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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Still a good series, but I’ve liked each successive book less than the last. I’m almost glad it’s ending with the next book
better, but still heavy on the "hey I'm the author and I'm going to present all my viewpoints" stuff. Would appreciate not having that, but, when reading fantasy / sci-fi stuff, if the story can make me wish I could do the stuff in the book, I count it as a good book/story.
I'm a fan of the Iron Druid. So much so that I pre-ordered Staked in paperback. All the previous ones I've read as catch up on my Kindle. However Kevin Hearne has made my pre-order on sight list (along with Ben Aaronovitch, Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks and Charles Stross).
Staked is the eighth full novel, and I've lost count of the novellas. The paperback version also has Prelude to War in the back of it, which is handy because Staked makes more sense when you've read Prelude to War.
Just in case you've not read any Iron Druid, it's a very sensible urban fantasy series set in the modern day. I say sensible because the universe isn't too strange. You can imagine it coexisting with the world we live in. The action in Staked, and the other Iron Druid stories is all within the bounds of plausibility in our world. Possibly the only scene that would be hard to explain away happens in this book. A vampire ambush on Atticus and some Rabbis that are helping him in Rome. Even that gets a plausible explanation for its cover story/news report in the book.
Staked sees our 2,000 year old Iron Druid fighting a personal war against vampires. The war escalates more than he was expecting, and Atticus realises that it's taken him away from the tenets of druidry. However he manages to enlist help and deal with the vampires enough to end the war. There are a number of interesting twists and turns, not least of which what his old archdruid is up to and also Granuale's adventures. A number of other old friends appear too, and all play a key role in the story. There isn't any spare material here, it all forms part of the narrative and is necessary. In fact I think it will bear a second or third read later.
I really enjoyed the story, and if you like urban fantasy where the gods exist like Neil Gaiman's American Gods then this is definitely a series you need to go pick up.
Staked is the eighth full novel, and I've lost count of the novellas. The paperback version also has Prelude to War in the back of it, which is handy because Staked makes more sense when you've read Prelude to War.
Just in case you've not read any Iron Druid, it's a very sensible urban fantasy series set in the modern day. I say sensible because the universe isn't too strange. You can imagine it coexisting with the world we live in. The action in Staked, and the other Iron Druid stories is all within the bounds of plausibility in our world. Possibly the only scene that would be hard to explain away happens in this book. A vampire ambush on Atticus and some Rabbis that are helping him in Rome. Even that gets a plausible explanation for its cover story/news report in the book.
Staked sees our 2,000 year old Iron Druid fighting a personal war against vampires. The war escalates more than he was expecting, and Atticus realises that it's taken him away from the tenets of druidry. However he manages to enlist help and deal with the vampires enough to end the war. There are a number of interesting twists and turns, not least of which what his old archdruid is up to and also Granuale's adventures. A number of other old friends appear too, and all play a key role in the story. There isn't any spare material here, it all forms part of the narrative and is necessary. In fact I think it will bear a second or third read later.
I really enjoyed the story, and if you like urban fantasy where the gods exist like Neil Gaiman's American Gods then this is definitely a series you need to go pick up.
Finally a new Iron Druid Chronical novel. It was as badass and great as usual, with the little extra kick of adding my hometown Berlin into the story. Thanks to Kevin Hearne for another pleasant time with your story.
This eighth volume in what will be a nine book series continued where [b:Shattered|16280678|Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #7)|Kevin Hearne|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387891720s/16280678.jpg|22382303] left off, tying up loose plot threads and propelling the characters towards the promised Ragnarok event. I enjoyed this entry's focus on vampires, especially Leif Helgarson, as well as the Hammers of Gods, and, separately, meeting Granuaile's step-father. I'm looking forward to seeing how Kevin Hearne wraps up this long running series.
Not as good as previous books but I still loved Oberon. It got a little preachy in the environmental aspects and I’m not sure why he bothered with a romance between Atticus and Granuaile as they spend no time together.
(4.5 Stars)
This is one of my favorite books of the series (so far). It tied up a lot of loose ends and started a few new ones.
This is a pleasure to read and Luke Daniels is an excellent narrator.
This is one of my favorite books of the series (so far). It tied up a lot of loose ends and started a few new ones.
This is a pleasure to read and Luke Daniels is an excellent narrator.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
