Iron druid has the strongest beginning to an urban fantasy series that i have read todate. The nineteenth indiana regiment of the iron brigade. The iron druid chronicles, book 1 kevin hearne atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop and shapeshifting in his spare time to hunt. Hounded, hexed, hammered ebook written by kevin hearne. The iron druid chronicles is a series written by kevin hearne. Over a million copies of the iron druid books sold american gods meets jim butchers harry dresden sff world. Two ravens and one crow the iron druid chronicles series.
Kevin hearne began his iron druid chronicles series in 2011 with his debut novel, hounded. 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, i made myself a list of what i wanted to contribute to the genre. Hes actually twenty one centuries old, and the last living druid in existence. I was coming off the back of reading one of my favourite authors so this book had a lot to live up to.
Sep 01, 2011 book one in the millioncopy bestselling iron druid chronicles series, an urban fantasy adventure packed with humour, action and mythology about the author kevin hearne hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to heavy metal. Book one in the new york times bestselling iron druid chronicles series. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Below is a list of kevin hearnes iron druid chronicles books in order of when they were originally published. His real name is said to be, siodhachan o suileabhain. Praise for kevin hearnes iron druid chronicles clever, fast paced and a good escape.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hounded with two bonus short stories. The story follows the modern day magical adventures of atticus, an ancient druid the worlds last real druid in present day arizona. I dont know what the iron druid chronicles are, but i will investigate. Outlander introduces an exhilarating world of heroism and breathtaking thrills as one woman is torn between past and present, passion and love.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Jul 11, 2017 the ancient gods are alive and well in the modern world in this hilarious, actionpacked collection of original short stories featuring atticus osullivan, the twothousandyearold irishman from kevin hearnes new york times bestselling iron druid chronicles. The iron druid chronicles, book seven audiobook by kevin hearne. Thats what makes urban fantasy the most exciting genre to read and write for me. Given that atticus osullivan is a druid, it is only fitting that the debut novel dealt heavily with celtic mythology. The iron druid chronicles starter pack 3book bundle. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed irish dude is about twenty one years oldwhen in actuality, hes twenty one centuries old.
Iron druid chroniclesfalling kingdomsfantasy fictionfirst nationsfiction booksgreat books. Hounded iron druid chronicles 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. All books of the iron druid chronicles, the seven kennings, and the tales of pell can be found in all the usual places, online and in stores. The iron druid chronicles is quickly becoming my favorite series and hearne has quickly become my favorite. Kevin hearne is an american author of fantasy novels. Aenghus wants a mystical sword that atticus is hiding, one that would give. I enjoyed the books far more with oberon than had atticus been on his own or solely with his druid apprentice. Hearne grew up and still is interested in comics and scifi most notably star wars. The iron druid chronicles, book one kindle edition by hearne, kevin. The series is currently ongoing and is planned for nine novels. He attended northern arizona university, where he worked as a editorial cartoonist and feature columnist for its newspaper. Hounded by kevin hearne, book one in the iron druid. The iron druid chronicles, book one my main quibble with hounded was the absence of moral considerations in atticuss decisions and the fact the novel read like a series of episodes. Still, hes about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treatywhen suddenly the witch population in modernday tempe, arizona, quadruples overnight.
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. But the thing that bothers me the most, the one thing i couldnt get past while i was reading, is the main character. The iron druid chronicles two tales of the iron druid chronicles my lodge cast iron skillet cookbook. Hounded is the first novel in the iron druid chronicles urban fantasy series by newly published author kevin hearne. He has taken up a druid initiate named granuaile to train her in druidry and. Ive waited a long time to know what the series would finally be calledalmost a year. The complete series list for the iron druid chronicles kevin hearne. The novel continues to show the adventurous life of atticus osullivan. When a druid has lived for two thousand years like atticus, hes bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Of irish origin, and having lived over 2100 years, he is said to be the last remaining druid.
In 1945, former combat nurse claire randall returns from world war ii. The potential for supernatural shenanigans in the present seems infinite. Luke daniels narrator 2012 hounded the iron druid chronicles series book 1 kevin hearne author 2011 hounded the iron druid chronicles. 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 brief recap. Hexed is the followup novel to hounded, the first book in the iron druid chronicles.
The first novel in the iron druid chroniclesintroducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero. A fact that still irks one particular irish deity to no end. The iron druid chronicles 9 book series kindle edition. If you read the harry dresden books by jim butcher, you know that harry is a good guy. The iron druid chronicles has 12 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. A large part of this is due to a successful first novel being optioned into a series, and the author having to find a way to stretch their idea into multiple.
Sep 01, 2011 book one in the new york times bestselling iron druid chronicles series. But the mischievous coyote is not above a little sleight of paw. I have hopes that maybe a tiny dusting of its badassery will accrue to me, since im the author. I love, love, love this series my bookish ways entertaining, steeped in a ton of mythology, populated by awesome characters civilian reader this is one series no fantasy fan should miss. About hounded the first novel in the iron druid chroniclesintroducing 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. Placefalling kingdomsfantasy fictionnative american artfirst nationsfiction booksgreat books. The iron druid chronicles audiobook, book 1 part 2. So when vengeful thunder gods come norse by southwest looking for payback, atticus, with a little help from the navajo trickster god coyote, lets them think that theyve chopped up his body in the arizona desert. Atticus osullivan is one of the main characters in the book, hounded and plays a prominent role in the the iron druid chronicles. The iron druid chronicles series in order kevin hearne. 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. I do have some links on the individual novel pages for you. Summary from the book jacket atticus osullivan, last of the druids, has a peaceful life running an occult bookshop in arizona.
Kevin hearne writes about atticus who is a 2000 year old druid trying to. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The iron druid chronicles has 12 entries in the series. Susan sullivan, fantasy books, fantasy art, the iron druid chronicles, his. An alltime audible favorite that mixes historic fiction, adventure, and romance with one of the most fascinating literary devices. All the books, including short stories, have recorded as audiobooks narrated by luke daniels for the. 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 is the first novel in kevin hearnes urban fantasy series, the iron druid chronicles. The second novel of the iron druid chronicles series was titled hexed and was published in june 2011.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. I find that with many longer series, the second book tends to be a good deal weaker than the first. I wasnt drawn in for the first 30 pages but stuck with it and im so pleased i did. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. This novel is the sequel to the first one and is also based on the urban fantasy genre. All the books, including short stories, have recorded as audiobooks narrated by luke daniels for the us and christopher ragland for the uk market. 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. Atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an. 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. The first novel in the iron druid chroniclesintroducing 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Iron druid atticus osullivan, hero of kevin hearnes epic new york times bestselling urban fantasy series, has a point to makeand then drive into a vampires heart. 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.
The first novel in the iron druid chronicles introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy heroatticus 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. Unfortunately, a very angry celtic god wants that sword, and hes hounded atticus for centuries. Tricked druid atticus osullivan hasnt stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of celtic cunning. Atticus osullivan has been running for two thousand years and hes a bit tired of it. The first novel in the iron druid chronicles introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero. I got the official word today from my editor at del rey. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and atticus will need all his powerplus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a bartender possessed by a hindu witch, and some good oldfashioned luck of the irishto kick some celtic arse and. In book one, hounded, atticus osullivan makes a decision resulting in seven books and several short stories worth of. Other books ive enjoyed thoroughly in this genre are ready player one and off to be the wizard. Urban fantasist hearne the iron druid chronicles stumbles badly in his first epic fantasy novel, which fails to make good use of elements borrowed from realworld cultures. The iron druid chronicles mp3 cd third place books. And that deity, aenghus og, is about to catch up to him. The iron druid chronicles, book 1 kevin hearne atticus osullivan, last of the druids, lives peacefully in arizona, running an occult bookshop. His first series is titled the iron druid chronicles and follows the final druid.
Hounded was thoroughly entertaining without being cheesy and resorting to too much sex, violence and gore. Scourged is kevin hearnes ninth and final book in the iron druid series where our hero gets caught up in an escalation of brawls after living 2000 years in peace. Sure, id heard of the genre and some of its more famous names like harry dresden, but id never actually read any of the books, so i really. His neighbours and customers think that this handsome, tattooed irish dude is about twenty one years old when in fact, hes twenty one centuries old.