Patricia Briggs (born December 21, 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series.
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 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
- Masques (1993) also in Shifter's Wolf
- Wolfsbane (2010) also in Shifter's Wolf
- Steal the Dragon (1995)
- When Demons Walk (1998)
Hurog duology
- Dragon Bones (2002)
- Dragon Blood (2003)
Raven duology
- Raven's Shadow (2004)
- Raven's Strike (2005)
Mercyverse
For the complete Timeline for the "Mercyverse"
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'.
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|Moon Called
|2006
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|2
|Blood Bound
|2007
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|3
|Iron Kissed
|2008
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|4
|Bone Crossed
|2009
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|5
|Silver Borne
|2010
|Endeavour Award nominee
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|6
|River Marked
|2011
|Endeavour Award nominee
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|7
|Frost Burned
|2013
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|8
|Night Broken
|2014
|Endeavour Award nominee
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|9
|Fire Touched
|2016
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|10
|Silence Fallen
|2017
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|11
|Storm Cursed
|2019
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|12
|Smoke Bitten
|2020
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|13
|Soul Taken
|2022
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|14
|Winter Lost
|2024
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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.
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|0.5
|Alpha and Omega
|2008
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|Using 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.
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|Hunting Ground
|2009
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|A 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
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|Fair Game
|2012
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|Anna and Charles help the FBI track a local serial killer, who targets the preternatural.
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|4
|Dead Heat
|2015
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|While 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.
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|5
|Burn Bright
|2018
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|Heading 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.
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|6
|Wild Sign
|2021
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| Anna and Charles must discover what could make an entire community disappear—before it is too late.
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|7
|Untitled Alpha and Omega #7
|2026
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Stand-alone novels
- The Hob's Bargain (2001)
Graphic novels
Set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series
- Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (2009)
- Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Moon Called (2012)
- Cry Wolf: Alpha and Omega (2012)
- Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly (2014)
Anthologies and collections
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!Contents
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Date
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|Adventures of Sword and Sorcery
Magazine #6
|Wishing Well
|1999
|Double Star Press
|Edited by Randy Dannenfelser.
Also available on Patricia Briggs' website.
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|Silver Birch, Blood Moon
|The Price
|1999
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|edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow.
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|On the Prowl
|Alpha and Omega
|2007
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|Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
|Star of David
|2008
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|Strange Brew
|Seeing Eye
|2009
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|Naked City
|Fairy Gifts
|2011
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|Home Improvement: Undead Version
|Gray
|2011
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|Down These Strange Streets
|In Red, With Pearls
|2011
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|The Urban Fantasy Anthology
|Seeing Eye
|2011
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|Shifter's Wolf
|Masques
Wolfsbane
|2012
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|(Aralorn Novels)
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|Weird Detectives: Recent Investigations
|Star of David
|2013
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|Shifting Shadows