<b>Iron Druid Atticus O’Sullivan, hero of Kevin Hearne’s epic <i>New York Times</i>bestselling 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>