The second short story bundled with Kevin Hearne's 'Hounded' in which Atticus O'Sullivan and his dog Oberon encounter some witches up to no good (of course) while on a short vacation.Compared to the previous short story, this shows more the nature of Atticus connection to the land (he's a 2000+ year old Druid, remember), especially with the forest setting. It also takes the saying "nature, red in tooth and claw" quite literally! Besides being a great story on its own, I think this would work perfectly for anyone trying to decide whether to read this series, since it highlights many of the things you'll find in it (well, the first book, at least). The magic system and how the main character fits into it; he's attitude toward violence, punishment, and death; the amount and type of violence to expect; but most important of all, Oberon, his dog. I'm sure that for some people he may be a bit over the top, but I found him hilarious.It's too short for 5 stars, though.
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Hearne's short stories supporting the Iron Druid Chronicles are fun to read.
—Lisalin
Entertaining short story. Lots of druidy greatness.
—pan757
An excellent short story about Atticus and Oberon.
—rare
