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Carniepunk: The Demon Barker of Wheat Street
Written by Kevin Hearne
Narrated by Kirby Heyborne
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Hounded—“a superb urban fantasy debut” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)—comes an Iron Druid Chronicles short story in the captivating Carniepunk anthology.
The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him. He runs across a barker with a strange power over the crowd: attractive women leave their men and disappear into an unmarked tent, never to be seen again, and the men wander away, forgetting that they ever had girlfriends or wives. When Granuaile falls under the barker’s influence and enters the tent, Atticus isn’t about to forget it and move on. He and his Irish wolfhound, Oberon, pursue her and discover the horrifying secret to the carnival’s success.
The ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan gets more than greasy corn dogs and flat soda when he visits a carnival in Kansas to which his apprentice, Granuaile, drags him. He runs across a barker with a strange power over the crowd: attractive women leave their men and disappear into an unmarked tent, never to be seen again, and the men wander away, forgetting that they ever had girlfriends or wives. When Granuaile falls under the barker’s influence and enters the tent, Atticus isn’t about to forget it and move on. He and his Irish wolfhound, Oberon, pursue her and discover the horrifying secret to the carnival’s success.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
Release dateSep 9, 2014
ISBN9781442383678
Author
Kevin Hearne
Kevin Hearne is a high school teacher with a passion for world religion and mythology. His primary agent, Evan Goldfried at Grinberg Literary Management, pulled HOUNDED out of the slush pile and sold it to Del Rey in the US. Del Rey are publishing in May, June, July 2011.
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What our readers think
Readers find this title to have an easy-to-read writing style and an interesting short story format. However, some readers did not like the voice change and felt that it took away from the personality of a character. Others wished the story was longer and narrated by Luke Daniels. Overall, this title is considered awesome, but it is recommended to be familiar with the iron druid before reading.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Nov 9, 2023
good story but too short. would have been better with Luke Daniels.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
May 29, 2024
Keven Hearne always a great entertaining writer. Rather have Luke Daniels read. Sooo missing star for missing Luke Daniels. The book was GGRReat.
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Nov 9, 2023
Awesome as always. Although, not completely understandable as a standalone work. Know who the iron druid is before attempting. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Nov 9, 2023
Liked the short story format. Didn’t care for the voice change. Especially the voicing of Oberon which took away all his personality developed in the first books. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 9, 2023
Kevin hearne has a writing style that is so easy to read! Makes the unbelievable seem possible!