Patricia Briggs


Patricia Briggs is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series.
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Biography

Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, United States. She now resides in Benton City, Washington.
Briggs began writing in 1990 and published her first novel Masques in 1993, and has primarily written in the fantasy and urban fantasy genres.
Her ninth novel, Moon Called, was published in 2006, and was the first in the Mercy Thompson series. The book made it to the USA Today bestseller lists.
The second book in the series, Blood Bound, made The [New York Times Best Seller list|The New York Times Best Seller list].
The fifth book in the series, Silver Borne, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times' Hardcover Fiction list for the week of April 18, 2010.

Published works

Sianim series

  1. Masques also in Shifter's Wolf
  2. Wolfsbane also in Shifter's Wolf
  3. Steal the Dragon
  4. ''When Demons Walk''

Hurog duology

  1. Dragon Bones
  2. ''Dragon Blood''

Raven duology

  1. Raven's Shadow
  2. ''Raven's Strike''

Mercyverse

For the complete

Mercy Thompson series

Briggs's Mercy Thompson series follows titular protagonist, Mercedes Thompson, through a series of misadventures featuring magical and otherworldly creatures from the fictional 'land of the Fae'.
#TitlePublication
Date		AwardsComments
1Moon Called2006
2Blood Bound2007
3Iron Kissed2008
4Bone Crossed2009
5Silver Borne2010Endeavour Award nominee
6River Marked2011Endeavour Award nominee
7Frost Burned2013
8Night Broken2014Endeavour Award nominee
9Fire Touched2016
10Silence Fallen2017
11Storm Cursed2019
12Smoke Bitten2020
13Soul Taken2022
14Winter Lost2024

Alpha and Omega series

This stand-alone series is woven throughout the Mercyverse, following Anna Latham, a fierce and empathetic werewolf, and Charles Cornick, the enforcer of the North American werewolves. Alpha and Omega begins while Mercy's story in Moon Called occurs. Then, starting with Cry Wolf, which is set right after the events of Moon Called, the series run parallel.
#TitlePublication
Date		AnthologyComments
0.5Alpha and Omega2007On the Prowl
Shifting Shadows		As his father's enforcer, Charles Cornick is sent to Chicago to investigate and deal with a problematic pack alpha. En route, Charles Cornick meets Anna Latham, a woman the Chicago pack abused into submission. But she is no submissive – with Charles' fierce protection at her back, Anna finds a new sense of self and learns the true strength in who she is – an Omega.
1Cry Wolf2008Using her abilities as a rare Omega, Anna helps Charles hunt a dark, magic-bound, rogue werewolf and black witch, who threatens the survival of the whole pack. Anna learns more about herself as an Omega.
2Hunting Ground2009A 2010 Endeavour Award finalist. When Anna is attacked by vampires using pack magic, the kind of power only werewolves should be able to draw on, Charles and Anna must combine their talents to hunt down whoever is behind it all or risk losing everything
3Fair Game2012Anna and Charles help the FBI track a local serial killer, who targets the preternatural.
4Dead Heat2015While on vacation to visit one of Charles' oldest friends, Anna and Charles find themselves in the crossfire of the start of a dangerous war with the fae.
5Burn Bright2018Heading into the mountainous wilderness, Anna and Charles must use their skills to track down attackers and survive the reopening of a painful chapter in the past that springs from the darkest magic of the witchborn.
6Wild Sign2021Anna and Charles must discover what could make an entire community disappear—before it is too late.
7Untitled Alpha and Omega #72025

Stand-alone novels

  • ''The Hob's Bargain''

Graphic novels

Set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson seriesMercy Thompson: Homecoming Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called Cry Wolf: Alpha and Omega
  • ''Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly''