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Publisher's summary
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Acclaimed author Kevin Hearne makes his hardcover debut with the new novel in his epic urban fantasy series starring the unforgettable Atticus O’Sullivan.
“[Kevin] Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. . . . Neil Gaiman’s American Gods meets Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden.”—SFFWorld
For nearly two thousand years, only one Druid has walked the Earth—Atticus O’Sullivan, the Iron Druid, whose sharp wit and sharp sword have kept him alive as he’s been pursued by a pantheon of hostile deities. Now he’s got company.
Atticus’s apprentice Granuaile is at last a full Druid herself. What’s more, Atticus has defrosted an archdruid long ago frozen in time, a father figure (of sorts) who now goes by the modern equivalent of his old Irish name: Owen Kennedy.
And Owen has some catching up to do.
Atticus takes pleasure in the role reversal, as the student is now the teacher. Between busting Atticus’s chops and trying to fathom a cell phone, Owen must also learn English. For Atticus, the jury’s still out on whether the wily old coot will be an asset in the epic battle with Norse god Loki—or merely a pain in the arse.
But Atticus isn’t the only one with daddy issues. Granuaile faces a great challenge: to exorcise a sorcerer’s spirit that is possessing her father in India. Even with the help of the witch Laksha, Granuaile may be facing a crushing defeat.
As the trio of Druids deals with pestilence-spreading demons, bacon-loving yeti, fierce flying foxes, and frenzied Fae, they’re hoping that this time, three’s a charm.
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Critic reviews
“[Kevin] Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. . . . Neil Gaiman’s American Gods meets Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden.”—SFFWorld
“[The Iron Druid books] are clever, fast-paced and a good escape.”—Boing Boing
“Hearne understands the two main necessities of good fantasy stories: for all the wisecracks and action, he never loses sight of delivering a sense of wonder to his readers, and he understands that magic use always comes with a price. Highly recommended.”—The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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Agile Narrator, Fun Story, Realistic POCs
- By D on 02-22-15
By: Seressia Glass
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Morrigan's Cross
- Circle Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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Standing on the cliffs of 12th-century Ireland following the disappearance of his twin, Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is visited by the goddess Morrigan and is charged with the ultimate of tasks: saving his and all future worlds. His enemy, the beautiful but deadly vampire queen Lilith, has had over 2,000 years of experience in cruelly killing and changing humans into one of her own - including Hoyt's brother, Cian.
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Have worn my iPod all day!
- By Sharon on 01-30-11
By: Nora Roberts
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The Twenty-Sided Sorceress Series, Books 1-3
- Justice Calling, Murder of Crows, Pack of Lies
- By: Annie Bellet
- Narrated by: Folly Blaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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This is the omnibus of the first three books in the urban fantasy series Twenty-Sided Sorceress, collected together for the first time in one convenient volume.
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Most Impressive
- By Binder38us on 05-04-16
By: Annie Bellet
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Dying Bites
- Bloodhound Files, Book 1
- By: D. D. Barant
- Narrated by: Johanna Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Her job description is the "tracking and apprehension of mentally-fractured killers". What this really means in FBI profiler Jace Valchek's brave new world - one in which only one percent of the population is human - is that a woman's work is never done. And real is getting stranger every day. Jace has been ripped from her reality by David Cassius, the vampire head of the NSA. He knows that she's the best there is in the business, and David needs her help in solving a series of gruesome murders of vampires and werewolves.
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Not a yawner!
- By K on 09-17-12
By: D. D. Barant
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Way of the Argosi
- The Spellslinger Series, Book 0.5
- By: Sebastien de Castell
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Ferius Parfax has a simple plan: Kill every last inhabitant of the spell-gifted nation that destroyed her people, starting with the man who murdered her parents. Killing mages is a difficult and dangerous business, of course, but when she meets the inimitable and extraordinary Durrall Brown, she discovers that physical strength is not the only way to defeat evil of all kinds. So Ferius undertakes to study the ways of the Argosi: the loosely-knit tribe of tricksters known for getting the better of even the most powerful of spellcasters.
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Not what I expected
- By Mary Catherine on 12-03-21
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Undead Chaos
- By: Joshua Roots
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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The job was simple: decapitate the zombie, get paid, get out. Warlock Marcus Shifter followed the plan perfectly. The corpse, however, did not. Now there's a body on the loose, accusations of illegal necromancy are flying, and the answers are waiting in the perilous alleys between the mortal and paranormal worlds. They're no place for someone who mostly gave up magic after a childhood accident. And given his tendency to shoot off his mouth and his Glock, Marcus is having a hell of a time digging up more than just bodies. When an apocalypse-minded megalomaniac threatens Marcus's family, things get personal.
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Pretty good "beach" book
- By david on 12-04-13
By: Joshua Roots
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Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest
- By: A. Lee Martinez
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Witness the epic battle of the cyclops! Visit the endangered dragon preserve! Please, no slaying. Solve the mystery of The Mystery Cottage, if you dare! Buy some knickknacks from The Fates! They might come in handy later. On a road trip across an enchanted America, Helen and Troy will discover all this and more. If the curse placed upon them by an ancient god doesn't kill them or the pack of reluctant orc assassins don't catch up to them, Helen and Troy might reach the end their journey in one piece, where they might just end up destroying the world.
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A little twee but very funny.
- By Charlene on 09-27-13
By: A. Lee Martinez
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Blood Trinity
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- By: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
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Atlanta has become the battlefield between human and demon. An outcast among Beladors, Evalle Kincaid has walked the line between human and beast her whole life. Her origins unknown, she’s on a quest to learn more about her past—and her future. When a demon claims a young woman in a terrifying attack and there’s no one else to blame, Evalle comes under suspicion and the only person who might help her is Storm, a sexy new agent with secrets of his own.
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Had potential butt
- By BP on 01-07-24
By: Sherrilyn Kenyon, and others
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Balance
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- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
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My name is Landon Hamilton. Once upon a time I was a twenty-three year old security guard, trying to regain my life after spending a year in prison for stealing people's credit card numbers. Now, I'm dead. Okay, I was supposed to be dead. I got killed after all; but a funny thing happened after I had turned the mortal coil...
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Nobody likes me.. Everybody hates me.
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By: M.R. Forbes
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Black Blade Blues
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Sarah Beauhall has more on her plate than most 20-somethings: day job as a blacksmith, night job as a props manager for low-budget movies, and her free time is spent fighting in a medieval re-enactment group. The lead actor breaks Sarah's favorite one-of-a-kind sword, and to avoid reshooting scenes, Sarah agrees to repair the blade. One of the extras, who claims to be a dwarf, offers to help. And that's when things start to get weird.
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Heroine falls way short
- By realdog on 03-19-15
By: J.A. Pitts
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Born in Fire
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Supernatural Bounty Hunter isn't the sort of thing you see on LinkedIn. But with a rare type of magic like mine, I don't have many options. Dangerous or not, the job is mine. And it was going fine, until an old-as-sin vampire stole my mark, and with it, my pay day. Knowing I'm poor and desperate, he has offered me a job. I'll have to work by his side to help solve a top secret case. Everyone knows not to trust vampires. Especially a hot elder vampire.
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Entertaining New Series
- By HWin on 06-23-17
By: K.F. Breene
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A Power Renewed
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- By: Robert W. Ross
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- Length: 10 hrs
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Out of the smoldering ruins of the war in heaven Archangels Raphael and Michael cannot believe the agreement made between God and his morning star, Lucifer. Unwilling to either destroy the fallen angel or leave him with a free hand upon the world, God sets in motion a struggle that will span the millennia from creation to present day. Two Sentinels are invested with the ability to bend the laws of creation to their will and each represents the primal forces of order and chaos.
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A New Type of Super Hero - Most Excellent!!!
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By: Robert W. Ross
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The Aegis of Merlin Omnibus Vol. 1
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Conryu has his life all figured out. At least until the final day of school arrives and with it the annual wizard's test. When Conryu passes the test, no one can believe it since everyone knows boys can't do magic. Suddenly thrust into a world of magic and danger, Conryu must figure out how to use his news powers and quickly.
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A well written Young Adult story.
- By C E Wright on 03-14-20
By: James E. Wisher
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- By: Erin Kellison
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Tempted by Fire is the first in the enthralling new Dragons of Bloodfire series by New York Times best-selling author Erin Kellison. Dragon shifter Thane Ealdian has waited 600 years to avenge the loss of his family, and finally a clue has surfaced that implicates an old adversary. Thane will stop at nothing to seek his revenge, but to prevent violence between the clans, the Bloodkin Triad has forced a mediator on him. Some upstart named Emerson Clark.
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An "OK" Plot But No Chemistry!
- By Cheri on 10-06-16
By: Erin Kellison
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- Wade
- 06-19-14
Good but Weakest of the Iron Druid Chronicles
If you could sum up Shattered in three words, what would they be?
Action
Revelations
Searching
If you’ve listened to books by Kevin Hearne before, how does this one compare?
Of the Novels and Novellas, this is the weakest.
While there is plenty that is done right, good action, and the bringing of Owen Kennedy into the storyline, the story sections told from Granuaile's perspective, in her voice isn't really necessary. Not that 'important' things don't occur, but it doesn't merit the emphasis it seems. Rather it slows things down and sidetracks much. Then, putting it in present tense, as opposed to Atticus's past, while maybe done for an artistic/storytelling reason, just adds to the jarring of the story. Her POV worked very well in Hunted and seemed necessary. Here, it does not.
Owen Kennedy's perspective is done that way as well, but as he's now in the present, 2000 years lost, it makes more sense. And his perspective seems to add to the story, add to the main character, Atticus, and is just far more interesting compared to Granuaile.
Also, I enjoy Oberon and his observations a lot. But it's becoming too much of a good thing. Where is was heroic and added pertinent observations, that has faded to the background in favor of sidekick humor and over the top sausage theory stuff.
Finally, it seems that tearing down Atticus and his competence is a route to allow other characters to step forward and come into their own. He gets some buildups, but more in the opposite direction.
What does Luke Daniels bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Although some of the voices seem to have drifted, it's understandable as there are so many, and keeping them distinct. Which he does well.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No extreme reactions. I did laugh at some of Oberon's commentary.
Any additional comments?
I think the addition of Owen Kennedy to the story is the best part of the novel.
For plot reasons, the author had to separate Granuaile and Atticus communication, and the cellphone made this hard. Letting them run out of battery power...then when they get to a plug, for example, not making a call, seemed odd.
This is a really good novel, and excellent narration, I think that it just slips from what I've come to expect.
I think it is a novel that while moving things forward, and has some major revelations, is also focused on setting the pieces in place for the anticipated final two novels in the series.
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- Jennifer Wadsworth
- 07-07-15
Big Message In This Book
“… I was sure Manannan felt it too—the crushing questions of how we got to this place and whether we could have avoided it, where we went wrong, and whether we would ever learn how not to cock up other people’s lives in the course of living our own.”
Most of the books in the Iron Druid series have been pure entertainment for me; I’ve not thought much about any major theme the author might be addressing. But Shattered is different; its theme hit me very hard, making it the most emotional book of the series so far for me.
The the quote above summarizes the message I’ve taken from this book: how do we live our own lives while doing as little damage to others as possible. Though Atticus is a good guy – for the most part thoughtful, kind, and generous – he occasionally does some stupid things that have big negative consequences for other people. Sometimes he doesn’t have to do anything at all to bring pain or death to those he knows and loves; who and what he is endangers anyone he’s close to.
It’s not just Atticus who brings bad things to those he loves; in this book, we are shown several examples of the unintentional impact many characters have had on others.
There are unintended consequences for everything we do; if we are lucky, those consequences are neutral or even good. Many times, they are bad and do something to insult or damage someone else. We may not even be aware of what we’ve done. Is it even possible to live in such a way that minimizes these consequences? Some forethought and impulse control would certainly go a long way, but I don’t think we can ever avoid negatively affecting others. If one tried, one would be totally incapable of acting, imagining all the things that could possibly go wrong for someone else. The only way not to impact someone or something is to not exist.
Which brings us to the idea that all people and all things are interconnected. That seems a very druidic way of thinking, and thus appropriate for this series. If we go one step further, I imagine we would have to consider how many of the bad things in our lives are the unintended consequences of the actions of others. And since we can’t avoid those consequences ourselves, we should probably learn how to forgive others and live in a state of grace.
Ug! This sounds so heady and mature for something I intended to “read” for escape and entertainment. But apparently this student was ready for the message, and the teacher appeared in the form of this book.
Speaking of the book, you probably want to hear something about it rather than about my personal challenges. ;) As always, kudos to Luke Daniels for some amazing narration. Dude, I can NOT imagine how speaking like Owen didn’t damage your voice. Were you hoarse for days? The addition of Orlaith, Granuaile’s new hound, is beautiful and touching. And thought it might take a while for the reader to figure out why Atticus, Granuaile, and Owen seem to be telling three different stories, it will make sense in the end. Shattered is an appropriate title for this book in many ways.
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- 02-03-16
Another masterpiece
I've been reading and loving The Iron Druid series since Kevin Hearne first introduced Atticus O' Sullivan. I wasn't as fond of Granuaile, her emoting and preaching get really irritating, but she redeemed herself a bit in this book with her fierce fighting style. And I must say I do love Atticus's arch Druid. A wonderful read, or if you listened to Luke Daniels magical performance on audio as I just did...it's a marvelous listen!
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- francis
- 02-26-16
THIS NEEDS TO BE A TV SERIES!!!
Why hasn't this been pitched as a series for prime time? Character growth is perfect
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- Steven
- 06-19-14
Awesome!!
Would you consider the audio edition of Shattered to be better than the print version?
Oh yeah. Luke Daniels is FANTASIC with reading this series
What was one of the most memorable moments of Shattered?
All of it! The yetis, Loki, the big battle, even the epilogue.
Which scene was your favorite?
I don't have a favorite. I like all of it.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Enjoy this awesome movie. Its awesome and you will like it. But probably watch the first of the series first.
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- HLH
- 07-24-14
Fantastic series, but I missed Atticus
If you could sum up Shattered in three words, what would they be?
give me more
Who was your favorite character and why?
Atticus, he is the series
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
both
Any additional comments?
This is a great series and I can see where the author is going where he wants to with his characters, but I prefer the books to center around Atticus. I missed him in this one, he didn't get enough air time.
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- Leigh Woodward
- 01-28-15
LOVE LOVE LOVED it!
Wow! A fantastic book, loved it more then any previous Druid series book. Luke Daniels is so talented with voices, I can hardly believe it's a one person narrating. Soooooo Looking forward to the next one anxiously! Well done, humorous, & full of fun, tears, magic, & action. Way to go Kevin. Leigh W.
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- Michelle Widick
- 06-27-17
great book
Everything about this book and the previous ones are great. I really enjoyed the new characters that were added to the story, 2 and 4 legged.
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- JonathanP
- 01-19-15
Engaging, humor and drama.!
Mr Hearne and Mr Daniels you gentlemen deserve copious kudos! As author and narrator you both occupy the top tier of your respective professions! Many thanks for many hours of enjoyment!
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- debbie dansie
- 11-02-20
on her own
I enjoyed the story itself, had no trouble keeping up. the problem I had with it was the performance. I understand that there were a lot of charters here, which I think one more performer should of been on hand. when it came to atticus and granuaile, it took a few to figure out who it was since there was no voice separation for the two, not saying Luke is a bad performer, I just think he could of used some help.
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