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 werewolves, vampires, and magical and otherworldly creatures from the fictional 'land of the Fae.'
#TitlePublication DateAwardsComments1Moon Called20062Blood Bound20073Iron Kissed20084Bone CrossedReviews:20095Silver BorneReviews:2010Endeavour Award nominee6River MarkedReviews:2011Endeavour Award nominee7Frost Burned20138Night BrokenReviews:2014Endeavour Award nominee9Fire Touched201610Silence FallenReviews:201711Storm CursedReviews:201912Smoke Bitten202013Soul TakenReviews:202214Winter 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 DateAnthologyComments0.5Alpha and Omega2007On the Prowl
Shifting ShadowsAs 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 everything3Fair 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 Sign2021 Anna and Charles must discover what could make an entire community disappear—before it is too late.7Steel Rain2027
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 Anthology or CollectionContentsPublication DatePublisherCommentsAdventures of Sword and Sorcery Magazine #6Wishing Well1999Double Star PressEdited by Randy Dannenfelser.
Also available on Patricia Briggs' website.Silver Birch, Blood MoonThe Price1999edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow.On the ProwlAlpha and Omega2007Wolfsbane and MistletoeStar of David2008Strange BrewSeeing Eye2009Naked CityFairy Gifts2011Home Improvement: Undead VersionGray2011Down These Strange StreetsIn Red, With Pearls2011The Urban Fantasy AnthologySeeing Eye2011Shifter's WolfShifter's Wolf by Patricia BriggsMasques
Wolfsbane2012(Aralorn Novels)Weird Detectives: Recent InvestigationsStar of David2013Shifting ShadowsSilver
Roses in Winter
Redemption
Hollow
Fairy Gifts
Gray
Alpha and Omega
Seeing Eye
The Star of David
In Red, with Pearls2014An anthology of short fiction set in Mercedes Thompson's worldA Fantastic Holiday Season: The Gift of StoriesUnappreciated Gifts2014Fantastic HopeAsil and the Not-Date2020Heroic HeartsDating Terrors2021Follows Asil and the Not-DateBlind Date with a WerewolfUnappreciated Gifts Must Love Cats Aftermath
Asil and the Not-Date
Dating Terrors
Scheherazade2025A novel in stories. Includes Asil's five dates (three reprinted and two new ones). Nominated for the Endeavour Award.
References
External links
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
Fantasy News-Interview: "Patricia Briggs"