
Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2
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BOOK 2 IN THE IRON DRUID CHRONICLES
Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty - when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II.
With a fallen angel feasting on local high school students, a horde of Bacchants blowing in from Vegas with their special brand of deadly decadence, and a dangerously sexy Celtic goddess of fire vying for his attention, Atticus is having trouble scheduling the witch hunt. But aided by his magical sword, his neighbor’s rocket-propelled grenade launcher, and his vampire attorney, Atticus is ready to sweep the town and show the witchy women they picked the wrong Druid to hex.
Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s phenomenal Iron Druid Chronicles novels:
HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED
- Listening Length8 hours and 52 minutes
- Audible release dateJune 7, 2011
- LanguageEnglish
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Listening Length | 8 hours and 52 minutes |
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Author | Kevin Hearne |
Narrator | Luke Daniels |
Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
Audible.com Release Date | June 07, 2011 |
Publisher | Brilliance Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B0054N6I2W |
Best Sellers Rank | #4,672 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #64 in Contemporary Fantasy #65 in Urban Fantasy #128 in Paranormal Fantasy |
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One thing that I thought was a strength of the previous book was that the main character, Atticus, was generally likable despite having a different sense of morality than a contemporary American would have (because of his upbringing in a very different time and place). There's a little evidence of that here (especially when he's out to save his own hide), although there are a couple of elements that seem designed specifically to elicit sympathy for Atticus (for example, the story about his activities during WWII, although there was at least a slim connection to the events of the present-day story there, as well). I guess we learn more about Atticus here, although I wouldn't say he develops any greater depth. I have found that with first-person POV series in general, not all books contribute equally to character development, though. Some volumes add more than others. So I'm not feeling cheated here.
I do think Atticus is a little bit less of a male Mary Sue here. He can't do everything on his own; he has to ask for help. And when he asks for help, he has to obtain it from people he'd rather not deal with, or to make compromises he finds a little distasteful. Plus, he has to clean up some messes stemming from his actions in the previous book.
As with the previous volume, most of the magic is based on Celtic mythology. However, other mythologies and theologies make appearances here as well. Atticus must rely on the prayers of a Catholic friend at one point, and we meet some followers of Bacchus/Dionysus. We also encounter a version of the trickster Coyote, and one of the characters has a personal problem with Thor. I rather like all of these disparate elements coming together in one place. One theme in the book is that belief plays a part in making the gods/goddesses what they are. And so only in a country like America, where there are people from all these different cultures living together, would these different mythologies and religions clash. So I think the setting was very appropriately chosen.
This book doesn't really stand on its own. You need to read the previous volume, wherein you are introduced to many characters, and there are a couple of things in this book that will probably get addressed again at later volumes in the series (Atticus makes promises to the witch Laksha and also to one of his attorneys regarding certain quests he's undertaking for them or helping them to undertake, and these aren't resolved; also, one of Bacchus's followers escapes and the implication is that she may be back again). There is a main conflict that is resolved by the end of the book, however -- a new coven of witches is trying to encroach on the territory where Atticus is living, bringing with them all sorts of bad news and events. I don't get too upset about this because I would not call the ending a cliffhanger and I expect some type of series arc to carry through any multi-volume series (there are a handful more volumes out that I haven't read yet).
I seem to remember trying to drop everything to read this, so the pace near the end must have been quite good -- and I definitely wanted to know what happened. In the end, I did enjoy reading this -- more than I enjoyed book one. It wasn't perfect, but it was fun to read and I'm looking forward to the next volume.
We catch up with Atticus about 3 weeks after the events in Hounded. He's gotten lots of visits from a variety of gods and higher powers telling him not to mess with them but if he could maybe kill this other god, that would be great. After centuries of lying low, Atticus is not enjoying the attention that being a god killer brings him. He wants to live quietly and be left alone. During a conversation with his friend and lawyer Lief, his iron necklace becomes so hot that it roasts Atticus' skin. He realizes that he's under attack and Lief scrambles to locate the attacker. No one can be seen and the since his personal wards thwarted the spell, Atticus focuses on prying the metal off of his charred skin and gently refusing to kill Thor. Lief does not take the refusal gracefully and leaves in a huff (or as much of a huff as an ancient viking vampire turned lawyer can).
After recovering, Atticus immediately contacts a local coven who he suspects of attacking him. It turns out that they were also attacked - by a dark coven who is trying to take over their part of town. On top of that a group of Bacchants has come in from Vegas also trying to take over new territory. With the witches trapped in their homes behind wards strong enough to keep the dark coven's hexes at bay, it's up to Atticus to save the day - which is something he really, really doesn't want to do.
Hexed ties up some loose ends from the first book and lays the ground work for subsequent story lines at a fairly fast pace. There was a lot going on but Hearne has a talent for keeping Hexed from becoming confusing or overwhelming. As with the real world, life doesn't stop for Atticus to solve one problem at a time, so he ends up juggling responsibilities, problems, and the occasional crisis.
Atticus remains a witty and capable reluctant hero in Hexed. There is a lot going on in this story but it moves along very quickly despite its slow start. The banter between Atticus and other characters is always entertaining and the fight scenes are filled with action-y goodness. Hexed is a fun followup book and I can't wait to meet Thor in Hammered.
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In any case my wife turned me on to the Iron Druid Series and I would say it is splendid. It is amazingly present, to the point that things happen in the story are things that I have be around to witness and form and opinion on myself.
The writing is engaging and easy to digest, but the author inserts a good number of old English or "smarted words" I think I have had more cause to use my kindle dictionary then I every had in any other book I have read. This is actually pleasant to me, as I feel I am learning a bit while reading.
The writing is standard hero in modern world must cope with a number current and historic "boogieman" and it is done with equal parts seriousness, comedy, and description.
It is one of the rare books that I feel recharge and better after reading. Almost a panacea against a crappy day at work. Kudos to Kevin Hearne and is supporting network.
The only downside would be that the books are quick reads and in the case of the kindle edition are price a bit higher than average, but at the same time they aren't putting out $20 hardback editions, so I think the price is fair.
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That said, it is a good mix of mythology and contemporary memes with a lot of humorous and erudite writing although a hero who has wild sex with goddesses should not be blushing and farting at the sight of his apprentice in her scanties. For a hero with a healthy sense of self-preservation Atticus appears to have little difficulty in dispatching gods, demons, fallen angels and witches so is a testament to 2,000 odd years of healthy food.
The comic relief of Oberon is good and I like the idea of an actual blood-sucking lawyer rather than a merely metaphorical one.



I tried anyway, and am glad I did. The story is as fresh, original and funny as the first.
This time, divine beings and spirits from other belief systems are making an appearance in modern human form. To my surprise, this works. The different religions are treated with respect, and the fictional characters actions are consistent with the values they represent in their religions.
Delighted with this book, I then went on to buy the third ... and that's when it went downhill.
