Hounded
The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Hounded
Buy Now for $20.20
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Luke Daniels
-
Written by:
-
Kevin Hearne
About this listen
The first novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles - introducing a cool, new, funny urban fantasy hero
Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old - when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer.
Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power - plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish - to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.
Don’t miss any of Kevin Hearne’s phenomenal Iron Druid Chronicles novels:
Hounded | Hexed | Hammered | Tricked | Trapped | Hunted | Shattered | Staked
You may also enjoy...
-
Hexed
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 224
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 203
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty - when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Lots of fun
- By Steph on 2022-08-05
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Hammered
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 3
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 154
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 153
Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is worse than a blowhard and a bully - he’s ruined countless lives and killed scores of innocents. After centuries, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson is ready to get his vengeance, and he’s asked his friend Atticus O’Sullivan, the last of the Druids, to help take down this Norse nightmare.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Always enjoyable
- By Denise King on 2023-08-14
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Scourged
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 204
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 190
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Unchained from fate, the Norse gods Loki and Hel are ready to unleash Ragnarok, a.k.a. the Apocalypse, upon the earth. They’ve made allies on the darker side of many pantheons, and there’s a globe-spanning battle brewing that ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan will be hardpressed to survive, much less win.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Immeasurable Disappointment
- By Wright on 2020-04-02
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
The Purloined Poodle
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 42
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 38
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Thanks to his relationship with the ancient Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, Oberon the Irish wolfhound knows trouble when he smells it - and furthermore, he knows he can handle it. When he discovers that a prizewinning poodle has been abducted in Eugene, Oregon, he learns that it's part of a rash of hound abductions all over the Pacific Northwest. Since the police aren't too worried about dogs they assume have run away, Oberon knows it's up to him to track down those hounds and reunite them with their humans. For justice! And gravy!
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Oberon is the best
- By Steph on 2022-10-24
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Carniepunk: The Demon Barker of Wheat Street
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him. He runs across a barker with a strange power over the crowd: attractive women leave their men and disappear into an unmarked tent, never to be seen again, and the men wander away, forgetting that they ever had girlfriends or wives. When Granuaile falls under the barker’s influence and enters the tent, Atticus isn’t about to forget it and move on.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Disappointed
- By Terri on 2019-02-28
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Staked
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 8
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 131
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 118
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 118
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.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Can’t stand the “Canadian voices”
- By Tyler on 2021-11-30
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Hexed
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 2
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 224
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 203
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, doesn’t care much for witches. Still, he’s about to make nice with the local coven by signing a mutually beneficial nonaggression treaty - when suddenly the witch population in modern-day Tempe, Arizona, quadruples overnight. And the new girls are not just bad, they’re badasses with a dark history on the German side of World War II.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Lots of fun
- By Steph on 2022-08-05
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Hammered
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 3
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 154
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 153
Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is worse than a blowhard and a bully - he’s ruined countless lives and killed scores of innocents. After centuries, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson is ready to get his vengeance, and he’s asked his friend Atticus O’Sullivan, the last of the Druids, to help take down this Norse nightmare.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Always enjoyable
- By Denise King on 2023-08-14
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Scourged
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 204
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 190
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Unchained from fate, the Norse gods Loki and Hel are ready to unleash Ragnarok, a.k.a. the Apocalypse, upon the earth. They’ve made allies on the darker side of many pantheons, and there’s a globe-spanning battle brewing that ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan will be hardpressed to survive, much less win.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Immeasurable Disappointment
- By Wright on 2020-04-02
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
The Purloined Poodle
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 42
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 38
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Thanks to his relationship with the ancient Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, Oberon the Irish wolfhound knows trouble when he smells it - and furthermore, he knows he can handle it. When he discovers that a prizewinning poodle has been abducted in Eugene, Oregon, he learns that it's part of a rash of hound abductions all over the Pacific Northwest. Since the police aren't too worried about dogs they assume have run away, Oberon knows it's up to him to track down those hounds and reunite them with their humans. For justice! And gravy!
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Oberon is the best
- By Steph on 2022-10-24
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Carniepunk: The Demon Barker of Wheat Street
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him. He runs across a barker with a strange power over the crowd: attractive women leave their men and disappear into an unmarked tent, never to be seen again, and the men wander away, forgetting that they ever had girlfriends or wives. When Granuaile falls under the barker’s influence and enters the tent, Atticus isn’t about to forget it and move on.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Disappointed
- By Terri on 2019-02-28
Written by: Kevin Hearne
-
Staked
- The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 8
- Written by: Kevin Hearne
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 131
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 118
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 118
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.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Can’t stand the “Canadian voices”
- By Tyler on 2021-11-30
Written by: Kevin Hearne
What the critics say
"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.” (Publishers Weekly)
“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)
“Kevin Hearne breathes new life into old myths, creating a world both eerily familiar and startlingly original.” (Nicole Peeler, author of Tempest Rising)
What listeners say about Hounded
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Dan Oke
- 2021-12-15
If you like Jim butcher, you'll enjoy this read!
Magic, mayhem and mythology in a modern world. If you know Harry Dresden, I feel like you'll enjoy this book.
Update: fair warning, I did not like the ending to this series and fell out of love around book 7. I was on vacation and made it through all 9. Overall I would not put this series anywhere on par with the Dresden Files. Some of the later characters are quite unlikeable and end up acting in a way that does not match their story progression or past experiences.
I would not recommend this series and wish I did not invest the time that spent with it, but that's just my opinion. If you end up enjoying it, I'm glad you had a good time :-)
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- S McCloud
- 2020-09-27
Funny and an easy listen
Luke Daniels does a good job of sounding like a west Coast college drop out, with centuries of wisdom thrown into the mix when voicing Atticus. His impersonation of Oberon is also excellent. The story is a good mix of contemporary and ancient Druid, with enough historical figures and classic literature thrown in to appeal to intellectuals. The major issue I have with this book is that the language is simplistic, as are many of the jokes. A bit much slapstick there, that, were this a TV show, would be accompanied by canned laughter. It detracts from the otherwise interesting concept and approaches high school level, rather than a more sophisticated enjoyable Neil Stevenson or LOTR level.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- NickOuellette
- 2019-08-03
Great Series
I love this whole series, re- listening it just as good as the first time
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Morgan
- 2019-11-27
Love it
I had been seeing this in my recommendation list for a long time and not I am in love with the all the books
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Karin Gorham
- 2018-09-19
Hounded is Right!
As enjoyable as the whole story is with its amalgamation of all the different mythologies it is all about the DOG! #Audible1
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sarah Wong
- 2018-11-29
Riveting
Fantastic modern fantasy, this story succeeds where many others fail. Atticus is believably badass without being untouchable, and Oberon is an adorable comic relief. Atticus doesn't feel like a Gary Stu despite being a powerful, ancient magical creature. I wish there was better development of female characters, and that they weren't all beautiful and perfect looking, but it certainly beats other authors' descriptions of "body like a runway model" or the size of breasts.
My main complaint is the narrator's heavy American accent and his awful attempts at foreign accents and Celtic words, making the protagonist and other characters sound like either psychotic leprechauns, or thick tongued idiots who can't speak their own native language.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Linda
- 2019-01-10
Exciting
Nothing beats finding a new (to me) author with a series just waiting to enjoy. This book was entertaining. The narrator does a fabulous job with the numerous characters. I can't wait to listen to the next book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Julia A. Strain
- 2019-10-12
Fun
Found a new favourite author and narrator. We both laugh at Atticus and oberon and Love Mrs. McDonough. So fun!!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Sharon from Canada
- 2020-09-07
great new series for me
loved this story now I have to get the others. funny authentic interesting world. I can't wait for the next book to listen to.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Catherine Grycak
- 2019-05-04
Loved it!
It was hilarious!!! Luke Daniels did an amazing job giving each character their own personality. Could turn it off!!!!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!