Tricked
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Our view
“Tricked” shows the Iron Druid series in lively, joke-heavy form, mixing plenty of action with a steady supply of humour. The fourth book teams Atticus with the trickster Coyote and sets him against skinwalkers in the Arizona desert, while his talking hound supplies much of the comedy. Some readers rate it above the earlier volumes; some outside the United States note that the wit leans on American cultural references that may pass them by.
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About the book
Druid Atticus O’Sullivan hasn’t stayed alive for more than two millennia without a fair bit of Celtic cunning. So when vengeful thunder gods come Norse by Southwest looking for payback, Atticus, with a little help from the Navajo trickster god Coyote, lets them think that they’ve chopped up his body in the Arizona desert. But the mischievous Coyote is not above a little sleight of paw, and Atticus soon finds that he’s been duped into battling bloodthirsty desert shapeshifters called skinwalkers. Just when the Druid thinks he’s got a handle on all the duplicity, betrayal comes from an unlikely source. If Atticus survives this time, he vows he won’t be fooled again. Famous last words.
Reading order · The Iron Druid Chronicles
Full order & progress →- HoundedStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Hexed
8.18.1 / 10 - Hammered
8.18.1 / 10 - TrickedThis book
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 8.0 across 295 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 67% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 8 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 287 | 97% |
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