Hammered
- 223
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Hammered” sends the last of the Druids after Thor himself, and the clash of old pantheons is still the best thing about this series. Gods from several ancient religions share one world, and the research behind them shows. Some readers are thoroughly hooked by this third volume; others still find story and characters thinner than the setting. It runs to just over two hundred pages and belongs after the first two books.
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About the book
OVER A MILLION COPIES OF THE IRON DRUID BOOKS SOLD* 'American Gods meets Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden' SFF World Thor, the Norse god of thunder, is worse than a blowhard and a bully - he's ruined countless lives and killed scores of innocents. After centuries, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson is ready to get his vengeance, and he's asked his friend Atticus O'Sullivan, the last of the Druids, to help take down this Norse nightmare. One survival strategy has worked for Atticus for more than two thousand years: stay away from the guy with the lightning bolts. But things are heating up in Atticus's home base of Tempe, Arizona. There's a vampire turf war brewing, and Russian demon hunters who call themselves the Hammers of God are running rampant. Despite multiple warnings and portents of dire consequences, Atticus and Leif journey to the Norse plain of Asgard, where they team up with a werewolf, a sorcerer, and an army of frost giants for an epic showdown against vicious Valkyries, angry gods, and the hammer-wielding Thunder Thug himself. Praise for the Iron Druid Chronicles: 'Atticus and his crew are a breath of fresh air! . . . I love, love, love this series' My Bookish Ways 'Entertaining, steeped in a ton of mythology, populated by awesome characters' Civilian Reader 'This is one series no fantasy fan should miss.
Reading order · The Iron Druid Chronicles
Full order & progress →- HoundedStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Hexed
8.18.1 / 10 - HammeredThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Tricked
8.08.0 / 10 - Trapped
8.18.1 / 10 - HuntedHunted–Not ranked yet
- ShatteredShattered–Not ranked yet
- StakedStaked–Not ranked yet
- ScourgeScourge–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 335 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 16 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 319 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Hammered?
It has 223 pages — shorter than 98% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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