Patricia Briggs

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Patricia Briggs
Born (1965-12-21) December 21, 1965 (age 57)
Butte, Montana, U.S.
Pen namePatricia Briggs
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Period1993–present
Genre Fantasy, urban fantasy
Notable worksMercy Thompson series
Website
patriciabriggs.com

Patricia Briggs (born December 21, 1965) 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, WA [1]

Briggs began writing in 1990 and published her first novel Masques in 1993. She wrote primarily in the fantasy genre until her editor asked her to write an urban fantasy, since the genre was showing promising growth. [2] Briggs wrote Moon Called, which was published in 2006 and made it to the USA Today bestseller lists. The second book in the series, Blood Bound, hit The New York Times Best Seller list. The third book, Iron Kissed, was a number one New York Times bestseller and subsequent novels have continued to perform similarly in sales. [3]

Published works

Sianim series

  1. Masques (1993) also in Shifter's Wolf
  2. Wolfsbane (2010) also in Shifter's Wolf
  3. Steal the Dragon (1995)
  4. When Demons Walk (1998)

Hurog duology

  1. Dragon Bones (2002)
  2. Dragon Blood (2003)

Raven duology

  1. Raven's Shadow (2004)
  2. Raven's Strike (2005)

Mercyverse

For the complete Timeline for the "Mercyverse"

Mercy Thompson series

Mercedes Thompson is part Native American and a Coyote Walker. She was raised by werewolves, is a pretty good mechanic, and lives in the Tri-Cities Area of Washington. The series follows Mercy through her relationship with the local Alpha werewolf, who lives across her back fence, [4] on a series of misadventures with all manner of magical and otherworldly creatures from the land of the Fae. Mercy is tough as nails, with a heart of gold, often finding herself entangled in one complicated problem after another in her desire to help the underdog. With her sharp mind, and equally sharp wit, Mercy battles injustice and her own insecurities about her past, in this refreshingly fun and creative series.

#TitlePublication

Date

AwardsComments
1Moon Called [5] [6] 2006
2Blood Bound [7] 2007
3Iron Kissed [8] [9] 2008
4Bone Crossed [10] 2009
5Silver Borne [11] 2010 Endeavour Award nominee
6River Marked [12] 2011 Endeavour Award nominee [13]
7Frost Burned [14] 2013
8Night Broken [15] 2014 Endeavour Award nominee
9Fire Touched [16] 2016
10Silence Fallen [17] 2017
11Storm Cursed [18] 2019
12Smoke Bitten [19] 2020
13Soul Taken [20] 2022
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. [21] 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 Omega [7] 2007On 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.
1 Cry Wolf [22] 2008Using 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 Ground [23] [24] 2009When 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 Game [25] 2012Anna and Charles help the FBI track a local serial killer, who targets the preternatural.
4Dead Heat [26] 2015While 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 Bright [27] 2018Heading 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 Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappear—before it's too late.
7Untitled Alpha and Omega #7 [28] 2025

Stand-alone novels

Graphic novels

Set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series

Anthologies and collections

Anthology or CollectionContentsPublication

Date

PublisherComments
Adventures of SwordandSorcery

Magazine #6 [32] [33] [34] [35]

Wishing Well1999 Double Star Press Edited by Randy Dannenfelser.

Also available on Patricia Briggs' website.

Silver Birch, Blood Moon The Price1999edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow. [36]
On the ProwlAlpha and Omega2007
Wolfsbane and MistletoeStar of David2008
Strange Brew Seeing Eye2009
Naked CityFairy Gifts2011
Home Improvement: Undead VersionGray2011
Down These Strange Streets In Red, With Pearls2011
The Urban Fantasy AnthologySeeing Eye2011
Shifter's Wolf [37] Masques

Wolfsbane

2012(Aralorn Novels)
Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations [38] Star of David2013
Shifting Shadows [39] [26] Silver

Roses in Winter

Redemption

Hollow

Fairy Gifts

Gray

Alpha and Omega

Seeing Eye

The Star of David

In Red, with Pearls

2014an anthology of short fiction set in Mercedes Thompson's world
A Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of StoriesUnappreciated Gifts2014
Fantastic HopeAsil and the Not-Date2020
Heroic HeartsDating Terrors2021Follows Asil and the Not-Date

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