Trapped

The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 5

By: Kevin Hearne

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

In the fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O’Sullivan will at last bind a new Druid to protect the earth—but first he must go toe-to-toe with the Roman god Bacchus, the Norse pantheon, and an ancient vampire, all hell-bent on ensuring his demise.

“[Kevin] Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. . . . Neil Gaiman’s American Gods meets Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden.”—SFFWorld

The downside to faking your own death is that people tend to get upset when they find out they’ve been had. In Atticus O’Sullivan’s case, they’re upset enough to come after him to make sure he dies for real this time. Yet he can’t 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 aren’t particularly pleased with Atticus either—especially 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, who’d 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. It’s fortunate that they have Oberon the Irish Wolfhound on their side—but is one good dog going to be enough to see them through it?

Don’t miss any of The Iron Druid Chronicles:
HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED | SCOURGED | BESIEGED

©2012 Random House Audio (P)2012 Kevin Hearne

Critic reviews

"It may be possible that Hearne and Atticus are the logical heir to Butcher and Dresden." (SFFWorld)

“Celtic mythology and an ancient Druid with modern attitude mix it up in the Arizona desert in this witty new fantasy series.” (Kelly Meding, author of Chimera)

“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.” (Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s Legacy)

Love the story -miss Luke Daniels

Would you be willing to try another one of Luke Daniels’s performances?

I loved the series the most when Luke Daniels either remembered what each character sounded like and read with enthusiasm and heart instead of whoever is reading now. This guy sounds like a graduate of the talking-head school of elocution with every sentence weighted for posterity. Kevin. . .get Luke Daniels back, please!

The best Iron Druid yet.

I loved this episode. Adding a new druid is excellent for the storyline. The Irish wolfhound is hilarious. Love them all.

Always entertaining

These books are like a summer action movie. Nothing deep, but plenty of good fun. I'm looking forward to the next one.

Modern Day Fantasy

Would you consider the audio edition of Trapped to be better than the print version?

Great job by Luke Daniels narrating this story. I listen to these books in my car most of the time and actually hearing a different person (or hound, for that matter) speak makes this very lively and easy to listen to. I think these books may actually be more fun to listen to than to read.

What other book might you compare Trapped to and why?

"Trapped", like its predecessors, places a 2,000 year old druid into the present, and into the body of a 22 year old. The book draws not only from "Dungeons and Dragons" type fantasy stories but also from Mythology from all over the world. Plus, there is a dose of modern day video gaming when Atticus activates his necklace charms. So the books are pretty unique and hard to compare to other stories.

What does Luke Daniels bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Luke Daniels turns the book into a play, which is a completely different experience from reading the book. I am always torn between having room for my imagination to paint the images a book creates and being introduced to characters in a "pre-set" way. But if the "pre-set way" is as much fun as in this narration I don't have a problem with it.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The Iron Druid

Any additional comments?

Book 4 was a bit "flat" in terms of storyline. I am happy Kevin Hearne found back to a rich and exciting story in book 5 and look forward to the next one.

great book but formatting errors

great book however on audibles end the book was not formatted correctly. it didnt have chapters or even a total time on the book. please review.

So when does the TV show come out?

The stakes get higher as our tree hugging, ass kicking duo tie up loose ends. The "bill due" final notices come out and the only thing that can cure the anxiety is Oberon😃

good story

Well done. Well narrated.  will be looking forward to the next from this author. You should buy this book.

Still a good series

For being the 5th book in the series, it's still a good series. This book made me laugh so many times! And Luke Daniels is still giving a great performance!

Kept me on my toes!

This one really kept me on my toes. I lo e all the places these three roam. While I miss the crazy coyote we get back to a few characters we have run across in the past. It is set 12 yrs after the last one and we finally see Granuaile make the next transition. Seeing what she has to go through to achieve her dream and she finally gets to move on her attraction to Atticus.

I really enjoyed the writing style of this series. The author filters humor in seamlessly. The narration is another otherworldly experience. I love listening to Luke Daniels becoming all these characters.

Too bad I cannot download my preorder on iphone

Any additional comments?

Fix pre order dowloads. I preordered so I could read it ad soon as it came out but nw everyone can download exept me. This sucks guys !!!!!!