<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER * Iron Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, hero of Kevin Hearne's epic urban fantasy series, has a point to make - and then drive into a vampire's heart.</b><br> <b> </b><br> 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 troublemakers - led by power-mad pain-in-the-neck Theophilus - have become a huge problem requiring a solution. It's time to make a stand.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <b>Praise for Kevin Hearne and The Iron Druid Chronicles</b><br> <b> </b><br> "[The Iron Druid books] are clever, fast paced and a good escape."<b> - Jason Weisberger, <i>Boing Boing</i></b><br> <br> "Celtic mythology and an ancient Druid with modern attitude mix it up in the Arizona desert in this witty new fantasy series."<b> - Kelly Meding, author of <i>Chimera</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> "Outrageously fun."<b><i> - The Plain Dealer</i></b><i>, </i>on<i> Hounded</i><br> <i> </i><br> "Superb . . . plenty of quips and zap-pow-bang fighting."<b> - <i>Publishers Weekly</i> (starred review) </b>, on <i>Hounded</i><br> <i> </i><br> "Exciting . . . [Atticus] is one of the best main characters currently present in the urban fantasy genre."<b> - <i>Fantasy Book Critic</i></b><i>, </i>on <i>Tricked</i><br> <br> "Funny, razor-sharp . . . plenty of action, humor, and mythology."<b> - <i>BOOKLIST </i> (starred review) </b>, on <i>Shattered</i>
