I chose this series after a poll and discussions with my team and several friends. These are mostly available at both of my libraries, in both ebook and audio formats. I’ve only read the first book in this series, twice, and look forward to reading the entire series. I own all the audiobooks, because Luke Daniels.
You will have 4-5 weeks to read each book. There will be games, discussion, prizes, reviews and fun with each book. I will be collecting Q & A questions in the rafflecopters. The prizes will include some paperbacks, digital books, audiobooks, and paperbacks through Book Depository. Each giveaway will have both US and Intl prizes.
Kevin Hearne has also been kind enough to commit to a Q & A post. I will collect questions for him through October 16th. I will send your questions to him and he will pick 3-5 questions and send me the response. I will post his answers in a special December 17th post. So think up some great questions for him!
Here’s your to-do list:
- Find your copies of these books, borrow them from a friend, get them at the library or buy them
- Sign up to join the Read-along
- Enter the giveaways!
Schedule:
We are doing one book every 4-5 weeks, posting on Fridays. We will have a review for most of the books with the team here at Books of My Heart plus some of our friends.
Mar 3: Hounded – Stephanie @ Once Upon A Chapter
Apr 7: Hexed – Jonetta @ Blue Mood Cafe
May 5: Hammered – Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About
Jun 2: Tricked – Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
Jul 7: Trapped – Rachel @ Waves of Fiction
Aug 4: Hunted – KC @ Books of My Heart
Sep 8: Shattered – Berls @ Because Reading
Oct 6: Staked – Sophia @ Books of My Heart
Nov 3: Besieged – Kimberly @Caffeinated Reviewer
Dec 1: Scourged – Anne @ Books of My Heart
Dec 17: Q & A with Kevin Hearne
COYER Challenge is adopting our Read-along. You can read about COYER and join that challenge or just the Facebook community chat HERE. On the Sunday after the review posts, they will host a FB room (like we do for COYER book club) at 12 PT, 2 CT, 3 ET and 9pm Europe, for a one hour chat. So the first one will be March 5. You do not have to join the COYER challenge to participate, only the Facebook group.
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Get started Giveaway:
For US Amazon Digital copy of Hounded ,and for Intl a paperback from Book depository. The giveaway is international, as long as The Book Depository ships there free of charge (find that out here!)
Grand-Prize Giveaway:
For a US / Canadian winner, this will be a full set of SIGNED trade paperbacks by Kevin Hearne.
For an Intl winner, it will be $50 at Book Depository. The giveaway is international, as long as The Book Depository ships there free of charge (find that out here!)
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About Luke Daniels
Luke Daniels has narrated over 250 audiobooks, has been the grateful recipient of thirteen AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has earned three Audie nominations. His background is in classical theater and film. Luke has performed at repertory theaters around the country, but now he resides in the Midwest with his pack.
About Kevin Hearne
Kevin Hearne lives with his wife, daughter, and doggies in Canada. Kevin hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to heavy metal. He also thinks tacos are a pretty nifty idea. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling series the Iron Druid Chronicles, the Seven Kennings trilogy that begins with A PLAGUE OF GIANTS, and co-author of the Tales of Pell with Delilah S. Dawson.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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I am super excited to participate this year! I’ve never done the COYER book chats – I’m part of the group on FB, will I see the invites for the chat there? Yea!! Thanks Anne!
Jen I’m so excited you are reading with us. The book chats are very fun, just an hour. The chats will be there and there is an event / group. I hope we will have lots of people joining us.
I frickin’LOVE this series and I’m looking forward to the read along to share my thoughts, get insights from others
Joyce, we will be thrilled to have you join us. I’ve only read the first one and am excited to finally be reading it. This announcement is in advance so people know about it but we will actually start reading at the end of January.
And of COURSE I just reread hounded in a day, LoL! But I thought it was March we’d be discussing hounded? I may have misunderstood the dates.
Joyce, this was just the announcement to give people time to plan for reading with us. The kickoff will be Jan 29 when we actually start reading, with the first review on March 3, and the first FB chat on March 5th.
I am not sure if I will join in or not. Maybe at least the last few books that I still need to read. So I am a definite maybe 🙂
Carole, we’d love to have you! Even if it’s just the last few. But if you have reviews you can link them to the posts so you can refresh yourself before then.
I’ve read the series in book form and listened to the audiobooks. Luke Daniels does a great job. Love his voice for Oberon.
Anne, I’d love to have you join us for the Read-along. I’m glad to hear you like the series and narration.
Looking forward to reading this series again. Luke Daniels is an excellent narrator and I just love Atticus and Oberon! Lots of laughs and sausages! Thanks for hosting, Anne!
I’m so happy you will be joining us Rachel. I agree Luke Daniels is fantastic.
I haven’t read it before, but I’ll check it out, since my library has all but one of them. Sadly, they only have one of them in audio.
I’m sorry to hear that. My library has them all on audio but I bought them all on audio anyway over the last few years. You can recommend books to your library and you’ll be happy to know I will also be giving away audio versions as prizes so you will want to enter the giveaways.
I hope I signed up correctly!! I definitely want to participate!!
Jody, it looks like you did just fine. We wanted to give plenty of advance notice, although we won’t start until the end of January.
Hello, I can not figure out how to sign up. Please, please help
Brenda, in the brown box (Mister LInky) there are 2 places to enter information. You Name is just that your name or avatar name or Blog name. The second line is a URL. It can be to your blog, Goodreads, your facebook, your Twitter, or any social media where you might share reviews. Then you need to check the box for the privacy policy and click Next. The second page is where you can load a graphic for your blog, or an avatar of some sort, whatever graphic you use. Some of the participants are bloggers so the signup also gives them a chance to show off their blogs. Others are readers, which is how I started out, and I just used my Goodreads profile or a Goodreads shelf for challenges or Read-alongs.
My mom first got my reading PERN in the 90s. But it was Anne Bishop who introduced me to Urban Fantasy. When Heroic Hearts came out it introduced me to the Iron Druid Universe. I finished the short story and set out to buy all the books in the series, even pre-ordered the newest short story coming out in Unbound II on Dec 7. So excited to join this.
YES! I loved the short in Heroic Hearts. If you look at the other year’s Read-alongs I am all about UF. The Hollows by Kim Harrison, Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews, Alex Verus by Benedict Jacka, Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs, Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh, and 2022 Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost. I’ve read the first book Hounded here twice and now it will be a third time but finally moving forward in 2023. I’m thrilled to have you join us.
Yes. I love the Mercyverse. I am about to Delve back into the Others series by Anne Bishop. Then Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Niell 🙂
I’ve read all of those series as well, Kristin. UF is the good stuff.
Hi Anne, I’ve not heard of the series before but I am definitely interested in trying the series out.
That’s great Elizabeth! I am always happy to have you participate. This is UF and although I have read only the first book and a short story I am given to understand romance is not a key focus. I try to do a variety for my Read-alongs and I love this sort of UF series. It has plenty of mythology aspects so it is possibly a bit denser than some series we have read but also has humor.
Hi Anne! That’s okay! I love a good UF. Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series isn’t centered around romance even though there is one. I read the Nathanial Cade series by Chris Farnsworth, it’s about a man that’s turned into a vampire in 1867 and choses to serve the president of the U.S. and every president thereafter as a last defense against monsters. There’s a lot of subterfuge and politics and it’s really good. I also have read a UF that’s also a steampunk series that’s really good, Vampire Empire by Clay and Susan Griffith. It’s really good. there is a romance but it’s not a romance. While romance reads are my standard operating procedure 😉 I don’t mind a UF or Sci-Fi story as long as it’s good writing and the storyline keeps my interest. I mean, I am a huge Star Wars and Marvel fan! I’m looking forward to giving this author a try!
Great! I have to have PLOT so I don’t mind romance being a background element but some people only want to read if there is a romance. This is an excellent UF with good humor also.
I only got to book three so I’m excited to reread those and keep going with the series. This will be fun. Thanks, Anne!
I am so, so happy you are joining us Sophia!
I’m excited to finally read this one! A GR group I was in read it many years ago, but my library didn’t have it then. Now they do! 😀
That’s awesome Angie! I’ll be very glad to have you join us as you are an active and wonderful participant.
I’ve not read the series before and I’m excited for the read-along!
Lisa, we will be so happy to have you join us. This announcement is early but we wanted to give people time to plan to read with us. We will be starting at the end of January, then basically one book each month.
I’ve never heard of this series. One of the things I’ve been meaning to do is read something different from my usual choices, so I’m excited to join this.
That’s great Role. It will be wonderful to have you reading with us.
I absolutely love the Iron Druid Chronicles!! I have read & listened (Luke Daniels is superb!!!) to the whole series and have been wanting to do another read through, so am very excited to join with others!
I am thrilled you will be joining us, although don’t spoil newbies. We don’t really get started until the end of January but I needed to announce to give people, especially those who haven’t read the series time to get ready for it and plan it in their schedules.
I’m super stoked about this. I have read EVERY book in this series, and I’m pretty sure all the short stories too, more than once. I love it so much that I recommend it to everyone looking for book recs, in the fantasy genre. The audiobooks are my fav way to read this series. Luke Daniels MAKES this series, well that and Oberon of course. <3
I agree with everything you said and am excited you will be joining us. Try not to spoil newbies, which I am having only read the first book but always wanted to read the rest of the series.
Wow, yay, super excited to join this! Iron Druid is hands down my favorite series. I’ve only done the audio book for most of them though because, as you said, Luke Daniels (swoon). I may try to get my hands on paper copies this go-round, however. Heck, I’ll probably do the audio books too (I have already listened to them all multiple times.) Anyway, thanks for hosting this event. Here’s to 2023, year of the Iron Druid!!
Anna, it will be great to have you reading with us and sharing your thoughts. Try not to spoil those who haven’t read. I have only read the first book although I met Kevin in 2016. Where does the time go when you are reading great books? Anyway, I collected and own all the audios since I knew I wanted to read them. I host a Read-along every year kind of alternating between things I have read and things I have wanted to read.
Whoop whoop!
Thank you for joining us. I’m excited to get started but after the rush of the holidays.
This is just awesome! I can’t decide if I want to read them or re-listen to the audiobooks! Luke Daniels does such an amazing job bringing the characters to life. Kevin is such a talented writer and just SO cool in person. I met him at Rula Bula in AR when he was giving away pint glasses w/ Oberon on them. We talked a bit about how incorporating LGBTQIA+ characters is so important to people like my husband and I – and he was just lovely about it. It was really cool to get to talk about something that is important and have the author not just listen but really get it.
Kelrick, I’m so happy to have you join us, although we aren’t really starting until the end of January. I agree about Luke Daniels – I love him so I have collected them all on audio but have only managed the first one into my reading schedule. That’s part of why I host Read-alongs to commit myself (and my friends) to reading series we have always wanted to read). It’s worked out very well. I pretty much always am, why didn’t I read this sooner? I met Kevin in 2016 at NOLAStorycon.
I have mad love for this series & author. Spreading the word.
Thank you Kimberly. I am so grateful to have you with us for this great series.
Perfect excuse to re-read this series! This is one of favorite book series and I recommend it to anyone that expresses an interest in reading a good series.
I’m so happy you will be joining us.
I read all of these books years ago, and I still want to meet Oberon! I cannot wait to participate in the read-along.
We will be very happy to have you reading with us. We will actually start after the holidays, at the end of January.
I bought and read all the books as they came out (and most ??? of the shorts). I’ve been a bit peevish since the announcement of the revised and expanded editions, but hopefully someone will give us a running commentary on the differences.
I would certainly help with that if I knew. But we have many long-time readers who may be able to comment if they read the new paperback versions. I don’t think the audio will have changed and maybe not the ebooks? It is a question we could submit to Kevin if we don’t learn the answer from someone as we go along.
I’m stoked for this read-a-long! I heard about it from Kevin Hearne’s newsletter and have never done one before. I read this series once and feel like it’s a good first book-club style experience.
Welcome Logan. I chose a series each year, pretty much all urban fantasy which is my favorite. Sometimes they are rereads of series I loved (like you) and sometimes they are series I have always wanted to read (like me). I look forward to having you participate but try not to spoil newbies.
I am looking forward to finishing this series! I read the first four books, but got distracted and somehow never got back to them. This will be a great incentive to plunge back in and keep going through the whole series.
By the way, for some reason when I tried to link up, it didn’t appear to take my link, so I tried again with a different name (thinking the @ was the problem.) Now it looks like I have signed up twice. Oops! Go ahead and eliminate the “Bookwyrm Lark” signup, if you can do that from your end.
No problem I took care of it. So glad to have you with us Kara.
Yay Im excited to read this series. Ages ago I listened to the first book in the series and I really liked it–I have no idea why I didn’t keep reading the series!
I’m thrilled to have you with us Victoria. I’ve made a few changes which I hope will make it even more fun. I can say the same multiple times ” I read the first book and liked it and I don’t know why I didn’t keep reading the series.”
I haven’t read this series but it’s one I’ve been wanting to read for years! Seems like a good time to actually do it! I’m in for the read-along. 🙂
So glad to have you with us Nicci. This is exactly why I started the Read-alongs to encourage me and my friends to read series I’ve always wanted to read. Today we start with the first review March 3 and the first chat March 5.
My fist read-along! Woohoo!
We are happy to have you with us!
I absolutely love The Iron Druid Chronicles! This will be my 5th time reading the series, as I devoured every book as soon as it was released, and have continued the tradition with his Ink and Sigil series.
It will be wonderful to have you join us.
I’m looking forward to it, this will give me the push to finish the series though I don’t want to see it end.