O’Sullivan owns an occult bookstore in Tempe, Arizona, a region almost devoid of fairies (by which he means the Sidhe, or Irish Fae) but populated by a fair number of other supernatural creatures. O’Sullivan’s friend and sidekick, his wolfhound Oberon, is even funnier he’s obsessed with Genghis Khan and lusts after French poodles (of the female variety.) Oberon’s comments create some of the best comic moments in the book. Atticus O’Sullivan, the last surviving druid, has lived through 21 centuries, but his appearance is surprisingly youthful, his voice wry, irreverent, and often impudent even when faced with near-certain death. Hearne’s first-person series featuring an urban druid is fast-paced, suspenseful, and disarmingly funny. I won a copy of Kevin Hearne’s Hounded in a Goodreads giveaway a few months ago (have I mentioned how much I love Goodreads?) I read it in December, and now I’m thoroughly hooked. I received a review copy of this book from.
Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power-plus 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 old-fashioned luck of the Irish-to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil. Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old-when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. Hounded (Iron Druid #1), by Kevin Hearne (Review and a Giveaway!)Ītticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound.
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