Patricia Briggs — Author
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About the Author[]
Patricia Briggs (born 1965) is an American author best known for her Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. She was born in Butte, Montana, and lived in various cities in the Pacific Northwest. She now resides in Washington state.
Briggs began writing in 1990, and published her first novel Masques in 1993. An account of her first publication can be found at DearAuthor.com. Sales on her first book were abysmal, which very nearly ended her career. Fortunately, she was eventually able to sell the next book Steal the Dragon which garnered substantially better sales and some favorable editorial reviews. Her career showed a slow, steady increase in sales and readership over the next several books.
With better sales, and correspondingly higher confidence in selling her next work, she was able to begin writing multi-book stories. Dragon Bones and Dragon Blood share both the same world and the same characters, though both are complete stories. Raven's Shadow and Raven's Strike are an honest duology, with a single story line spanning both novels. More recently, she has announced there will be at least seven novels in her best-selling "Mercy Thompson" series. One hallmark of Briggs' books is that each book is a stand-alone story, and the reader is never left with a cliffhanger ending waiting for the next novel to figure out what happened.
Her skill at crafting convincing characters eventually led her editor to ask if she would write an urban fantasy. The genre was showing promising growth, and the publisher wanted to expand their offerings. She accepted, signing a contract for three books, and penned Moon Called, which sold far better than her previous novels, making it to the USA Today bestseller lists. The second book in the series, Blood Bound hit the New York Times bestseller list, much to the surprise of both the author and her publishers. The third book, Iron Kissed was a #1 New York Times bestseller. ~ Patricia Briggs Author Page ~ Shelfari
- Bio on Author's website: Biography
Genres[]
- Urban Fantasy, Fantasy
Writing Style[]
Series[]
Series Title | Sub Genre | Supernatural Elements |
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Mercy Thompson series | UF | Werewolves, Fearies, vampires |
Alpha & Omega series | UF | Werewolves, Fearies, vampires |
Sianim (5 books) | Fantasy | |
Aralorn (3 books) | Fantasy | |
Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels (4 books) | Graphic-UF | Artists: Amelia Woo, David Lawrence |
Genre Key: UF=Urban Fantasy, RUF=Romantic Urban Fantasy, PNR=Paranormal Romance, YA-UF=Young Adult Urban Fantasy, SP=Steam Punk, UF-SF=Urban Fantasy/Sci-Fi, PA-UF=Post-Apocalyptic-UF
Anthologies and Shorts[]
Mercy/A&O Anthologies:
- 0.5. On the Prowl: “Alpha & Omega” (2007)
- 1.5. Wolfsbane and Mistletoe : “The Star of David” (2008) [David] 5
- 6.5. Down These Strange Streets : “In Red, with Pearls” (2011) [Waren]
- 8.5. Shifting Shadows (September 2, 2014) — collection of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega stories
Other Anthologies:
- Strange Brew: “Seeing Eye” (2009)
- Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy: “Fairy Gifts ” (2011)
- Home Improvement: Undead Edition: “Gray” (2011)
Freebies:
Other Writings[]
Fantasy:
Series | Titles |
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Sianim (5 books) |
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Aralorn (3 books) |
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Hurog (2 books) |
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Raven Duology (2 bks) |
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Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels |
Cover Artists[]
- Dan Dos Santos — Mercy Thompson series
- Dan Dos Santos — Alpha and Omega series
- Maurizio Manzieri - Cover for the "Alpha and Omega" eBook
- Gene Mollica — Steal the Dragon (Sianim, #2) by Patricia Briggs
Publishing Information[]
Publisher: Ace
First Book: Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages, Published January 31st 2006 — ISBN 0441013813
External References[]
Bibliography / Books:
- Published Works ~ Author
- Patricia Briggs (Author of Moon Called) ~ Goodreads
- Patricia Briggs ~ FF
- Patricia Briggs - Summary Bibliography ~ ISFdb
- Patricia Briggs Author Page ~ Shelfari
- FictFact - Patricia Briggs author ~ Fictfact
- Patricia Briggs | LibraryThing ~ LibraryThing
Series Pages—Mercy Thompson series:
- Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs ~ Goodreads
- Mercy Thompson Universe - Series Bibliography ~ ISFdb
- Mercy Thompson Series ~ Shelfari
Series Pages—Alpha and Omega series:
- Published Works - Author's site
- Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs ~ GR
- On the Prowl (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) by Patricia Briggs ~ GR
- Alpha and Omega - Series Bibliography ~ ISFdb
- Alpha and Omega Series ~ Shelfari
Interviews:
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Community, Blogs, etc:
- The Hurog Family - Forum Index
- (4) Official Patricia Briggs ~ FB
- Patricia Briggs News (@Mercys_Garage) | Twitter
Book Cover Gallery[]