Trapped

Atticus O'Sullivan, a druid two thousand years old, has staged his own death. Anyone who learns he is alive wants to finish the job. Twelve years have passed since the previous book, and he is ready to bind his apprentice, Granuaile, to the earth, which would make her the first new druid in centuries.

The binding takes three months and must be done at the foot of Mount Olympus. That puts both druids in reach of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, who wants revenge and intends to make Atticus miserable.

Bacchus is not the only threat. Members of the Norse pantheon have scores to settle, and one of them has just been freed to make trouble. An ancient vampire would also be glad to see both druids gone.

Atticus has his Irish wolfhound, Oberon, beside him. He must keep Granuaile alive and get through a string of traps until the ritual is complete.

This is the fifth Iron Druid Chronicles novel, urban fantasy in the vein of Harry Dresden. The pace is fast and the tone comic, with gods and monsters from several mythologies crashing into the modern world.