This is another book that at on my wishlist waiting for the right moment. I was hesitant to pick it up because my Audible credits about worth about $11 while the book cost $10. I didn't want to get shorted on my credit so it sat there until I got an E-mail saying it was on sale for $4. That I could do, picking it up as a late birthday gift. My father had recommended it to me and I had heard good things from a friend as well. It was everything I had anticipated and even a little bit more. Here is a link to the Audible page for the book. There was action, excitement, humor, and honor. There were also witches, vampires, werewolves, angry gods, demons, and Death himself. And an Irish wolf hound named Oberon that stole the show. And I have no complaints. It was narrated by Luke Daniels who did a masterful job - particularly with Oberon who was perfect - and I finished it in quite short order.
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Plot: Tempe, Arizona is the perfect place to hide from the supernatural if you have an angry Celtic love God after you. It's even a great place to hide if you have any thing supernatural after you. Maybe that's why Atticus O'Sullivan has so many supernatural acquaintances. His lawyers are werewolves (except for the vampire partner who works the night shift), some of his clients are witches, and he gets to see the local God, Coyote, every once in a while. Atticus is a druid who draws magical power from the earth and he has been on the move from before the start of Christianity. It's only been through clever tricks, determination, and magic that took him 750 years to perfect that he's survived. But survive he has. At the moment he is surviving by running an occult book shop and alchemists shop not far from the local college. When he gets attacked by servants of Aengus Og, the angered love God mentioned above, Atticus knows he has to make a choice: fight or flight.
My personal favorites: The characters in this story were fantastic. Oberon was a delight. I loved the comic relief he gave and his personality. Atticus' character was great as well. Quite rounded and believable. I didn't have a problem with any of the other characters and enjoyed them quite a bit. The action and plot moved in a good way. I'm liking the world that Hearne is setting up and I'm looking forward to getting the other books in time.
Considerations: These books feel and have a similar vibe as the Dresden files. There is a little grit, but nothing gratuitous. There is a scene where sex is explicit, but it cuts prior to anything happening and then picks up after the fact. With that said there is sensuality, but again nothing graphic. The violence is akin to Monster Hunter and Dresden and while I did not have a problem with it, some might. There is also brief strong language.
I really enjoyed Hounded and for anybody who likes the action side of urban fantasy I would recommend it as very entertaining. We'll see how the rest of the series goes and I'm looking forward to it. It's total length was just over 8 hours.
Plot: Tempe, Arizona is the perfect place to hide from the supernatural if you have an angry Celtic love God after you. It's even a great place to hide if you have any thing supernatural after you. Maybe that's why Atticus O'Sullivan has so many supernatural acquaintances. His lawyers are werewolves (except for the vampire partner who works the night shift), some of his clients are witches, and he gets to see the local God, Coyote, every once in a while. Atticus is a druid who draws magical power from the earth and he has been on the move from before the start of Christianity. It's only been through clever tricks, determination, and magic that took him 750 years to perfect that he's survived. But survive he has. At the moment he is surviving by running an occult book shop and alchemists shop not far from the local college. When he gets attacked by servants of Aengus Og, the angered love God mentioned above, Atticus knows he has to make a choice: fight or flight.My personal favorites: The characters in this story were fantastic. Oberon was a delight. I loved the comic relief he gave and his personality. Atticus' character was great as well. Quite rounded and believable. I didn't have a problem with any of the other characters and enjoyed them quite a bit. The action and plot moved in a good way. I'm liking the world that Hearne is setting up and I'm looking forward to getting the other books in time.
Considerations: These books feel and have a similar vibe as the Dresden files. There is a little grit, but nothing gratuitous. There is a scene where sex is explicit, but it cuts prior to anything happening and then picks up after the fact. With that said there is sensuality, but again nothing graphic. The violence is akin to Monster Hunter and Dresden and while I did not have a problem with it, some might. There is also brief strong language.
I really enjoyed Hounded and for anybody who likes the action side of urban fantasy I would recommend it as very entertaining. We'll see how the rest of the series goes and I'm looking forward to it. It's total length was just over 8 hours.
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