In the fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus OâSullivan will at last bind a new Druid to protect the earthâbutfirst he must go toe-to-toe with the Roman god Bacchus, the Norse pantheon, and anancient vampire, all hell-bent on ensuring his demise.
â[Kevin] Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. . . . Neil Gaimanâs American Gods meets Jim Butcherâs Harry Dresden.ââSFFWorld
The downside to faking your own death is that people tend to get upset when they find out theyâve been had. In Atticus OâSullivanâs case, theyâre upset enough to come after him to make sure he dies for real this time. Yet he canât remain in hiding anymore: He has to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth so that she can become the first new Druid in centuries.
But the Roman god Bacchus wants mortal revenge for a slight against him, and he proceeds to act on the principle that Atticus should hate his life until it can be ended. Members of the Norse pantheon arenât particularly pleased with Atticus eitherâespecially one who had languished in darkness, slowly going mad, and is now free to work his mischief again.
On top of that, an ancient vampire, whoâd like to remove Atticus and Granuaile as threats to his kind, is working on his own plan for their destruction.
Forced to work at the base of Mount Olympus, Atticus and Granuaile must survive the three-month process of her binding and escape the many traps set for them. Itâs fortunate that they have Oberon the Irish Wolfhound on their sideâbut is one good dog going to be enough to see them through it?
Donât miss any of The Iron Druid Chronicles: HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED | SCOURGED | BESIEGED
In the fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus OâSullivan will at last bind a new Druid to protect the earthâbutfirst he must go toe-to-toe with the Roman god Bacchus, the Norse pantheon, and anancient vampire, all hell-bent on ensuring his demise.
â[Kevin] Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. . . . Neil Gaimanâs American Gods meets Jim Butcherâs Harry Dresden.ââSFFWorld
The downside to faking your own death is that people tend to get upset when they find out theyâve been had. In Atticus OâSullivanâs case, theyâre upset enough to come after him to make sure he dies for real this time. Yet he canât remain in hiding anymore: He has to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth so that she can become the first new Druid in centuries.
But the Roman god Bacchus wants mortal revenge for a slight against him, and he proceeds to act on the principle that Atticus should hate his life until it can be ended. Members of the Norse pantheon arenât particularly pleased with Atticus eitherâespecially one who had languished in darkness, slowly going mad, and is now free to work his mischief again.
On top of that, an ancient vampire, whoâd like to remove Atticus and Granuaile as threats to his kind, is working on his own plan for their destruction.
Forced to work at the base of Mount Olympus, Atticus and Granuaile must survive the three-month process of her binding and escape the many traps set for them. Itâs fortunate that they have Oberon the Irish Wolfhound on their sideâbut is one good dog going to be enough to see them through it?
Donât miss any of The Iron Druid Chronicles: HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED | SCOURGED | BESIEGED