SFF

Shattered

by Kevin Hearne
Del Rey: Ballantine. (Iron Druid Chronicles, Bk. 7). Jun. 2014. 352p. ISBN 9780345548481. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780345548498. SF
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More than 2,000 years of age, Atticus O'Sullivan was accustomed to being the oldest Druid on the planet. The Morrigan (the Irish spirit that escorts the dead) hid Atticus's teacher, Owen, on an island of slow time, and as this seventh volume in the popular urban fantasy series (after 2013's Hunted) opens, Atticus has brought Owen back and is trying to acclimate his mentor to the modern world. He hopes Owen can help him to find out which of the Tuatha de Danaan still wish to kill him, but he has never lacked for enemies. One of these foes might also be behind the plot that lured his apprentice and lover, Granuaile, to India, using her father as bait.
VERDICT This darker series entry might suffer a bit from having too many antagonists as well as abundant points of view. The heart of the book remains Atticus and his slightly goofy telepathic wolfhound, Oberon, and while the mix of Irish, Norse, and even Vedic pantheons is intriguing, it leaves the series scattered.
Reviewed by Megan M. McArdle , Jun 15, 2014
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