I liked the story here - it was light hearted, lots of fun, and complete with a few interesting subplots that progress the story and set up a bunch of material for the rest of the series. The thing is, almost two thousand years ago Atticus stole a magical sword from the Celtic pantheon (the Tuatha Dé Danann) and they want it back, particularly Aengus Og, so when he is finally discovered hiding out in Tempe, it is all he can do to remain in control of the situation, let alone stay out of trouble. Hounded tells the story of Atticus, an Irish druid living in Tempe, Arizona with his faithful wolfhound Oberon, who runs his own apothecary of horrors and who just wants to stay out of trouble.

Hounded by Kevin Hearne is a fun, witty, action adventure novel that despite some a few flaws managed to entertain from start to finish. Harry Dresden and Frank Triggaltheron remain two of my all time favourite fantasy characters, and I am happy to introduce a new character into their esteemed company - Atticus O'Sullivan. I'm a big fan of the smaller urban fantasy novels that take a magically gifted character living in a mortal world while secretly interacting with a magical beyond normal comprehension. Unfortunately, the very angry Celtic god who wants that sword has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power, plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good, old-fashioned luck of the Irish to kick some arse and deliver himself from evil.

It’s a place where many paranormals have decided to hide from the troubles of the Old World-from an Icelandic vampire holding a grudge against Thor to a coven of Polish witches who ran from the German Blitzkrieg. Now he’s living in Tempe, Arizona, the very last of the Druids, far from where the Fae can easily find him. As the centuries passed and Atticus remained an annoyingly long-lived fugitive, those who were furious only grew more so, while others began to aid him in secret. After he stole a magical sword from the Tuatha Dé Danann (those who became the Sidhe or the Fae) in a first century battle, some of them were furious and gave chase, and some were secretly amused that a Druid had the cheek to defy them.

Atticus O’Sullivan has been running for two thousand years and he’s a bit tired of it.

Hounded book series