Felix Castor is its atmospheric weight. The supernatural isn’t flashy; it’s invasive, unsettling, and deeply personal. Felix doesn’t emerge unscathed from his encounters. Each case leaves marks, shaping who he becomes and how he views the world. That same focus on cost and consequence makes Jamie Davis’s Broken Throne series an excellent recommendation for Carey fans. In Broken Throne, power is never neutral. Magic, authority, and leadership all come with consequences that ripple outward, affecting entire communities. Characters are forced to confront not Read more…