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  • Hounded

  • The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1
  • By: Kevin Hearne
  • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
  • Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (30,341 ratings)

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Hounded

By: Kevin Hearne
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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Publisher's summary

The first novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles - introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero

Atticus 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. 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. 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.

Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. 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.

Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s phenomenal Iron Druid Chronicles novels:
Hounded | Hexed | Hammered | Tricked | Trapped | Hunted | Shattered | Staked

©2011 by Kevin Hearne. (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

"Hearne, a self-professed comic-book nerd, has turned his love of awesome dudes whacking mightily at evil villains into a superb urban fantasy debut.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.” (Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s Legacy)

“Kevin Hearne breathes new life into old myths, creating a world both eerily familiar and startlingly original.” (Nicole Peeler, author of Tempest Rising)

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An Imaginative and Funny Series

This book series is one of my favorites I've found on audible. I really enjoy the author's writing style and the characters. Luke Daniels does a fabulous job reading it. I love his depiction of the characters, especially Oberon. The book blend different mythologies into a wonderful tale. There is also a lot of action and excitement. I've gotten several of my friends hooked on these books.

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Well done all the way around.

Great story and performance. I enjoyed the mixing the present with 'past, old' fantasies. loved it.

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its frackin awesome

amazing passing time and listening to when bored because it's frackin awesome awesome awesome & even more awesome

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Entertaining

Great start to a new series. Kept me interested and invested in the characters. can't wait to learn more

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laugh out loud!

This is a great start to a new series that promises to be educational (what are druids anyway?), fun (a talking Irish Wolf Hound?), and fast paced excitement. Starting the next one....

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loved it

A great story that was absolutely the most fun to listen to. moving to #2.

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Awesome

Second time reading it and I thoroughly enjoyed it, yet again. Oberon is a jewel, shining through to catch your attention. I am looking forward to rereading all of the books leading up to the current book.

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A great book to lose yourself in

What a great listen. well written, funny and full of energy. Fabulous knowledge of lore and legend. I could just lose myself in the story. And the dog what can i say, he makes it all worth while. listen to it you,ll get it. i,m hooked and have listened to the entire series. Great narrator, he makes the book come alive.

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I would definitely recommend this book. It is clever and imaginative, and funny.

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While in a potential life and death situation, the main character seems to be able to find humor no matter what is going on. More than once I laughed out loud at the clever observations or word play.

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Fantastic Story! Amazing Narrator!!!

Knocked it out of the park. Great book. Great story. Great characters. Can't wait for the next in the series. And truly, the narrator is exceptional. You know exactly which of the many characters is speaking instantly from the voice the narrator uses for each one. How he keeps them each so precise in their own way I do not know. I am impressed! Wonderful. I have selected other books Narrated by Luke Daniels, simply to listen to him more.

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