Hounded by Kevin Hearne Narrator: Luke Daniels
Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
Series: The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1
Published by Brilliance Audio on April 19, 2011
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal
Format: Audiobook
Source: Bought
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8 hrs and 11 mins
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 sexy 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
Atticus O’Sullivan is the last of the Druids. He seems to live mostly a peaceful life in Tempe, Arizona. He owns an occult bookshop that he also sells herbs and tea’s out of. On his spare time, he likes to shape-shift and go hunting with his Irish wolfhound. Life almost seems good, but an angry Celtic god wants his sword and he has been looking for Atticus for a while. Suddenly, people are showing up to try and kill him to get the sword back and Atticus needs to put this fight behind him ones and for all.
I listened to this on audio and oh wow, wow. I wish I did that sooner. I did have a physical copy of this book for a long time, I picked it up, but my attention strayed and I had to put it down. On audiobook, this series is a gem, Luke Daniels is a fantastic narrator. He just really brings Atticus and Oberon to life and makes you fall in love with them and the story. I found myself invested and it became such an addictive read. I have not had a lot of books where the audiobook enhances the series, so if you thought about trying this one out, I strongly suggest you give a shot. It was such a great experience.
I loved Atticus, and I loved Oberon his dog. The relationship is just so much fun, and the humor in this book is fantastic. I had the hardest time walking away from this book and I wanted to know what happened next.
There is a lot going on in this book with a wide array of characters but Luke Daniels does a wonderful job keeping them apart. I absolutely adored the fact that he used Celtic mythology in this, it’s just so refreshing and different for me.
Overall, I am not completely in love with this series. I highly recommend it on audio, because the narrator does a fantastic job and the story is just so much fun with a brilliant cast of characters. Already on to book two myself.
It’s true that some books do better on audio, especially if they have a fantastic narrator. This one sounds like it also has a great pet character. 🙂
Seems like everyone is talking about the Iron Druid Chronicles. I don’t want to be left out so probably I’ll give the series a shot. Happy reading!
I have bought the first 4 audiobooks in this series earlier this year. I plan to get started with the series very soon. It is great to hear that you enjoyed the audio for this one. I do like Luke Daniels so I am pretty excited to start this series.
I am right with you on that thought. Luke Daniels totally makes this series sparkle.
Oh man. I closed my eyes as I came to your review, then slowly opened them and held my breath looking for your rating. I am so freakin’ glad you loved this and yes Daniels rocks the house!
I like the sound of this series.
I need to read this series! I hear such good things, and I LOVE books with good humor. And Oberon sounds fantastic!! 🙂
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
I must listen!!!!!!! Also I want to listen to Luke so ;=D
You had me at the last of the Druids, hehe It sounds like a very intriguing book and I think I’ll have to give this one a go, but I’m not into audiobooks so I’ll have to grab a physical copy. Hopefully that format is going to work great for me!
Yay! So glad you are reading this series, it really is different and fun!
Did you say vampires? werewolves? witch? and druids?! Sounds interesting. SOLD!
So cool to see this one mentioned because my husband reads this series. 🙂 He just started it back in February I think and it already on book five or six. He’s forever sharing lines from the dog that make me laugh. I haven’t really had any interest in reading it but maybe I’ll give it a try on audio. It might be fun to listen to on my commute. So glad you enjoyed it, Lily!
I just read a review for book #9 on Kimba’s blog! Now I have to read this series. Glad to know it’s so well received.
This is ahnds down one of my favourite series! I’m so glad you discovered the audiobooks — Daniels is just so good!~
I’d heard the narration was fantastic. That’s definitely how I want to try them that way.
So happy to see you are listening to this series. It has been a long running favorite of mine over the last seven years. Daniels rocks the narration!
I’m so sad everyone loves this book and it was a DNF for me! I think I’m falling into a slump! I’ll give it another try in a few weeks! I agree the narrator is excellent! Great Review