![]() ![]() “Filled with snarky descriptions…comradely characters, thumping action, and a plot as stylized as a Renaissance Faire, this tale is outrageously fun.” ![]() Atticus and his trusty sidekick, Irish wolfhound Oberon, make an eminently readable daring duo as they dodge Aenghus’s minions and thwart his schemes with plenty of quips and zap-pow-bang fighting.” It’s not just that Aenghus wants his sword back-though it is a very nice magical sword-but that Atticus didn’t exactly ask permission to take it. High up on that list is Aenghus Óg, the Celtic god of love. Staying alive for 2,000 years takes a great deal of cunning, and sexy super-druid Atticus O’Sullivan, currently holed up in the Arizona desert, has vexed a few VIPs along the way. “Hearne, a self-professed comic-book nerd, has turned his love of awesome dudes whacking mightily at evil villains into a superb urban fantasy debut. Fans of Jim Butcher, Harry Connolly, Greg van Eekhout, Ben Aaronovitch, or Neil Gaiman’s American Gods will take great pleasure in Kevin Hearne’s Hounded. Fast paced, funny, clever, and suitably mythic, this is urban fantasy for those worn-out of werewolves and vampires. “This is the best urban/paranormal fantasy I have read in years. ![]()
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