Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $27 (256p) ISBN 978-0-399-18173-3
Hearne’s Iron Druid, better known as Atticus O’Sullivan (whose most recent full-length adventure is Staked), enjoys more mythological high jinks and humor in these fast-moving short stories detailing some tidbits of his 2,000 years of life. In “The...
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Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $27 (304p) ISBN 978-1-984821-28-7
With this sequel to 2020’s Ink & Sigil—which also acts as a continuation of the Iron Druid Chronicles series—Hearne continues to explore the intersection of the mundane and the divine with his typical mix of humor and adventure. Scottish sigil agent
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Kevin Hearne. Subterranean, $40 (144p) ISBN 978-1-59606-981-7
Hearne (the Iron Druid Chronicles series) pits a group of scientists against their alien abductors in a riotous quest to save humankind from becoming lunch. Physicist Clint Beecham is abducted from Rocky Mountain National Park by aliens, and they...
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Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $28 (336p) ISBN 978-1-9848-2125-6
Hearne (A Plague of Giants) spins off his Iron Druid Chronicles series with this enjoyable urban fantasy and series launch. As one of a handful of magically empowered sigil agents, Scotland-based
Aloysius MacBharrais (Al, for short) is responsible...
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Kevin Hearne. Subterranean, $25 (120p) ISBN 978-1-59606-847-6
Quick-witted, mystery-solving pooch Oberon gets a new friend in author Hearne’s side-splitting newest fantasy novelette set in the Iron Druid universe. This time, Oberon, an Irish wolfhound, is aided by his mate, Orlaith, and a recent addition to...
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Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $28.99 (640p) ISBN 978-0-345-54860-3
Urban fantasist Hearne (the Iron Druid Chronicles) stumbles badly in his first epic fantasy novel, which fails to make good use of elements borrowed from real-world cultures. An illusionist bard who can take on the appearance of the person whose...
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Kevin Hearne, Del Rey, $7.99 mass market (304p) ISBN 978-0-345-52247-4
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. Staying alive for 2,000 years takes a great deal of cunning, and sexy super-druid Atticus O'Sullivan,
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Kevin Hearne. Subterranean, $20 (112p) ISBN 978-1-59606-809-4
What do you do if you’re a dog who’s watched enough Sherlock Holmes mysteries on TV to want to solve one? For Oberon, the giant wolfhound, you do what comes naturally: you take on a case the first chance you get, with the help of your faithful druid.
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Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $26 (352p) ISBN 978-0-345-54848-1
The thing about binding yourself with iron to help keep angry fey off you is that it tends to annoy them even more. Druid and action hero Atticus O'Sullivan seems to have a knack for annoying fey, and a few odd gods and goddesses as well. In this...
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Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $7.99 mass market (318p) ISBN 978-0-345-52248-1
In the adrenaline-spiked third Iron Druid adventure (following Hounded and Hexed), Atticus O'Sullivan, the 1,200-year-old sexy warrior druid, pops into Asgard, steals one of the golden apples of immortality, and zips back out again. Piece of cake—unt
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Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $7.99 mass market (320p) ISBN 978-0-345-52249-8
Kevin Hearne's sexy second Iron Druid urban fantasy (after Hounded) cranks out action and quips at a frenzied pace as Atticus O'Sullivan faces a group of nasty Nazi witches who happen to be old frenemies of his. Atticus knew that he had more...
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Kevin Hearne, read by Marc Thompson. Random House Audio, unabridged, 8 CDs, 9 hours $40 ISBN 978-0-8041-9175-3
Luke Skywalker has just joined the Rebel Alliance and helped destroy the first Death Star. The Rebels now have him running missions while they look for a place to hide from the Empire. In his latest mission, he gets close to the Imperials several...
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Kevin Hearne and Delilah S. Dawson. Del Rey, $27 (384p) ISBN 978-1-5247-9774-4
In this pun-laden quest, first in a trilogy, Hearne (A Plague of Giants) and Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma) skewer the traditional tropes of epic fantasy sagas. Though the field is already rife with parodies and satires, the authors execute their own...
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Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne. Del Rey, $27 (384p) ISBN 978-1-5247-9780-5
In the proudly lowbrow third volume of the satirical Tales of Pell (after No Country for Old Gnomes), Dawson and Hearne turn to the high seas as their unlikely heroes become even less likely pirates. Captained by the talking parrot Filthy Lucre, the
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Kevin Hearne, Lila Bowen, and Chuck Wendig. Subterranean, $45 (304p) ISBN 978-1-59606-914-5
In this blood-soaked collection of fantasy novellas tied to larger series, three otherwise unconnected tales are linked by the thematic inclusion of murder and bees. Kevin Hearne’s “The Buzz Kill” returns to the Iron Druid Chronicles after the...
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Edited by Yanni Kuznia. Subterranean
(subterraneanpress.com), $20 (152p) ISBN 978-1-59606-767-7
This short anthology collects riveting fantastical stories from four of fantasy’s glowing stars. Kevin Hearne’s “Goddess at the Crossroads” is a delightful adventure in his Iron Druid world, featuring a rare trip into the past of series hero Atticus.
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Kevin Hearne and Delilah Dawson. Del Rey, $28 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5247-9777-5
In this muddled follow-up to 2017’s Kill the Farm Boy, Hearne and Dawson continue to skewer epic fantasy tropes, this time focusing on the escalating conflict between cardigan-wearing, peace-loving gnomes and a rogue, warlike faction of halflings in
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Rachel Caine, Jennifer Estep, Kevin Hearne, et al. S&S/Gallery, $16 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-1-4767-1415-8
Paranormals of varying temperaments and dispositions amp up the mystery and magic intrinsic to carnival midways in this anthology of 14 new stories, some of which extend their authors’ long-running urban fantasy series. In Kelly Medding’s clever “Fre
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Edited by Joseph Nassise. Gallery, $16 trade paper (448p) ISBN 978-1-5011-5508-6
Fans of urban fantasy can read stories from some of the best-known names in the genre and discover new writers in this well-arranged anthology, which focuses on villains. In Jim Butcher’s “Even Hand,” the human crime lord who has been a thorn in...
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Kevin Hearne. Subterranean Press, $40 (96p) ISBN 978-1-64524-195-9
Bestseller Hearne (the Iron Druid Chronicles series) explores the limitations of running from one’s feelings in this slight sci-fi novella. Recently widowed Tennessean Winnie Mae Chisholm hopes moving far enough away will help her and her teenage...
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