If you haven’t heard yet, I’ve been fangirling over the ever charming Atticus O’Sullivan and his adventures with his faithful companion, Oberon, in The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne. I’ve been recommending book one, Hounded, to everyone I know, even the poor pizza delivery guy who had the most unfortunate lucky when he showed up at my door right after I heard back from Kevin Hearne about my interview request and happened to catch me in the middle of my squeeing happy dance. Not pretty!
Without further ado, please welcome author Kevin Hearne and check out the giveaway at the end of the post!
Describe your life in six words?
Words, whiskey, wings, wife, kid, & music. Not really in that order. I just wanted alliteration points.
I read on your website that The Iron Druid Chronicles was born out of an idea you had for a web comic. What was the biggest challenge you faced in developing the story?
I got stuck for a month and didn’t know where I was going—thought I’d written myself into a corner. But then I figured a way out. Still, after that experience, I started to use outlines.
The Iron Druid Chronicles stars Atticus, an ancient Druid, and his loyal sidekick/best friend, Oberon, an Irish Wolfhound. As far as duos go, these two are pretty dynamic. What makes them works so well together?
I’m kind of leery about examining it too hard—I might jinx it. But in general I think it’s the sort of relationship everyone wishes they could have with their pets.
The Iron Druid Chronicles mashes together all types of supernatural beings and mythological creatures. If you were to write a spin off series, which character’s story would you tell next and why?
I suppose I’d write from the point of view of one of the witches—either the Polish ones or the single Indian one. They have such different worldviews from Atticus, and it might be amusing to explore them.
Boy, how times have changed. I mean, Oberon has his own twitter account (@IrishOberon)! Is there anything in particular you miss about life before technology exploded?
Homemade ice cream. I know it’s still possible to make, but nobody does. They’ve even motorized those hand-cranked machines, you know that? It’s a shame. Otherwise I like the tech stuff. Ebooks, in particular, give me an opportunity to tell stories I wouldn’t be able to tell otherwise.
Out of all your characters, which do you relate to the most? Which the least?
I relate to the widow MacDonagh. There’s nothing so fine as sitting on the porch and chatting with friends. Least? Laksha Kulasekharan. Her sense of morality is just plain scary.
Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Bk 1
Kevin Hearne
Narrated by Luke Daniels
Length: 8 hrs & 11 mins
Audible release: 04-19-11
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Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old — when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer. Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power — plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish — to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.
I’m giveaway an audiobook of Hounded* by Kevin Hearne, narrated by Luke Daniels. This prize will be sent as a ‘gift’ to the winner from Audible.com and may require that you have an Audible.com account.
Giveaway deets:
- Leave a comment with contact info to enter.
- Open to anyone who can accept audio file from Audible.com.
- Retweet for an extra entry! Include RT link in comment.
- Ends 09/29 at 11:59pm CST.
- Winner will be selected using random.org.
- Prize substituted for another book in the series of equal or lesser value.
Posted at 2:51 pm • Labels: 2011, author interview, giveaway, Kevin Hearne, The Iron Druid Chronicles, urban fantasy
I so need to read this series, everyone raves about it and I'm all out of the loop like a big blogger failure:( It seems like Mr. Hearne has a great sense of humor and that's always a huge plus! Thanks for the giveaway Missie:)
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I loved “Hounded” and am right now waiting for “Hexed” to arrive in my mailbox. Love the interview!!
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Oberon is hysterical and I had no idea of his twitter account before you told me.
I've been unsuccessfully tracking down the model for this cover. Rumor has it that's CGI. *Sniffles* I can't wait to read the other two books. Count me in the giveaway please!
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I have the first two books in the series!! I SOOOO need to read them! Everyone LOVES them! *sigh*
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Alliteration points! (
And dude, I still make homemade ice cream every July 4th!
Great interview! Thanks for sharing!
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Awesome interview Missie I am totally SQUEEING with you! And I agree with the author, I totally miss handmade ice cream..it was so good. And I loved the Widow she was a card. I won't enter the giveaway as I've already read the book and loved it! But now I can't wait to read Hexed!
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I have heard nothing but good about this series. I would love to read it.
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Ummm…Missie…I haven't heard of this series until now. But It sounds good!
I think I'm the only person who hasn't seen it because practically everyone on Goodreads has it on their tbr.
By “wings” do you mean buffalo wings?! Those sound very good right about now…
My family reunions always used to have homemade ice dream
yummy!
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This series looks so cool!
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Truth be told, I do not know if I can accept from audio…but in case I can I am so in
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(not an entry) I have the first 2 books waiting for me to dive into this series!!
OMG! I love Irish Wolfhounds!! I've always wanted one. Yes, I love huge dogs and I'm now following on twitter!
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Hi Missie! Great interview! The characters Kevin has created sound so fascinating and, since I love anything Irish, this book is pretty high on my to-read list.
I haven't downloaded from Audible.com before, but I have downloaded off the AudioSync and Random House websites, so I probably will be able to create an account and download this one if I win. So, I would love to be entered into this giveaway. Thanks for the giveaway:)
Sarah
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FYI everyone,
Audible.com is associated with Amazon.com so if you have an amazon account, you're good to go.
If not, you could always make an account.
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I originally started reading 'Hammered' and didn't realize I had read 3 of 3 until I went to look for the other 2 at Barnes and Noble.
Now I HAVE to get the other 2 to read what I have missed.
Absolutely fell in love with the story and the way the writing was done, descriptive enough without going overboard.
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Oh my gosh, this book sounds SO HILARIOUS! And I love that it's about Iron Druids — because how cool is that??
It was also the first time I've read a synopsis that actually used the word “arse” instead of “ass” LOL!
I'd love to enter the giveaway, but I'm more of a person who likes to have the actual book in my hands (and I tend to space out listening to audio books haha! So someone more deserving should get it). I'm definitely going to try to get my hands on the book instead!
Awesome interview, Missie!
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Thanks so much for the giveaway! I so want to read this book!
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I have the first two books – bought them during the borders blowout! I'm thinking I definitely need to listen to more audio books. Would be perfect while knitting!
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I have wanted to read this for a long time and now an awesome audio treat. Thank you for sharing with us today and for the fun giveaway opportunity.
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I would love to win this awesome Audiobook!!!
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Thanks for the giveaway!
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I want to win!!
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Cool! I read the Hounded novel, and now I'd like to hear the audio version. I'd like to hear Daniels take on the different character voices.
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I also tweeted it at Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/Gr8Apekat
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love audio books, thanks fro having this contest
Julie
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This sounds AMAZING! How am I not already aware of this series? Thanks so much for the giveaway! And I'm super excited that it is an audiobook giveaway which is always my favorite way to “read”
Donna @ The Happy Booker
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Oh wonderful interview!
I've heard amazing things about this series and have them here to read. 
I dooooo look forward to digging into them. 
Thank you!
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Loved the interview, thank you both. I already own and love the series, so no need to enter me in the contest.
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Awesome giveaway! Thanks so much!
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This was such a great interview. Heck yeah I wish I could have that kind of relationship with my dog! Although, that might be because my level of humor and constant need for treats makes it so I relate to Oberon probably more than I should. But, that's beside the point.
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I haven't heard of this series before, but it sounds fantastic! Please enter me in the draw, and thanks for the giveaway!
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