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Great read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2023

I really liked Hunted.
Atticus and Granuaile and Oberon have a new team member!! Sounds as tho things are settling down. Look forward to Book 7

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Jskinz

Run, run, run away...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 1, 2013

The good news is that the action is back and the old Atticus is back. He's full of wit and more importantly remorse for all the dumb stuff he did that has lead him to this point. Also one long running story line is finally resolved so Atticus and crew have on less nemesis to deal with.

The bad news is something is still missing that I can't quite put my finger on. Atticus is witty again, but not really as fun as he used to be. He did suffer a loss and that could've put a damper on his mood. A lot of this book was spent with Atticus, Granuaile, and Oberon on the run. Which meant there was constant action, but not much character development. I'm not fan of Attuaile or Granicus. There is no real love story there, to me it just seems like "I'm male, you're female, we're both straight, we're on the run and meeting other people is going to be really hard, so we might as well hook up". Don't get me wrong I'm glad has a found a companion and is no longer waxing poetic about his long dead African wife Tahirah, but the Granuaile thing just seemed forced. I know people debate about whether or not men and women can just be friends, but they absolutely can. Especially if one is 2,000 years older than the other and their teacher. I wish they had formed and focused on a familial bond instead of a sexual one.

I'm also glad Atticus finally has a fellow Druid. Although why it took so long is beyond me. I know he has been on the run for millennia, however he did spend a few peaceful centuries with his wife Tahirah. They had 25 children together, some of whom he gave the Imortali-tea to. So why didn't he pass on his Druidic knowledge to any of them, or his grandchildren, or great-grandchildren? He kept close tabs on all of them. Or why not teach Tahirah?

There are only three more books in the series. I hope Mr. Hearne slows down. I don't know if it's him or his publisher but churning out a new book every six months seems to be sucking the charm out of these stories. The seventh book is supposed to come out this year. Hopefully he can slow down, really take his time, and really flesh out the last two books. I'd really hate to see this series go out with a fizzle instead of a bang like so many other Urban Fantasy series have lately.

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LeslieO

Great read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2023

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I really liked Hunted.
Atticus and Granuaile and Oberon have a new team member!! Sounds as tho things are settling down. Look forward to Book 7

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Marilyn Armstrong

Druids Vs. Everyone ... the race is on!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2013

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Atticus O'Sullivan (not his real name) the two-thousand-year-old last Roman Druid is running at top speed across Europe. Romania, Germany, Holland, France ... then swimming the English channel. All the while fending off two determinedly homicidal Olympian goddesses of the hunt--Artemis and Diana. Atticus messed with Bacchus, put him in slow time. Though the Greco-Roman pantheon is seriously upset about Bacchus, they seem more interested in killing Atticus -- Granuaile and Oberon, too -- than they are in freeing their co-deity.

The usual ways open to Druids of shifting to the safety of Tír na nÓg, are closed. Even the old ways are locked tight against them. The only remaining choice is running. Running long, hard, and fast, using whatever physical forms and magic are available. They no longer have Morrigan's help, though they do get occasional assistance from other quarters.

But pretty much everyone and everything is after them. Old enemies and new. Vampires, gods and goddesses, dark elves, weird creatures that fit no category. Sea monsters. And of course, Loki's on the loose and Ragnarök is coming. Soon.

Sides are forming up for the big battle at the end of the world -- Ragnarök - the Apocalypse -- is it the end? Of everything? Could there be a new beginning? It's never happened before, so who's to know? No one's banking on anything but death and destruction, so avoiding it as long as possible seems the sensible choice.

Sensible isn't part of the equation anymore. No one wants to negotiate, no one feels like chatting. It's kill or be killed. It's magic, weapons, a race to find a safe haven -- hide and seek along the way. No matter where they go, what they do, the Druids and all of their allies -- and enemies -- know the big finale is unavoidable. It will leave no one untouched. Meanwhile, the goal is to stay alive.

Atticus and Granuaile have almost no time in this book -- to my disappointment -- to develop the relationship they began after Granuaile was finally bound to Gaia and became a full Druid. There's no time now ... and given the perils, there may never be time. Not enough, anyway. A day, a few hours, grabbed here and there. This couple is not going to get that leisurely honeymoon, unless you count touring Europe in various forms - stag, horse, sea-lion, sea otter, falcon, mountain lion, wolfhound -- and of course, invisible. Most of the time, naked, a traditional form of battle dress for Celts, but not romantic.

This is by far the most high-speed book of the series to date. I had hoped for more character interaction. There is more than enough action -- fighting, battling, scheming, more fighting, dying, recovering -- but not much conversation. Not much relationship development. The book is a bridge to the next. Which is necessary. You have to get from point to point and this is the way Kevin Hearne is getting there. But you won't get resolution, not yet.

It's beautifully written (as always). This is the first book in which Granuaile has her own voice. She's a full character now, co-equal with Atticus. Chapters alternate in the first person, her speaking, him speaking. At first, it jarred me a little, but then, I liked it. Nice to have both a male and female primary character in a fantasy novel. I can't remember if I've ever read a book in this genre where both sexes had equal roles. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it's all good.

I'm not going to give anything away. No spoilers, sorry.

If you are a fan of the series, you will like the book. It's probably not quite what you expect, but it's excellent. It's a very critical link for what's coming.

And it's Granuaile's coming of age. In a way, it's also Atticus' coming of age, even though you might think he's seen it all and done it all. Not so. A lot of new stuff for him to chew on, work his way through, not the least of which is having a real relationship with someone other than his dog.

There are a lot of surprises and plot twists. Not all endings are happy. There are victories ... temporary wins. Holding actions. I'm not sure there are any victories to be had at this stage as the world draws close to Ragnarök. It's all survival, treachery and slippery alliances.

I think I will have to hold my breath for the next book. And I need to read this one a couple more times to really absorb it. It flew by way too fast. If you have not read any of the previous books, do yourself a favor and do not start with this one. Start at the beginning. There is a lot of history and the characters have all been built through the entire series. They won't make sense without the earlier books.

It's available in paperback and on Kindle. Also as a download from Audible.com. Read it. Love it. Wait for the next episode.

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Hillary

Hunted, Book 6 of Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles, Falls Short of the Series' Standards (But Still Rocks)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 30, 2013

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3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.

The Iron Druid Chronicles is an urban fantasy series by Kevin Hearne featuring Atticus O'Sullivan, a 2,100 year old Irish Druid who has outlived the influence of the Irish pantheon, the Tuatha de Danann. At the end of Trapped, the fifth book in the series, Atticus had finally managed to bind his apprentice, Granuaile MacTiernan, to the Earth, thus earning her the status of Druid... but not before massively pissing off the Olympians first.
Hunted: It seems like everyone in the world, and even the gods from several different planes of existence, are out for the two Druids' blood. Hel and Loki want the Druids out of the way before they begin Ragnarok. Artemis and Diana want revenge on Atticus for taking Bacchus and several dryads hostage. The vampires want the Druids dead because of the unique power they have to unbind vampires into particulate goo. Odin and the Norse pantheon want Atticus's help to fight Ragnarok, but they would be just as satisfied to sit back and watch him get taken out for previously killing Thor. And worst of all, the Druids are also being targeted by an unknown entity from within the Tuatha de Danann!
The majority of this book's plot revolves around the flight of Granuaile, Atticus, and Oberon across Europe as they flee the assorted forces seeking their demise. The Druids are prevented from shifting planes by Pan and Faunus's intervention, so they must flee across the European continent to seek aid. The flight scenes in Hunted can get a little bit tedious and repetitive, but the battle scenes more than make up for it. The fight scenes are quick and well written, with amusing cameos from gods and monsters from several different mythologies.
One of the things that have made the Iron Druid Chronicles so addictive up until this point has been how funny the books are. Each book is inundated with jokes, topical cultural references, and awesome turns of phrase. Occasionally jokes have fallen flat in past books, but while reading Hunted, I was shocked with just how contrived the humor in this book was compared to the past five books. Frankly, the majority of the humor in this book just was not up to the high standard Hearne has set for this series, which is really disappointing.
While Hearne has successfully used a bizarre mixture of words to express unique feelings in a comical way in the past (an example of this is Hearne's concept of being riddled by "guilt ferrets", the sensation of feeling so guilty that it seems like ferrets are crawling all over your body), the author has some notable failed turns of phrase in Hunted. Hearne has even earned the dubious honor of committing one of the worst linguistic transgressions I have come across: "cockfident waffle dolphin". Yeah, you read that right. This stupid portmanteau-nonsense-garble... there isn't even an explanation for what Hearne could have been thinking when he wrote this phrase.
There are many moments when Hearne returns to form, though, such as with his portrayal of the Greek god of lightning, Zeus. I won't spoil anything about the Zeus scenes, except for the fact that they're hilarious. Too bad there isn't more of him! Equally funny are the dialogue scenes between Atticus and his wisecracking hound, Oberon. As per usual, Oberon steals every scene he's in. Despite the series' humorous nature, Hunted is a much darker book than any of the previous novels, so be prepared for a few sad moments.
Hunted also suffers from a few structural issues; after the main plot is resolved, Atticus goes on a solo adventure that, while one of the most interesting and best-written sections of the book, feels very disconnected from the novel as a whole. Even after this point, the story malingers while the author tries to set up a transition to the next novel. This set-up is clunky at best and lazy writing at worst, although I must say that the ending comes with a great cliffhanger!
Bonus features:
Hunted has a handy pronunciation guide for all of the tricky names for readers who want to know the "correct" pronunciation. This was especially important because the main character Atticus has a traditional Irish name, Siodhachan, that I would have no idea how to pronounce without the guide (it's SHE yah han).
Another bonus feature of Hunted is the addition of the short story, "Two Ravens and One Crow", at the end of the book. This short story is considered book 4.5, and shares important details of what happens between books four and five, Tricked and Trapped.
So would I recommend Hunted? Yes. While Hunted is not Kevin Hearne's best work, the book still has its great moments, and surprisingly, a lot of these moments come when Atticus and the team are at their lowest. It seems only natural that this book would delve into the darker aspects of the characters' psyche; after encountering some serious setbacks and traumatic events, the book wouldn't have had as much of an impact if it employed all levity all the time.
I'm definitely excited for the next book in the series, Shattered, especially to see how two revelations at the end of the book pan out!

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Jon Jansen

A rousing tale

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 26, 2023

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Gotta love it when the pantheons go to war, and this book is filled to the brim with everything I've come to love about this author's writing.

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The Irresponsible Reader

Why Can't I Give this 6 Stars?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 11, 2013

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Try as I might, I can't figure out a way to get Goodreads to let me give this as many stars as it deserves -- 6. I don't think it's possible for Hearne to write a bad book, but Hunted is beyond good. Not that Hearne has ever seemed anything but self-assured and capable (sorta like Atticus), but he's really firing on all cylinders here -- from the jaw-dropping and series-changing events of Chapter 1 through all the plot, twists, character moments, quips, action, and development that follows -- Hearne delivers with verve and panache.

I don't know how to describe the storyline without plunging neck-deep into spoiler territory, so let's just say that this picks up minutes (if not seconds) from Trapped and keeps going from there. Virtually every character from the previous five novels makes an appearance (if only with a name-drop), and we get a few new characters from the pages of myth (Irish, Greek and Roman predominantly, but most of Europe is well-represented here) as well from Hearne's own imagination. Our favorite Druids face off with a couple of new opponents, try to broker a peace with Greek and Roman pantheons, prepare for Ragnarok, and try to suss out who amognst the Tuatha Dé Danann might be working to bring about their untimely demise. (clearly, our heroes don't get a lot of rest in these fast-moving 300 pages to get all that addressed)

Not that Atticus has had an easy go of it since the beginning of Hounded, but Hearne really puts the hurt on him this time around. He has two of the closest calls I can remember a first-person narrator dealing with in recent history -- and he gets both of them in one book! Though honestly, the emotional and intellectual challenges he faces are probably harder for him to deal with -- his Bear charm and tattoos can't help him with those. Naturally, he rises to the challenges and even pulls off a couple of schemes that would make his buddy Coyote proud. While remaining Atticus at his core, there are flashes of a ruthlessness and hardness that we haven't seen much of before. A good reminder that a Celtic warrior was formidable opponent (thankfully, there are things that still make him balk!)

While most of the book is told from Atticus' POV as usual, we do get a few chapters from Granuaile's POV. I appreciated seeing things from her perspective (not just the parts that Atticus couldn't relate, either) and I learned a lot more about a character I thought I knew pretty well already. I think she's just about at the point where we could get Granuaile novels with minimal use of Atticus (see the Joe Pike novels) and not feel we were missing much -- if anything, the fight scenes might be a bit more savage. There's a danger here (I think Atticus himself sees this) in her becoming too much of an eco-warrior (think Captain Planet as told by Tarantino), and I think that could make for problematic reading if it went on too long or too extreme. But until then, I'm enjoying the heck out of this warrior woman.

If you're already reading this series, you're in love with Oberon (or have no soul). If you're not reading it, you've probably not read this far -- but if you have, just know that it's worth buying the 6 books just to spend time with this most wonderful of Irish Wolfhounds. When I described Chapter 1 in words similar to my first paragraph to my wife (who's a couple books behind), she simply stopped me, "He didn't kill Oberon, did he?" I got the distinct impression that my books would be headed for the trash pile (or would be tossed on the barbeque) if I answered yes. Thankfully (on many levels), that's not the case. Even better, this is the best use of Oberon yet -- of course, he's hilarious and inappropriate as always -- but he also gets to be heroic, inspiring and even moving. I'm not kidding, my eyes got misty a couple of times just because of him.

Any book that does all that while pulling off things like citing Wheaton's Law within a few pages of quoting Dante (in the original!) needs to be celebrated. Now the wait for book 7 begins. (sigh)

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Sneaky Burrito

this one goes pretty much nonstop until the end

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2015

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I'm back to reading this series after a long time away (reading epic rather than urban fantasy for a change of pace). The first thing I would suggest is to read the bonus novella at the end prior to reading the main novel. Because some key hints are dropped in the novella about an event that occurs in the book (fairly early on), and some background storyline issues are resolved. (There's something regarding Odin in Hunted that didn't make a lot of sense to me until after I read the novella.)

If you like the previous books in this series, and the characters, you will probably like this one as well. It is a little different in some regards in that there are pretty much no breaks for the characters. They are on the run, nonstop, until nearly the very end. It's exciting, for sure, but it leaves you wanting to take a deep breath. It was maybe a little too packet with action, as it didn't have any of the fun world-building and character development of past novels (no anti-British old neighbor lady, no running a bookshop/tea shop in Arizona, etc.). Then again, by the sixth novel in a series, with recurring characters, it can be difficult to shed new light on their natures.

If you are not familiar with this series, it is fun (perhaps not quite the same as the Dresden Files, but if you liked Harry Dresden and company, there is a good chance you will also like this series), but I'd suggest starting back at the first book. Because new characters are added in nearly every book, and subsequent books (like this one) refer back to past events from the other books of the series.

As with other volumes in the series, there is a goal to this volume (reach safety in England, despite pursuit and many obstacles), but also overall development of the series arc. I think a nice balance is struck, with each aspect feeding off the other.

I feel like this book does a better job of making us afraid for the characters than some of the past books in the series. Really bad things happen to them and they do not dominate every conflict. Things happen where we're not sure they can recover.

Once again, there are a lot of jokes about popular culture. I'm not sure that I caught all of them. In fact, I probably didn't. But it's fun to spot the references. In general, language was about what you'd expect -- modern (appropriate due to the setting) with some profanity and sexual references and a lot of one-liners and other jokes.

The primary POV character is again Atticus, the druid from the series title. We do get a few POV chapters from Granuaile's point of view (she is now a full druid after what happens in a previous book), as well. Their voices are distinctly different, which is nice. There were no cues as to whose chapter was which in the chapter headings, but it turned out that I didn't need them -- I could figure out after the first paragraph, who was doing the talking (or thinking, as the case may be).

There was some discussion of how one's idealism is lost after centuries of life. I think this was an interesting theme to explore, and something that lent seriousness and believability to the story. It's nice to have a theme like this, without being beaten over the head by it. I think the author does a good job here.

I feel like I haven't been too specific at this point. it's hard to do so without spoiling everything, which I've been trying to avoid doing. But if you're happy with the first few books, you will probably like this one as well.

Overall, a solid volume in the series. I'm glad the next one is already available.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2020

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This is one of my favorite Urban Fantasy series and I have no idea why there is such a time gap between books. Of course, I always think that as soon as I finish a book in a series I love. *sigh* I’ve been a fan of mythology since I was a young reader and the Iron Druid Chronicles brings all that back. I love the adventure, the twists and turns and the characters – both good and bad. What I don’t expect when I read a book in this series is a lot of emotion and I most certainly don’t expect there to be tears, but… well, I can’t tell you why there were tears, just that they caught me off guard. And though I adore these characters, I don’t expect them to reduce me to tears, but they did and… just be forewarned…

One of the things that I really liked about Hunted was getting to know Granueaile just a little bit better. Although they’ve been close for a while, Atticus, Granueaile and Oberon seemed even more like “family” than they have in the past books.

As much as I love Oberon and Granuaile, I have to admit that Oberon is the character that keeps me coming back. Okay, so I’m kidding (maybe just a little) but he is so much more than a dog in the Iron Druid Chronicles and if you’ve read any of these books, you know exactly what I’m talking about. He’s witty, ridiculous, adorable and just about the coolest dog ever written into any series. Passages like this are just one example:

I (Atticus) said to Granuaile, “We may have a faery tail.”
Yeah! This is the kind of faery tale with children who wander off and get in trouble in the forest. Usually they die because they don’t have a wolfhound along – or parents. You ever notice the rampant child neglect going on in faery tales?
“No, Oberon, I said we might have a faery tail, as in a faery who is tailing us.”
My hound whined. English is stupid sometimes.

I mean really, he has a point, doesn’t he? 😀

Hunted is book 6 in the series, which means I only have 3 books to go before I reach the finale. Next is Shattered, which I happen to have two copies of. (Don’t ask… when you read as much as I do, it’s hard to keep track.) Maybe I’ll find a way to share that one with a lucky reader. 😉

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"Silly dark elves. Earth is for Druids."

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 28, 2013

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4+ stars - OUTSTANDING!
RECOMMENDED FOR: Iron Druid Chronicle fans and ANYONE who loves a good adventure chock-full of mythology, Druids, and magic

One of the BEST in the series!

This book reminded me of why I love this series so much! It had the right balance of action and story. As a reader, I appreciated that we started right back where we left off - it helped me to pick up the action right away. I was truly engaged and absorbed. I could NOT put this book down, and I did so only grudgingly to do real-world stuff, like work and eat and sleep.

I love that Granuaile's POV is included. I felt more of a real sense of WHO she is this time, especially when she was doing the talking. But even from Atticus' POV, Granuaile didn't come across as "just a side-kick" this time. She's really coming into her Druid status and showing her own style.

Oberon is sassy and smart as ever. He's the best comic relief!
(Oberon) "I've never run this fast for so long. It's better than sticking your head out a car window, that's for sure."
(Oberon) "Oh, great big bears, Atticus!" he said as he laid into it. "This is the best prime rib ever!.... Stolen and succlent, like forbidden fruit when I'm already starving. This shall be known as the Great Meat Heist of Poland That One Time. All future meals will be measured against this one. It's even better than the Big Juicy Barbecue if Atlanta That Other Time, do you remember tha? Or the Beloved Boar Sausage We Had Once. And do you remember the Heinous Worldwide Bacon Shortage of 2013? This totally makes up for it!"

True tear-jerk moments with the Morrigan, but mostly with Atticus' thinking of her. It was heart-breaking to realize along with him just what the Morrigan had done & said. And how he could see clearly now what he'd missed before. I liked that there was so much *more* to her than what we saw. Her actions and words made so much more sense in this book and during Atticus' musings.

While on the run from the Roman and Greek gods, Atticus, Granuaile, and Oberon encounter just about every possible Greek or Roman god possible, along with some Irish gods, an English god (of sorts), and Norse gods. Loki is featured, and he provides one heckuva show at Windsor!

Lots of surprises, a new unique villain, more Leif, and a few other familiar, welcome faces. Love all the twists and turns! Reading this book definitely runs the gamut of emotions! It's like your favorite roller-coaster ride. No matter how scary or how much you scream, it's still a thrilling, fantastic, awesome experience.

In the end, we add to the team... interesting prospects for the next books. I'd hoped that vampire problem in Poland would be mentioned again. I'd "assumed" that Atticus' deal in Tir na nOg would take care of his debt to Malina's coven. But nothing about Malina, her coven, or vampires being killed in Poland was mentioned. (Unless I missed it.) I'm assuming that'll be covered in the next book.

ARC provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Quotes verified with the first version published June 25, 2013.

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Lucrecia Graña

Hunted: The Iron Druid Chronicles: Book Six

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2015

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I have just finished the 6th book of this series. And I have just realized I haven't review any of the previous books.
Can't really say why. Mostly I'm afraid I won't do them justice...

I can honestly say I LOVE this series. I'm starting the 7th one just after I'm done writing this, I'll tell ya that. Already in my kindle ^^
I'm not quite sure how to go on though (probably why I have t tried reviewing this series before ;)
There's SO much I like. Or rather, I can't find anything I don't like.
And ppl should know. I cannot be selfish and enjoy this all by myself. Ppl need to know xD

These books are funny, geeky, smart, beyond interesting, geeky, awfully well written and researched, funny, engaging, action-packed, dark at times, sweet at times, geeky, funny and just plain brilliant.
I mean, what's there to say about a Druid over two thousand years old who keeps up with the world and has an Irish wolfhound who he's taught to talk so they can communicate through a mental link, totally badass or what?
And said hound, Oberon, loves bacon (and then again who doesn't? crazy ppl, that's who) watches Dirty Harry movies, quotes Star Wars and loves to get down and dirty with French poodles. He's loyal, loving, can't tell time well, loves stories (and they are the only way he'll get a bath) and he's basically a big geek who loves meat. Adorable (and far from it when in battle)
Well, frakking awesome is what I say.
AWESOME!
There.

I cannot think of a reason someone wouldn't enjoy this series. I mean, I know I strongly relate to the bacon and geek part, but still!
Has a little of everything and then holy f*cking SOME.
And when I say a little of everything I'm taking the totally awesome Druid, his hilarious, geeky talking-hound, the hot redhead newbie Granuaile, magic, werewolves, vampires, witches, dark elves, fairies, legendary swords, different plains of existence, any and every god from any and every Pantheon: Irish, Norse, Indian, Roman, Greek, freaking Christian for crying out loud...
And so on and so forth! You name it and they probably made or will make a guest appearance for better or worse.
Everything is just beautifully woven into these intricately, well thought stories that make these 6 books so far.
And the 7th I'm sure.
And more to come. I hope!

Just keep being awesome, Hearne!
And I'll just keep reading.
Best deal ever ;P

On a side note, I'd like to point out that I get the audiobook version of books I like whenever I can so that I'm always 'reading' even when I can't actually hold the iPad.
So I need to say this.
Christopher f*cking Ragland has made my reading these books, which we already agreed are freaking awesome and then some, even better.
What's better than freaking awesome? Christopher Ragland doing Atticus and Oberon, that's what. He's doing more than reading the books, he's living them and making it impossible for me to imagine Atticus (sexy voice BTW) and Oberon with a different voice.
Job well done.

Enjoy!

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J. Howard

Still running...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 23, 2013

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We left Atticus running for his life in the last book, thanks to a few gods & goddesses who were peeved at him for many reasons, including hiding Bacchus. He runs through most of this book, but is able to turn the tide toward negotiation and mutual benefit once he gets Odin to the conference table.

The series is the Iron Druid Chronicles, beginning with Hounded. Atticus and his Irish wolfhound Oberon are reminiscent of characters in the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, although the "magic" is more earth- or god-oriented with Atticus, and more fae- or magick-oriented in Dresden. There is plenty of snark, nerdy references, and humor within the stories.

Atticus taught Oberon language so that Oberon could enjoy movies while Atticus was at work. Oberon does not speak, but communicates telepathically. Although he is sentient, it is the sentience of a dog who thinks doggy thoughts, and it makes me laugh out loud. Following is a scene from Hunted, where they have been on the run in Poland and have to go without food for quite some time. Atticus conceals himself and enters a restaurant kitchen where they are serving breakfast and just starting to cook for lunch. Atticus grabs plates of breakfast foods, then checks the oven:

>> The large rib of beef that greeted me elicited a smile, because I knew how happy Oberon would be... I sliced off a generous hunk of bloody beef for my friend [and carried all the food back to the woods].... <Try to chew it slowly and enjoy it> I said, putting the plate down for Oberon.

<Oh, great big bears, Atticus!> he said as he laid into it. <This is the best prime rib ever!> He gave a soft whine of appreciation. <Stolen and succulent, like forbidden fruit when I'm already starving. This shall be known as the Great Meat Heist of Poland That One Time. All future meals shall be measured against this one. It's even better than the Big Juicy Barbeque of Atlanta That Other Time, remember that? Or the Beloved Boar Sausage of Scotland We Had Once. And do you remember the Heinous Worldwide Bacon Shortage of 2013? This totally makes up for it.>

<Glad you like it, buddy. There's no shortage of bacon here; in fact, you can have mine.>

<You're giving me prime rib WITH A SIDE OF BACON? I love you, Atticus. If I ever have puppies, I'm going to tell them stories about this food. It's legendary!>

Oberon's occasional comments about human sexuality are hysterical, too. Do not mention poodle bitches around Oberon!

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