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Patricia Briggs Biography & Facts

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. She wrote primarily in the fantasy genre until her editor asked her to write an urban fantasy, since the genre was showing promising growth. 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. 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 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, 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. 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. 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 References External links Mercyverse Timeline Patricia Briggs' Official Site Night Owl Reviews – Patricia Briggs Magazine Interview Fantastic Fiction – Patricia Briggs Biography Crescent Blue Author Interview: "Patricia Briggs" Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at Fantasy Literature.net Spain Fan Page – 2009 archive Patricia Briggs at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Fantasy News-Interview: "Patricia Briggs". Discover the Patricia Briggs popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Patricia Briggs books.

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  • Iron Kissed synopsis, comments

    Iron Kissed

    Patricia Briggs

    “Expect to be spellbound” by Patricia Briggs’s #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mercy Thompson. Being a lowly “walker” in a world of vampires, werewolves, and fae once...

  • Soul Taken synopsis, comments

    Soul Taken

    Patricia Briggs

    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must face her greatest fears in this chilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since h...

  • Winter Lost synopsis, comments

    Winter Lost

    Patricia Briggs

    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of worldshattering proportions in this exhilarating entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.In the sup...

  • Wild Sign synopsis, comments

    Wild Sign

    Patricia Briggs

    Mated werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham must discover what could make an entire community disappearbefore it's too latein this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bes...

  • Moon Called synopsis, comments

    Moon Called

    Patricia Briggs

    THE FIRST MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL!Moon Called is the novel that introduced Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson to the world and launched a #1 bestselling phenomenon... Mercy Thompso...

  • Down These Strange Streets synopsis, comments

    Down These Strange Streets

    George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Diana Gabaldon, Simon R. Green, S.M. Stirling & Carrie Vaughn

    In this collection of urban fantasy stories, editors George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois explore the places where mystery waits at the end of every alley and where the things th...

  • Heart of Venom synopsis, comments

    Heart of Venom

    Jennifer Estep

    The hotly anticipated ninth novel in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series finds Gin Blanco on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend.When I say you’re a dead man, take that...

  • Deadly Sting synopsis, comments

    Deadly Sting

    Jennifer Estep

    The eighth hotly anticipated book in the Elemental Assassin series by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep: it’s Gin Blanco's partyand you’ll cry if she wants you to. R...

  • Unwanted synopsis, comments

    Unwanted

    Jennifer Estep

    The New York Times bestselling Elemental Assassin series continues with a new enovellafrom the point of view of Finnegan Lane, the foster brother of Gin Blanco, and a fan favorite ...

  • Burn Bright synopsis, comments

    Burn Bright

    Patricia Briggs

    THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her bestselling Alpha and Omega series, Patricia Briggs "spins tales of werewolves, coyote shifters, and magic and, my, does she do it well" (USA...

  • The Mercy Thompson Collection Books 1-5 synopsis, comments

    The Mercy Thompson Collection Books 1-5

    Patricia Briggs

    Patricia Briggs presents a collection that includes the first five novels in her #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series.By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in the ...

  • Storm Cursed synopsis, comments

    Storm Cursed

    Patricia Briggs

    In this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Mercy Thompson must face a deadly enemy to defend all she loves…   My name is Mercedes Athena Thompson Haup...

  • The Spider synopsis, comments

    The Spider

    Jennifer Estep

    For the first time, the full origin story of Gin Blanco's transformation into the fearsome assassin known as the Spiderbook ten in the redhot Elemental Assassin urban fantasy serie...

  • Venom synopsis, comments

    Venom

    Jennifer Estep

    What kind of assassin works pro bono?It’s hard to be a badass assassin when a giant is beating the crap out of you. Luckily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My current...

  • Bone Crossed synopsis, comments

    Bone Crossed

    Patricia Briggs

    Welcome to Patricia Briggs’s world, a place where “witches, vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters live beside ordinary people” (Booklist). It takes a very unusual woman to call i...

  • Fire Touched synopsis, comments

    Fire Touched

    Patricia Briggs

    Mercy Thompson has been hailed as “a heroine who...always remains true to herself” (Library Journal). Now she’s back, and she’ll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human wor...

  • Silence Fallen synopsis, comments

    Silence Fallen

    Patricia Briggs

    In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy’s bond with the packand her mateis brok...

  • Cry Wolf synopsis, comments

    Cry Wolf

    Patricia Briggs

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novelthe start of an extraordinary series set in Mercy Thompson’s world, but with ...

  • By a Thread synopsis, comments

    By a Thread

    Jennifer Estep

    The sixth book in the USA TODAY bestselling Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series featuring Gin Blanco, who by day owns a Tennessee BBQ joint, and by night is a tough female assa...

  • Nice Guys Bite synopsis, comments

    Nice Guys Bite

    Jennifer Estep

    New York Times bestseller Jennifer Estep continues her Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series with a novella starring Silvio Sanchez, the vampire assistant of Gin Blanco, as he go...

  • Unraveled synopsis, comments

    Unraveled

    Jennifer Estep

    Danger and new enemies await Gin Blanco, aka the Spiderthe world of Ashland’s most fearsome assassinin Unraveled, Book 15 of the New York Times bestselling Elemental Assassin urban...

  • Silver Borne synopsis, comments

    Silver Borne

    Patricia Briggs

    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the dayor nightmay bring. But in the fifth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, she's about to learn t...

  • The Turn synopsis, comments

    The Turn

    Kim Harrison

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to her beloved Hollows series with The Turnthe official prequel to the series that will introduce you to a whole new side ...

  • Tangled Threads synopsis, comments

    Tangled Threads

    Jennifer Estep

    The fourth book in the “outstanding” (Romantic Times) Elemental Assassin fantasy series featuring Gin Blaco, who by day is a waitress at a Tennessee BBQ joint, and by night is a to...

  • Web of Lies synopsis, comments

    Web of Lies

    Jennifer Estep

    Following up the first book in her new "Elemental Assassin" series, Jennifer Estep's Web of Lies once again brings readers into sexy assassin Gin Blanco's world, which is populated...

  • Thread of Death synopsis, comments

    Thread of Death

    Jennifer Estep

    Gin Blanco, aka the assassin the Spider, might have finally killed her nemesis, Mab Monroe, but that doesn’t mean that it’s smooth sailing. Gin goes to Mab’s funeral to say her goo...

  • Snared synopsis, comments

    Snared

    Jennifer Estep

    The sixteenth book in the New York Times bestselling Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series that RT Book Reviews calls, “An extraordinary series…[containing] one of the most intri...

  • Smoke Bitten synopsis, comments

    Smoke Bitten

    Patricia Briggs

    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Ha...

  • Blood Bound synopsis, comments

    Blood Bound

    Patricia Briggs

    “Kickass werecoyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson” (Publishers Weekly) has leapt to the forefront of today’s urban fantasy heroes, thanks to bestselling author Patricia Briggs. N...

  • Strange Brew synopsis, comments

    Strange Brew

    P. N. Elrod

    Today's hottest urban fantasy authors come together in this delicious brew that crackles and boils over with tales of powerful witches and dark magic!In Charlaine Harris' "Bacon," ...

  • Fantastic Hope synopsis, comments

    Fantastic Hope

    Laurell K. Hamilton, William McCaskey & Patricia Briggs

    A collection of sixteen scifi and fantasy stories edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and author William McCaskey.A child’s wish for her father comes...