Hexed

The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2

By: Kevin Hearne

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

BOOK 2 IN THE IRON DRUID CHRONICLES

Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty - when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II.

With a fallen angel feasting on local high school students, a horde of Bacchants blowing in from Vegas with their special brand of deadly decadence, and a dangerously sexy Celtic goddess of fire vying for his attention, Atticus is having trouble scheduling the witch hunt. But aided by his magical sword, his neighbor’s rocket-propelled grenade launcher, and his vampire attorney, Atticus is ready to sweep the town and show the witchy women they picked the wrong Druid to hex.

Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s phenomenal Iron Druid Chronicles novels:

HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED

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

Legen ------ dary

Kevin Heare has written yet another epic episode of his extremely exciting Iron Druid Chronicles.
The team from Hounded is back with more sexy goddesses, sword fighting, police investigations, Irish wolfhound and witches.
So, grab yourself another glass of tullamore dew, sit back and relax as Luke Daniels breathes life into the characters that make up the world of the Iron Druid Chronicles.

Can't Wait for the Next episode

Awesome performance, and great story. I can totally see this as a tv series soon. I cant wait for the next book to come out.

Lighthearted Enjoyable Urban Fantasy

I love the dialoggue. and Oberon. This is the second book in the series, and I enjoyed it more than the first one. I am looking forward to reading the rest of them.

Hexed

I love the Iron Druid series! It really great how he gets so many groups working together to fight evil! I think the dog is the best! He makes me laugh throughout the book!

good second book

enjoyed this story as much as the first. looking forward to the next one. many of the same characters and new ones introduced. Plus this book opens the door for so much more stuff go occur.

another firecracker of a book!

another amazing book to curl up in! Loved the performance and the story! I
would recommend this over and over!!

First time preferring Audible

I listen to Audible every night to go to sleep and to go back to sleep when I wake up and start thinking of work. These books are for being awake and really listening. Normally I prefer to read books visually. Luke Daniels is so amazing that it’s cramping my style. I genuinely prefer listening to him than reading the books. First time.

Outstanding!

Another splendid story in this series. I love all the action and humor in this one. While this is a standalone it does have interconnected characters and storylines that continue from each book. Atticus is soo smart! He always thinks things through before decision making and I am impressed by all his knowledge. His dog just cracks me up! I love their commentary together. I agree with Atticus’ opinion on witches…they are not my fav either. All of the snark and movie references in here make me smile.

The secondary characters are plentiful! They really add to the story. I definitely have some favorites and some I could pass on but realize they have a place in here. Who knows? Maybe a bigger part in the future.

I listened to this on audio. Luke Daniels is outstanding on the vocals of this one! He nails all these characters and I love his Oberion voice. Next please!!

Authenticity, Humor and Brilliant Writing

Authors often use Celtic/Druidic/Pagan ideas, beliefs and characters in their writing as merely functions for a broader story manipulation, paying no attention to the actual mythological history of these characters and concepts. Mr. Hearne is one of only two authors I have discovered who has succeeded in bringing these elements together with authenticity, humor and plain ol’ excellent writing. (I guess that’s what happens when you have a degree in English Education!) And hats off to Luke Daniels for almost perfect pronunciation of those almost impossible-to-pronounce Irish names!

Speaking of Mr. Daniels, his dexterity with dialect is delicious. Through the first two books in this series, he accomplishes Irish (Southern), Tamil, Polish, Russian, American South Western, Scandinavian, “Dude”-ian, and Dog! I don’t know that there has been such a good of a match between author and reader since Jim Butcher and James Marsters.

This would be a mildly entertaining story if not for Mr. Hearne’s exquisite sense of humor. As it is, the book (and series) is an extremely effective, enjoyable, addictive and yes, entertaining, experience. There is a scene in this book where Oberon is trying to impress Atticus with his use of language in order to get a treat. It is brilliantly written and brilliantly performed, and I can’t remember the last time – outside of actual live theatre – that I have been so tickled with hysterics. It is classic, intelligently written, and truly comedic – an almost impossible task that has been achieved by Mr. Hearne. Two other humor points to mention: what Oberon learns from the story of the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and the author’s hysterical use of the word “ass” in many different contexts, will be burned in my Funny Bone Memory forever.

The last time a book made me randomly and breathlessly burst with laughter was David Sedaris’ “Me Talk Pretty One Day.” Expect the same thing to happen with you with this book.

Entertaining ...

I am giving 4 stars.

1. It is author's first book.
2. It has some good humor.
3. Main character is very cool.
4. Narrator did a good job
5. Story is not all that bad.