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Patricia Briggs Books in Order

See all Patricia Briggs books in order, with series lists, summaries, reading order help, and where to start with Mercy Thompson, Alpha and Omega, and more.

Last updated: December 24, 2025

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Blind Date with a Werewolf

by Patricia Briggs

2025

This linked collection of stories centers on Asil, an ancient, dangerous werewolf whose friends challenge him to go on five blind dates. Each encounter mixes humor, peril, and hard-earned vulnerability as he is nudged out of isolation and toward the possibility of a future he did not expect.

Winter Lost

by Patricia Briggs

2024

When Mercy's half brother needs help in Montana, she plans a quick trip without the pack, but Adam insists on coming. Trapped by a legendary winter storm in a remote lodge with strangers and old magic waking, they uncover a threat with the power to end far more than their vacation.

Soul Taken

by Patricia Briggs

2022

When eccentric vampire Wulfe disappears, Mercy's search leads to missing people, strange ghostly manifestations, and whispers of a cursed scythe called the Harvester. To keep her pack and city safe, she must track down both Wulfe and the weapon before more souls are claimed.

Wild Sign

by Patricia Briggs

2021

The FBI asks Charles and Anna to investigate a remote settlement in the Northern California mountains where every resident has mysteriously vanished. What starts as a search-and-rescue mission reveals dangerous witchcraft and links to the Marrok's past that neither of them expected.

Smoke Bitten

by Patricia Briggs

2020

Something vicious has slipped out of Underhill and into Mercy's territory, a creature that can look like anyone and control those it bites. Hunting it would be hard enough without strained pack bonds and personal rifts that threaten to break at the worst possible time.

Storm Cursed

by Patricia Briggs

2019

After publicly declaring the Tri-Cities under her pack's protection, Mercy finds that promise tested by rogue witches, goblins, and a storm of black magic. As human leaders negotiate with the fae, she and the pack confront a death-dealing enemy who wants their territory and their lives.

Burn Bright

by Patricia Briggs

2018

With the Marrok out of the country, Charles and Anna are left to oversee the wildlings, unstable werewolves hidden in the Montana mountains. A desperate call for help draws them into a tangle of betrayals, witchcraft, and old secrets that could tear their pack apart.

Silence Fallen

by Patricia Briggs

2017

A powerful European vampire abducts Mercy from her home territory and spirits her away to the heart of his domain. Separated from Adam and the pack, she must survive on her own wits in a strange city while Adam navigates deadly vampire politics to bring her home.

Fire Touched

by Patricia Briggs

2016

After Mercy and the pack battle a troll on a bridge, they shelter a fire-touched boy who has escaped from Underhill. By claiming the Tri-Cities as their territory to protect him, Mercy ignites a political showdown with the fae that will change their world.

Hopcross Jilly

by Patricia Briggs

2015

In this original Mercy Thompson graphic novel, the pack discovers a burial site filled with the bones of murdered children, tied to an old fae legend called Hopcross Jilly. As Mercy investigates, her stepdaughter Jesse becomes entangled in the mystery at school, drawing danger close to home.

Dead Heat

by Patricia Briggs

2015

A birthday trip to Arizona so Charles can buy Anna a horse and visit an old friend turns deadly when a fae creature starts replacing human children with deadly copies. As the attacks escalate, Charles and Anna must protect the family being targeted and uncover the fae's motives.

Shifting Shadows

by Patricia Briggs

2014

This collection gathers short stories from the world of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega, including fan favorites and new tales. Readers see pivotal moments for side characters, the original Alpha and Omega novella, and smaller adventures that add depth to the wider Mercyverse.

Night Broken

by Patricia Briggs

2014

Mercy's fragile peace is tested when Adam's glamorous ex-wife arrives needing protection from a dangerous stalker who turns out to be a volcanic god. Balancing supernatural threats, pack tensions, and messy human feelings might be the hardest job Mercy has ever taken on.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #8

by Patricia Briggs

2014

The concluding issue of the *Cry Wolf* comic wraps up the mountain hunt and the threat to the Marrok's pack. After the last confrontation, Anna and Charles must decide what their partnership will look like now that the immediate danger has passed.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #7

by Patricia Briggs

2014

Nearing the climax of the graphic adaptation, this issue focuses on the final struggle against the witch's schemes and the rogue werewolf she controls. Anna's refusal to be a victim again shapes how the battle unfolds and what kind of future she and Charles might share.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #6

by Patricia Briggs

2014

The sixth issue blends action and emotion as traps are sprung in the mountains and alliances are tested. Anna's emerging confidence and Charles's iron control are both crucial to keeping innocent people alive when the enemy's magic turns brutal.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #5

by Patricia Briggs

2014

This chapter of the *Cry Wolf* comic pushes Anna and Charles toward a direct confrontation with the rogue and the witch behind him. Flashbacks and quiet conversations fill in painful history even as the present-day threat grows more urgent.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #4

by Patricia Briggs

2014

As the hunt intensifies, the fourth issue shows the toll the mission takes on Charles and the pack while Anna learns what her Omega nature can really do. The danger from witchcraft and twisted wolves becomes clearer, raising the stakes for everyone involved.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #3

by Patricia Briggs

2014

Continuing the adaptation of *Cry Wolf*, this installment sends Anna and Charles into the snowbound Cabinet Mountains on the hunt for a killer. Isolated in the wild, Anna must trust both her wolf and her new mate while realizing the rogue is more than it seems.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #2

by Patricia Briggs

2014

The second issue follows Anna's uneasy adjustment to life in Aspen Creek and her deepening bond with Charles. As hints of a dangerous rogue surface in the Montana wilderness, the comic balances pack dynamics, trauma recovery, and atmospheric winter landscapes.

Frost Burned

by Patricia Briggs

2013

A fender-bender on Black Friday strands Mercy and her stepdaughter Jesse, only for them to discover that the entire pack has been kidnapped while they were gone. With few allies left, Mercy must piece together who is behind the attack and rescue her family before they are used as pawns.

Fair Game

by Patricia Briggs

2012

Haunted by years of acting as his father's enforcer, Charles is close to breaking. Sent with Anna to help the FBI hunt a serial killer who preys on supernaturals, he finds a case that could shift the balance between humans, fae, and werewolves forever.

Alpha & Omega: Cry Wolf #1

by Patricia Briggs

2012

Launching the graphic adaptation of *Cry Wolf*, this issue introduces Anna, an abused Omega werewolf, as she leaves her brutal Chicago pack for the safety of the Marrok's territory. There she meets Charles, whose protective instincts and grim duties complicate her new beginning.

River Marked

by Patricia Briggs

2011

On a long-delayed honeymoon with Adam at a campground along the Columbia River, Mercy expects a quiet break from politics. Instead she encounters other walkers, confronts buried parts of her heritage, and faces an ancient river monster that preys on anyone who ventures too close.

Wolfsbane

by Patricia Briggs

2010

Aralorn returns home for her father's funeral only to discover he is not dead but trapped by a sinister enchantment. With Wolf at her side and echoes of the ae'Magi's old power at work, she must untangle deadly magic before it destroys her family and everything she has fought for.

Silver Borne

by Patricia Briggs

2010

Mercy tries to return a mysterious fae book she borrowed in desperation and finds the shop shuttered and its owner missing. As rival factions hunt the volume, she has to protect her friends, untangle dangerous pack politics, and help Samuel survive a crisis of his own.

Moon Called, Volume 2

by Patricia Briggs

2010

Continuing and concluding the graphic adaptation of *Moon Called*, this volume covers the escalating conflict between rival werewolf factions and the conspiracy behind Adam's abduction. Mercy fights to rescue her friends and uncover who orchestrated the attacks on the pack.

Moon Called, Volume 1

by Patricia Briggs

2010

The first collected volume of the Moon Called graphic adaptation introduces Mercy as a coyote walker and VW mechanic juggling human customers and supernatural neighbors. When a newly turned werewolf appears at her garage, her human and monster worlds collide in brutal fashion.

Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #4

by Patricia Briggs

2009

The final Homecoming issue brings Mercy's first Tri-Cities adventure to a head as she helps break the stalemate between fighting packs. Hard choices, a bit of coyote cunning, and unexpected alliances lay the groundwork for her future with Adam and the Columbia Basin wolves.

Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #3

by Patricia Briggs

2009

As the gang war between werewolf factions heats up, Mercy's attempts to keep her head down fail spectacularly. She juggles a demanding new job, unwanted attention from predators, and the realization that she will not be allowed to stay neutral in pack conflicts.

Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #2

by Patricia Briggs

2009

Mercy's new life in the Tri-Cities gets complicated as she is warned to leave town and finds herself between rival werewolf packs. The issue deepens her ties to Adam's pack and the local supernatural community while keeping the focus on her stubborn independence.

Hunting Ground

by Patricia Briggs

2009

Charles and Anna travel to Seattle to represent the Marrok at a fragile peace summit where alphas from around the world will debate revealing werewolves to humans. When murder and forbidden magic strike the talks, the pair must uncover the traitor before war erupts.

Homecoming

by Patricia Briggs

2009

This graphic novel prequel finds Mercy Thompson arriving in the Tri-Cities for a teaching interview and instead landing a job as a mechanic. Caught between warring werewolf packs and dealing with a concerned mother, she meets Adam, Stefan, and Zee in a story that sets up the main series.

Bone Crossed

by Patricia Briggs

2009

Still recovering from recent trauma, Mercy is marked as a traitor by the local vampire mistress and urged to flee. A plea from an old college friend draws her to a haunted house in Spokane, where ghostly threats and vampire politics collide in ways she did not foresee.

On the Prowl

by Patricia Briggs

2008

This paranormal romance anthology includes Patricia Briggs's Alpha and Omega novella, where abused Omega werewolf Anna finally reaches out for help and meets Charles Cornick, the Marrok's deadly son, setting the stage for their series of full-length novels.

Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #1

by Patricia Briggs

2008

The first issue of the Homecoming mini-series follows Mercy to the Tri-Cities, where a failed job interview nudges her toward work as a mechanic instead. She crosses paths with Adam, Stefan, Zee, and Tad for the first time amid hints of brewing werewolf trouble.

Iron Kissed

by Patricia Briggs

2008

A string of murders on the local fae reservation leads Mercy to use her keen nose to help investigate. When her fae mentor Zee is framed for the crimes, she risks angering some of the most dangerous beings in the region to uncover the real killer and clear his name.

Cry Wolf

by Patricia Briggs

2008

Newly mated Anna and Charles leave Aspen Creek to hunt what appears to be a rogue werewolf in the Montana wilderness. The trail leads to a black witch and a threat that targets their pack, forcing Anna to test the true strength of an Omega.

Blood Bound

by Patricia Briggs

2007

When vampire friend Stefan asks Mercy to accompany him as neutral backup to meet a visiting vampire, everything goes catastrophically wrong. A demon-ridden sorcerer is loose in the Tri-Cities, and Mercy's unusual resistance to magic may be the only hope of stopping the killing.

Moon Called

by Patricia Briggs

2006

Mechanic and coyote shapeshifter Mercy Thompson takes in a frightened young werewolf looking for work and is swept into a plot that targets her alpha neighbor Adam and his daughter. To save them, she must return to the pack that raised her and face old loyalties and new enemies.

Raven's Strike

by Patricia Briggs

2005

In the conclusion to the Raven duology, Seraph, Tier, and their children journey toward the lost city of Colossae to confront the Shadowed, a force feeding on misused divine magic. Family bonds, old oaths, and the true history of their people all play a role in saving their world.

Raven's Shadow

by Patricia Briggs

2004

Tier, a weary soldier heading home from war, impulsively buys the freedom of Seraph, a Traveler woman with forbidden magic. Years later, when Tier vanishes and dark forces stir, Seraph must reclaim the Raven powers she abandoned and lead her family into a struggle against a rising ancient evil.

Dragon Bones

by Patricia Briggs

2002

Wardwick of Hurog has survived his brutal father by pretending to be slow-witted, but when he inherits the keep that lie becomes a liability. To keep Hurog and its people safe, he must prove his worth, navigate court politics, and keep a hoard of ancient dragon bones out of enemy hands.

Dragon Blood

by Patricia Briggs

2002

Now lord of Hurog, Ward wants peace for his battered lands, but a tyrant king seeks a magical weapon that feeds on dragon blood. Drawn into rebellion, Ward has to decide how far he is willing to go, and what he will sacrifice, to stop a catastrophe he may uniquely enable.

The Hob's Bargain

by Patricia Briggs

2001

After an earthquake shatters old wards and lets magic loose again, seer Aren loses her family and village to raiders. To protect the survivors she strikes a dangerous bargain with the local Hob, a powerful mountain spirit whose help might save them or cost her everything.

When Demons Walk

by Patricia Briggs

1998

Sorceress and thief Sham is hired by the Reeve of Southwood to pose as his mistress and investigate a series of murders inside his castle. The killer is no ordinary assassin but something demonic, and Sham must use all her skills to uncover the truth before it claims more nobles.

Steal the Dragon

by Patricia Briggs

1995

Once a slave in the country of Darran, Rialla escaped and remade herself as a spy for Sianim. When a lord who wants to end slavery becomes a target for assassination, she returns to the land that hurt her, walking a line between old trauma, dangerous magic, and political murder.

Masques

by Patricia Briggs

1993

Aralorn, a shapeshifting mercenary and spy, is sent to observe the beloved archmage Geoffrey ae'Magi and discovers that his charm hides a monstrous tyrant. Joining a fragile rebellion with her enigmatic companion Wolf, she must fight illusions and court intrigue to stop him from seizing absolute power.

Where should I start?

If you want Mercy's urban fantasy adventures: Moon CalledBlood BoundIron Kissed
If you prefer a romantic werewolf focus: On the ProwlCry WolfHunting GroundFair Game
If you enjoy classic secondary-world fantasy: MasquesWolfsbaneSteal the DragonWhen Demons Walk
If dragon-centered epics appeal to you: Dragon BonesDragon Blood
If you like short stories in the Mercyverse: Shifting ShadowsBlind Date with a Werewolf

Author bio

Patricia Briggs is an American fantasy and urban fantasy writer born in Butte, Montana, in 1965, best known for the Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega series. She has been publishing since the early 1990s and now lives in Washington State with her family and a small herd of horses.

Books were part of her life from the start, thanks to a school librarian mother and an older sister who read fairy tales and adventure stories aloud long after lights out.

In college she discovered that one of her roommates filled notebook after notebook with stories. Seeing an ordinary person choose to write for fun made the whole idea of being an author feel possible instead of mysterious. That realization sat in the back of her mind until a few years later.

After she married, a move from Montana to a crowded Chicago apartment gave her the quiet push she needed. Home with a young child in a new city, she started writing during nap times as a way to stay sane. The pages piled up until she had a full-length manuscript that would become her first novel, Masques.

Masques appeared in 1993 and sold modestly, but it opened the door to more traditional fantasy. In the Sianim books and the Hurog duology she wrote about mercenaries, mages, and reluctant heroes in secondary worlds that feel lived in rather than grand and distant. Those early novels also established a pattern she has kept ever since, with stories that end cleanly instead of hanging on sharp cliffhangers.

In the mid-2000s an editor suggested she try the kind of contemporary fantasy she liked to read. The result was Moon Called, the first Mercy Thompson novel, which follows a coyote shapeshifter and VW mechanic in the Tri-Cities of Washington as she navigates werewolves, vampires, and the politics of the fae. The book found a wide audience, and its mix of blue-collar detail, dry humor, and sudden danger turned Mercy into the anchor of a long-running series.

Out of that same setting grew the Alpha and Omega books. A novella in the anthology On the Prowl introduced Anna Latham, an abused Omega werewolf, and Charles Cornick, the Marrok's quiet enforcer; readers responded so strongly that their story expanded into its own series. Those novels keep the action and politics of the Mercy books but lean more into romance, recovery from trauma, and the work of building trust inside a dangerous pack.

Her stories almost always come back to ordinary people making hard choices in extraordinary circumstances.

Across all of her worlds Briggs tends to write about outsiders who find chosen family, whether it is a mercenary company, a remote keep full of misfits, or a werewolf pack trying to live by its own rules. She likes practical characters with day jobs, from mechanics to thieves, who solve problems with stubbornness, loyalty, and the occasional bad decision. Magic, folklore, and shapeshifters are constants, but the focus is always on how people live with power and survive its costs.

Beyond the main novels she has written shorter works collected in Shifting Shadows, several graphic novel adaptations and original comics set in the Mercyverse, and newer stories like Blind Date with a Werewolf that revisit side characters fans love. She continues to write from Washington State, drawing on the landscapes and communities of the Pacific Northwest as she pushes Mercy, Anna, and a growing cast of friends into fresh trouble.

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