Trapped

The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 5

By: Kevin Hearne

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

In the fifth novel in the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles, two-thousand-year-old Druid Atticus O’Sullivan will at last bind a new Druid to protect the earth—but first he must go toe-to-toe with the Roman god Bacchus, the Norse pantheon, and an ancient vampire, all hell-bent on ensuring his demise.

“[Kevin] Hearne is a terrific storyteller with a great snarky wit. . . . Neil Gaiman’s American Gods meets Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden.”—SFFWorld

The downside to faking your own death is that people tend to get upset when they find out they’ve been had. In Atticus O’Sullivan’s case, they’re upset enough to come after him to make sure he dies for real this time. Yet he can’t remain in hiding anymore: He has to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth so that she can become the first new Druid in centuries.

But the Roman god Bacchus wants mortal revenge for a slight against him, and he proceeds to act on the principle that Atticus should hate his life until it can be ended. Members of the Norse pantheon aren’t particularly pleased with Atticus either—especially one who had languished in darkness, slowly going mad, and is now free to work his mischief again.

On top of that, an ancient vampire, who’d like to remove Atticus and Granuaile as threats to his kind, is working on his own plan for their destruction.

Forced to work at the base of Mount Olympus, Atticus and Granuaile must survive the three-month process of her binding and escape the many traps set for them. It’s fortunate that they have Oberon the Irish Wolfhound on their side—but is one good dog going to be enough to see them through it?

Don’t miss any of The Iron Druid Chronicles:
HOUNDED | HEXED | HAMMERED | TRICKED | TRAPPED | HUNTED | SHATTERED | STAKED | SCOURGED | BESIEGED

©2012 Random House Audio (P)2012 Kevin Hearne

Critic reviews

"It may be possible that Hearne and Atticus are the logical heir to Butcher and Dresden." (SFFWorld)

“Celtic mythology and an ancient Druid with modern attitude mix it up in the Arizona desert in this witty new fantasy series.” (Kelly Meding, author of Chimera)

“A page-turning and often laugh-out-loud funny caper through a mix of the modern and the mythic.” (Ari Marmell, author of The Warlord’s Legacy)

RAGNAROK HAD COME!!!!!????

Crazy Loki is here, that means it's time for final battle in which Atticus supposed to be a substitute for Thor, but apparently everyone started without him, Slavic plain of existence is burning, even one of the gods is running!!!

And here something shifts I can't say how but the idea of apocalypse got lost somewhere along the way.
Everything turned into a common theme of the previous books "Everybody are trying to get Atticus into trouble and he is reluctant to make new enemies"


PS
I never stop comparing this series to "DRESDEN FILES" and this year new books in the series were released on the same day.Both series previous books ended on cliff hanger, but Dresden files wins this battle.Both books were great but this series can be more, much more, it lacks something important, I hope this something will be in the next book.

NEXT BOOK IS "HUNTED"
This title will be released on June 25, 2013.

Book 5 still going strong

Normally after the 2nd or 3rd book in a series I get bored. Not so with Iron Druid. Great story with plenty of humor.

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Love this series.

It's the Iron Druid I need not say more. I absolutely love the series. The narrator did a fantastic job. I look forward to hearing more books in the series. This series is right up there with the Dresden files. Hello Sarah and John how are you guys? See you guys a little bit bye.

Another Solid Book in the Series

I honestly don't know how Kevin Hearne did it, but I continue to be quiet pleased with his continuations of his Iron Druid books. I may be biased here, but I think that you can't go wrong with the team of Kevin Hearne & Luke Daniels. Unfortunately, all 8 books have been written, and I now have 1 less book to go. Book 6.. here i come

Great Series

Another great book in this series, love the narrator Luke Daniels and the story lines builds upon the previous book. Keep them coming...

filled with humor, friendship, and trouble

I was excited to see Atticus was ready to bind Granuaile with Gaia making her the first new Druid in over 2,000 years. Unlike, Atticus who carries an ancient sword, Granuaile has a tricked out staff thanks to some crafty Fey. We see significant growth in this feisty, fearless young woman who smells like strawberry lip gloss. It was exciting to see what animals forms she would receive and watching her experience each for the first time was both humorous and amazing.

Of course, Hearne brought danger to Trapped in the form of dark elves, angry gods, and pesky vampires. One of my favorite things about the Iron Druid Chronicles is the extensive world-building using lore, myths, and gods. Hearne shares the history of the dark elves, something I was truly looking forward to. We learn more about Roman Gods, Norse Gods, Celtic Gods and even Hell. The author skillfully provided imagery that brought the stories Atticus shares to life all while our Druids and Oberon attempt to avoid death.

Thing heat up a little in Trapped and I loved these moments. Atticus has a thing for Granuaile, but as her teacher, he never acted. The binding scenes made me laugh and I loved how things evolved.

Never have I wanted an Irish Wolfhound as much as Oberon makes me want one. Getting his POV is an absolute treat and added humor during the darker moments. And we see plenty of dark times with action scene after action scene. Granuaile was a total badass, and the scene with the killer clowns was epic!

Left lacking!

First thing - what happened to the narration. Kevin, WTF, the first 10 chapters were totally different then than all of the previous books. I mean, my first thought was I had the wrong series. Then I realized nope, Kevin just changed it up and not for the better. However, the performance is still excellent, but not spectacular like the first three books. Kevin really picks up steam in the last three hrs.

Oberon was flat and fell short. I didn’t really feel satisfied with different story lines.

Ultimately I give the book four stars across the board, great addition to the series, a necessary chapter I the story arc, and a KEY read. However the books filler for what’s to come and as such

The Iron Druid Chronicles are a satisfactory alternative to the Dresden files.

Great series horrible narration

If you could sum up Trapped in three words, what would they be?

I love the Iron Druid series, but the narration is awful. I won't get any book in this series on Audible. I had to turn it off after one paragraph.

What didn’t you like about Luke Daniels’s performance?

His voices were poorly done and overacted.

Excellent story and reading

This story arc was a grand adventure and paired with Luke Daniel's narration it was an an excellent tale.

Hang on tight!

I thoroughly enjoy Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles. I've read them all in print and listened to them (repeatedly) as audio books. They are fun, fast, and full of interesting twists and turns. It has a bit of everything that makes a book good. Trapped carries on the story after a 12 year (6 year if you count the novella Two Crows and One Raven) break for the characters, moving everyone into the future and to the beginning of new obstacles and the re-emergence of old problems.

The only thing I've not enjoyed so much is the change in reading style from the Brilliance Audio productions (Hounded, Hexed, Hammered) and these. It started in Tricked, continued in Two Ravens and One Crow, and here it is set -- Luke Daniels is still a great reader, but I suspect he's been directed to read differently.

Atticus's voice is deeper (possibly done through digital means) and the reading is more pointed and snarky, underlining the emotional and humorous parts of the text just in case the reader can't figure it out. The voicing puts me in mind of many a cynical private eye story, a sort of vocal stereotype, which gets annoying in these stories. The original voicing of Atticus-- lighter, friendlier, more even, less exaggerated, and certainly less cynical -- seemed more appropriate to the tone of the writing. By the time we get to this novel, Atticus has his snark on, Oberon has become a Scooby Do caricature, Leif has abandoned his cool, calm control for out-and-out drawling douche, all werewolves gargle gravel, and the Morrigan has a permanent sore throat. Even Granuaile loses some of her lightness.

Daniels didn't start out like this and was pretty consistent through the first three books, so I'm putting the blame on the producer/director. The change hasn't stopped me from listening to the series, but it does draw my attention away from the story and toward the voicing, whereas the original reading style felt proper and natural and didn't get in the way.