Hunted Author: Visit Amazon's Kevin Hearne Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0356501981 | Format: EPUB
Hunted Description
- Paperback
- Publisher: Orbit (June 25, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0356501981
- ISBN-13: 978-0356501987
- Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 1.2 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
The good news is that the action is back and the old Atticus is back. He's full of wit and more importantly remorse for all the dumb stuff he did that has lead him to this point. Also one long running story line is finally resolved so Atticus and crew have on less nemesis to deal with.
The bad news is something is still missing that I can't quite put my finger on. Atticus is witty again, but not really as fun as he used to be. He did suffer a loss and that could've put a damper on his mood. A lot of this book was spent with Atticus, Granuaile, and Oberon on the run. Which meant there was constant action, but not much character development. I'm not fan of Attuaile or Granicus. There is no real love story there, to me it just seems like "I'm male, you're female, we're both straight, we're on the run and meeting other people is going to be really hard, so we might as well hook up". Don't get me wrong I'm glad has a found a companion and is no longer waxing poetic about his long dead African wife Tahirah, but the Granuaile thing just seemed forced. I know people debate about whether or not men and women can just be friends, but they absolutely can. Especially if one is 2,000 years older than the other and their teacher. I wish they had formed and focused on a familial bond instead of a sexual one.
I'm also glad Atticus finally has a fellow Druid. Although why it took so long is beyond me. I know he has been on the run for millennia, however he did spend a few peaceful centuries with his wife Tahirah. They had 25 children together, some of whom he gave the Imortali-tea to. So why didn't he pass on his Druidic knowledge to any of them, or his grandchildren, or great-grandchildren? He kept close tabs on all of them. Or why not teach Tahirah?
Try as I might, I can't figure out a way to get Goodreads to let me give this as many stars as it deserves -- 6. I don't think it's possible for Hearne to write a bad book, but Hunted is beyond good. Not that Hearne has ever seemed anything but self-assured and capable (sorta like Atticus), but he's really firing on all cylinders here -- from the jaw-dropping and series-changing events of Chapter 1 through all the plot, twists, character moments, quips, action, and development that follows -- Hearne delivers with verve and panache.
I don't know how to describe the storyline without plunging neck-deep into spoiler territory, so let's just say that this picks up minutes (if not seconds) from Trapped and keeps going from there. Virtually every character from the previous five novels makes an appearance (if only with a name-drop), and we get a few new characters from the pages of myth (Irish, Greek and Roman predominantly, but most of Europe is well-represented here) as well from Hearne's own imagination. Our favorite Druids face off with a couple of new opponents, try to broker a peace with Greek and Roman pantheons, prepare for Ragnarok, and try to suss out who amognst the Tuatha Dé Danann might be working to bring about their untimely demise. (clearly, our heroes don't get a lot of rest in these fast-moving 300 pages to get all that addressed)
Not that Atticus has had an easy go of it since the beginning of Hounded, but Hearne really puts the hurt on him this time around. He has two of the closest calls I can remember a first-person narrator dealing with in recent history -- and he gets both of them in one book!
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