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e_phemerart47) Hearne, Kevin. HOUNDED (IRON DRUID CHORNICLES #1) Del Rey: 2011.
Hounded is the first book in The Iron Druid Chronicles. The lead protagonist is Atticus O'Sullivan, an ages old druid in hiding as an owner of an occult bookstore and apothecary in contemporary Tempe, AZ. Atticus is a fascinating and likeable lead (I especially liked how his tattoos and connection to the earth were used as part of his powers); ok,I also liked a cute, young male lead. The secondary characters are an interesting spectrum of non-humans of werewolves, a vampire, witches, demons, Celtic gods and goddesses, and Atticus's irish wolfhound Oberon. Hearne's writing is a dynamic and refreshing return to exciting and original UF storytelling that is grounded in plausible Druid history and weaves an accurate portrayal of the Tuatha De Danann, Celtic, and Norse mythology. Lots of pop culture references and humor as well. Not quite urban fantasy ala Charles DeLint or fantasy ala Neil Gaiman, but quite entertaining genre reading after being soured on the over the top (and then some)super-natural heroines of Laurel K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris.
Hounded is the first book in The Iron Druid Chronicles. The lead protagonist is Atticus O'Sullivan, an ages old druid in hiding as an owner of an occult bookstore and apothecary in contemporary Tempe, AZ. Atticus is a fascinating and likeable lead (I especially liked how his tattoos and connection to the earth were used as part of his powers); ok,I also liked a cute, young male lead. The secondary characters are an interesting spectrum of non-humans of werewolves, a vampire, witches, demons, Celtic gods and goddesses, and Atticus's irish wolfhound Oberon. Hearne's writing is a dynamic and refreshing return to exciting and original UF storytelling that is grounded in plausible Druid history and weaves an accurate portrayal of the Tuatha De Danann, Celtic, and Norse mythology. Lots of pop culture references and humor as well. Not quite urban fantasy ala Charles DeLint or fantasy ala Neil Gaiman, but quite entertaining genre reading after being soured on the over the top (and then some)super-natural heroines of Laurel K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris.
