Hounded, the iron druid chronicles, book one by kevin. For nearly 2,000 years, only one druid has walked the earth atticus osullivan, the iron druid, whose sharp wit and sharp sword have kept him alive as hes been pursued by a pantheon of hostile deities. And that deity, aenghus og, is about to catch up to him. I was recommended this book by amazon, so i thought i would give it a try. Jason weisberger, boing boing celtic mythology and an ancient druid with modern attitude mix it up in the arizona desert in this witty new fantasy series. Kelly meding, author of three days to dead kevin hearne. Hounded by kevin hearne is a fun, witty, action adventure novel that despite some a few flaws managed to entertain from start to finish. Atticus apprentice, granuaile, is at last a full druid herself. A little too fantasyish for my liking, but i love the concept for book. Hounded gene mollica cover artist the iron druid chronicles book 1 cover art for hounded iron druid available as a print from the artist gene mollica the iron druid chronicles by kevin hearne.
Atticus osullivan is one of the last, if not the last druid on earth. The the iron druid chronicles is a series of urban fantasy novels written by kevin hearne and published by del rey books. Book 2 in the iron druid chronicles atticus osullivan, last of the druids, doesnt care much for witches. Atticus osullivan has been running for two thousand years and hes a bit tired of it. Hounded tells the story of atticus, an irish druid living in tempe, arizona with his faithful wolfhound oberon, who runs his own apothecary of. Modern day mage team, character inspiration gene mollica cover artist the iron druid. Its hard for me to read urban fantasy these days and not compare the books to the dresden files. Iron druid has the strongest beginning to an urban fantasy series that i have read todate. That said, there were times where hounded read more like a day in the life of where.
I read through all three books in the series in a few days and i look. Especially since id written that exact phrase on page six of hounded. All the books, including short stories, have recorded as audiobooks narrated by luke daniels for the. After finishing this one though, i have now learned two. Hounded, hexed, hammered, tricked, trapped, hunted, p. Buy a discounted paperback of hounded online from australias leading online bookstore. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The iron druid chronicles, book two by kevin hearne. Given that atticus osullivan is a druid, it is only fitting that the debut novel dealt heavily with celtic mythology.
Over a million copies of the iron druid books sold american gods meets jim butchers harry dresden sff world. I read book 1 of the iron druid chronicles a few weeks ago and am struggling to recall enough details of the plot to write even a. Still, hes about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treatywhen suddenly the witch population in modern day tempe, arizona, quadruples overnight. Atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop and. The iron druid chronicles, book 1 part 2 kevin hearne atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop and shapeshifting in his spare time. Of course the book i chose was hounded book one of the iron druid series. Atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop and shapeshifting in his spare time to hunt with his irish wolfhound. Aenghus wants a mystical sword that atticus is hiding, one that would give. The characters are fully formed, even the peripheral ones, so when they show up again they feel like a friend. Atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an. The sense of humor in the firstperson narrative is one of the main reasons to. To narrow the focus a bit and keep myself sane, when i sat down to write hounded, the first book of the iron druid chronicles.
The first novel in the iron druid chronicles introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero. Iron druid came to me yesterday on the way home from the day job, and it was one of those facepalm moments, where you cant believe you hadnt thought of it earlier. Book one in the new york times bestselling iron druid chronicles series atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop and shapeshifting in his spare time to hunt with his irish wolfhound. Atticus and his trusty sidekick, irish wolfhound oberon, make an eminently readable daring duo as they. Hes actually twenty one centuries old, and the last living druid in existence. Booktopia has hounded, the iron druid chronicles, book one by kevin hearne. Download the iron druid chronicles audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. The iron druid chronicles is a series written by kevin hearne. The first novel in the iron druid chroniclesintroducing a cool, new, funny urban.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hounded with two bonus short stories. The series is set in a fictionalized version of the modern day world the first couple of books take place primarily in tempe. A fact that still irks one particular irish deity to no end. Fans of tongueincheek humor, fast dialogue, and oberon the wolfhound will be pleased to hear subterranean press is publishing a limited edition of hounded, book one of the iron druid chronicles, featuring atticus osullivan the 2,000yearold druid and his wolfhound oberon in their first adventure.
The second novel of the iron druid chronicles series was titled hexed and was published in june 2011. Hounded by kevin hearne is a good urban fantasy debut. The iron druid chronicles is a series of urban fantasy novels, novellas, novellettes and short stories, written by kevin hearne and published by del rey books. Kevin is the nyt bestselling author of the iron druid chronicles, as well as the seven kennings, an epic fantasy trilogy, and the tales of pell, a humorous fantasy series coauthored with delilah s. Check out the iron druid chronicles, for all my book lovers out there. This novel is the sequel to the first one and is also based on the urban fantasy genre.
Still, hes about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treatywhen suddenly the witch population in modern day. This is the first book in the iron druid chronicles. Hounded by kevin hearne is a fun, witty, action adventure novel that despite some a few. It lays forth a tapestry of characters and events without reading like a history book. The iron druid chronicles, book one by kevin hearne english mass mark. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed irish dude is about twenty one years oldwhen in. The novel continues to show the adventurous life of atticus osullivan. This is book one of the iron druid chronicles series. Book one in the new york times bestselling iron druid chronicles series. The iron druid chronicles, book one ebook written by kevin hearne.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hounded with two bonus short stories. See more ideas about the iron druid chronicles, druid tattoo and iron. The first novel in the iron druid chroniclesintroducing a cool, new, funny. Leif helgarson the iron druid chronicles wiki fandom. Hounded iron druid chronicles mass market paperback may 3, 2011. The iron druid chronicles hounded i love the books atticus o sullivan and. Leif helgarson is one of the main characters in the iron druid chronicles he made his first appearance in hounded and has continued to be of importance in every book since. The iron druid chronicles, book one kindle edition by hearne, kevin. The first novel in the iron druid chronicles introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop and shapeshifting in his spare time to hunt with his irish wolfhound. Hounded, hexed, hammered, tricked, two ravens and one crow, trapped, hunted, and grimoire of the lamb are works of fiction. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. All in all hounded is a very competent debut by an author who is rightly making a big. Atticus siodhachan osullivan is a fascinating character. The iron druid chronicles, book one mass market paperback may 3 2011.
If you would like to hear more, you will find the first chapter of book two hexed at the end of this recording. Get the audible audio editions of the iron druid chronicles series from the. The story follows the modern day magical adventures of atticus, an ancient druid in present day arizona. Hounded is the first novel in the iron druid chronicles urban fantasy series by newly published author kevin hearne. He passes for a 21 year old university student quite nicely, due to some magical herbal tea. Other books ive enjoyed thoroughly in this genre are ready player one and. Praise for kevin hearne and the iron druid chronicles the iron druid books are clever, fastpaced and a good escape. The first novel in the original, sixbook iron druid chroniclesintroducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero. His lawyers are a vampire and a werewolf and his best friend and irish wolfhound dog, oberon, is sweet. Names, places, and incidents either are products of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Hexed book 2 in the iron druid chronicles atticus osullivan, last of the druids, doesnt care much for witches. The iron druid chronicles audiobook by kevin hearne. Hounded was thoroughly entertaining without being cheesy and resorting to too much sex, violence and gore. The iron druid chronicles, book 1 online ebook download.
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