Staked

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *;Iron Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, hero of Kevin Hearne's epicurban fantasy series, has a point to makeand then drive into a vampire's heart. When a Druid has lived for two thousand years like Atticus, he's bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakersled by power-mad pain-in-the-neck Theophilushave become a huge problem requiring a solution. It's time to make a stand. As always, Atticus wouldn't mind a little backup. But his allies have problems of their own. Ornery archdruid Owen Kennedy is having a wee bit of troll trouble: Turns out when you stiff a troll, it's not water under the bridge. Meanwhile, Granuaile is desperate to free herself of the Norse god Loki's mark and elude his powers of divinationa quest that will bring her face-to-face with several Slavic nightmares. As Atticus globetrots to stop his nemesis Theophilus, the journey leads to Rome. What better place to end an immortal than the Eternal City? But poetic justice won't come without a price: In order to defeat Theophilus, Atticus may have to lose an old friend. Praise for Kevin Hearne and The Iron Druid Chronicles ';[The Iron Druid books] are clever, fast paced and a good escape.'Jason Weisberger, Boing Boing ';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 ';Outrageously fun.'The Plain Dealer, on Hounded ';Superb . . . plenty of quips and zap-pow-bang fighting.'Publishers Weekly (starred review), on Hounded ';Exciting . . . [Atticus] is one of the best main characters currently present in the urban fantasy genre.'Fantasy Book Critic, on Tricked ';Funny, razor-sharp . . . plenty of action, humor, and mythology.'Booklist (starred review), on ShatteredFrom the Hardcover edition.