''Tricked'' is the fourth novel in Kevin Hearne's urban fantasy series,

The Iron Druid Chronicles ''The Iron Druid Chronicles'' is a series of urban fantasy novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories, written by Kevin Hearne and published by Del Rey Books. All the books, including short stories, have recorded as audiobooks narrated by Luk ...

and is the sequel to '' Hammered''. It was released on April 24, 2012.

Plot introduction

Being the last Druid carries with it several complications, especially when you become infamous for helping to kill Thor and decimate the Norse pantheon. Now with a whole host of deities hunting him, Atticus O'Sullivan, along with his faithful dog Oberon, and initiate Granuaile, decide to leave his Third Eye Books and Herbs occult shop in Tempe and go into hiding, with the help of Coyote, the Navajo trickster god, who asks a favor in return. Yet, deals with Coyote aren't always what they seem and if Atticus can survive faking his own death he'll have to contend with undead skinwalkers and a vampire blood feud that threatens to engulf all of Arizona. The novel blends elements of mythology and urban fantasy.

Characters

* Atticus O'Sullivan: The last of the

Druid A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Whi ...

s. * Oberon: Irish Wolfhound; he can communicate telepathically with Atticus. *

Coyote The coyote (''Canis latrans'') is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecologica ...

: Navajo Trickster god. * Granuaile: Atticus' Druid initiate. * Frank Chischilly: Hataali, Navajo medicine man. * Sophie Betsuie: Head engineer for Navajo construction project. * Hel: Daughter of Loki, Norse goddess of death, ruler of Hel. * Leif Helgarson: Atticus' nighttime lawyer who is also a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the Vitalism, vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead, undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mi ...

. *

The Morrigan ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

: Celtic Chooser of the Slain and goddess of war. * Hallbjörn “Hal” Hauk: Atticus’ daytime lawyer who is also a

werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or ...

References

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