Moon Called (2006) Blood Bound (2007) Iron Kissed (2008) Bone Crossed (2009) Silver Borne (2010) River Marked (2011) Frost Burned (2013) Night Broken (2014) Fire Touched (2016) Silence Fallen (2017) Storm Cursed (2019) Smoke Bitten (2020) Soul Taken (2022) Winter Lost (2024)
⚡ Pace: fast · 🎭 Emotions: exciting, tense · 🚪 Entry threshold: low · ⭐ Why read: strong heroine, fast plot
First book in the Mercy Thompson series – the entry point into a world where the everyday and the supernatural grind against each other like teeth.
Mercedes “Mercy” Thompson is a mechanic who transforms into a coyote. That alone would draw enough trouble. But her garage sits between the territories of werewolves and vampires, and neutrality is never free. When a runaway werewolf appears asking for help, Mercy steps into a conflict that doesn’t care about her rules or her careful distance from power.
Mercy hides her fear under grease-stained confidence. She knows precisely what she risks every time she refuses to bow – the pack that once rejected her, a life she built on her own terms, even the fragile safety of the people who trust her to fix more than engines. Stakes here are personal: identity, autonomy, and the right to choose who she becomes next.
What sets this story apart is its grounded perspective. Mercy is not the strongest creature in the room, and that’s the point. She relies on wit, stubborn loyalty, and the instincts of something quick, clever, and underestimated. The supernatural politics around her are full of grudges older than cities, and one wrong move can make her disappear without a trace.
This novel balances steel and heart. It’s about a woman who refuses to be defined by the monsters who draw borders around her life. The danger is real, the humor sharp, and the promise clear: even a coyote can leave a mark on a world ruled by wolves.
📚 Did you know 📖
This was the first novel about Mercy Thompson, the book that made Patricia Briggs world-famous.
It immediately landed on the New York Times Bestseller List and launched one of the longest-running urban fantasy series.
Mercy is one of the few heroines in the genre who works as a mechanic – a deliberate choice by the author to “break the mold.”
The Mercy Thompson world is considered one of the most meticulously crafted urban fantasy universes.
In addition to the main novels, the Mercy Thompson universe also includes several companion stories: Silver (2008), Fairy Gifts (2011), Gray (2012), Hollow (2014), and the novella Alpha and Omega (2007); all collected in Shifting Shadows (2014).
Legend has it: Briggs admitted that Mercy’s garage was inspired by her own neighbour’s auto shop in Montana.