Staked - (Iron Druid Chronicles) by Kevin Hearne (Paperback)

About the Book

"The next book in this urban fantasy series, set in a modern world in which all the gods of every pantheon are alive and well, and starring a smart-mouthed, butt-kicking magician, Atticus O'Sullivan: a handsome, tattooed Irishman who looks like a young rock star, but is in actuality a 2,000-year-old Druid with extraordinary magic powers. In Staked, Atticus has his final confrontation with the clan of vampires who have been bent on destroying him--including Leif, his former best friend and now enemy"--

Book Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In the eighth book in The Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O'Sullivan faces the clan of vampires who have been bent on destroying him--including Leif, his former best friend turned enemy.

When a Druid lives as long as Atticus does, 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 troublemakers--led by power-mad pain-in-the-neck Theophilus--are no longer content to live undead and let live. Atticus needs to make a point--and drive it into a vampire's heart.

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 divination--a quest that will bring her face-to-face with several Slavic nightmares.

As Atticus globe-trots to stop his vampire nemesis, 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.

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

Review Quotes

Praise for The Iron Druid Chronicles

"[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

"Superb . . . plenty of quips and zap-pow-bang fighting."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"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

"[Atticus is] a strong modern hero with a long history and the wit to survive in the twenty-first century. . . . A snappy narrative voice . . . a savvy urban fantasy adventure."--Library Journal

"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

"Outrageously fun."--The Plain Dealer

"Kevin Hearne breathes new life into old myths, creating a world both eerily familiar and startlingly original."--Nicole Peeler, author of Tempest Rising

About the Author

Kevin Hearne hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to heavy metal. He also thinks tacos are a pretty nifty idea. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, the Ink & Sigil series, and the Seven Kennings series, and is co-author of The Tales of Pell with Delilah S. Dawson.