Presenting Author - Patricia Briggs

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Patricia Briggs

Main genre: Fantasy / Adventure
Main audience: Young Adult on

Patricia Briggs has created several worlds, some of them on this planet, some totally elsewhere. The one that I'm currently most involved with involves a woman named Mercy Thompson and her adventures with a local pack of werewolves set (mostly) in the Tri-Cities area of Washington state with the accompanying Alpha and Omega stories which are interwoven in the Mercy Thompson time-line and involve many of the same characters. Oh, yes, there are also vampires, elves, and, well, lots of people who you thought were mythological and really, they are all around you.

Mercy Thompson Series
Moon Called
Blood Bound
Iron Kissed
Bone Crossed
Silver Borne
River Marked
Frost Burned
Night Broken

Alpha and Omega Series
On The Prowl
Cry Wolf
Hunting Ground
Fair Game
Dead Heat

Short summary of the author: Creates world which are believable, that you could walk into and 'know' who the folks are by how they act and talk, as well as how they look. Stories are usually pretty much straight-forward, without a lot of twists and turns (so it is very effective when a twisty turn comes around and you wonder 'where did THAT come from!?'). Briggs has definite ideas of good and evil but also is aware that the picture is oftentimes larger than what the participants in the story are aware of and this could, quite suddenly, have an impact upon whether or not something is seen as 'good' or 'evil'.

Good points / bad points: Good points - very readable. Bad points - right now I've found none but then, I would so totally love to live in that world which she created.

[Prof. Amy Lupin]

I finished reading Moon Called yesterday and really enjoyed it, so much so that I dived straight into the second book in the series. Although I've only just started the Mercy Thompson series, I'd definitely recommend reading it as well!

[Prof. Amy Lupin]

I surprised myself with how quickly I managed to catch up with the rest of the Mercy Thompson books that are currently out — I guess it goes to show how much I enjoyed them! Although I didn't enjoy the second half as much as the first half, I'm still really looking forward to reading Fire Touched when it comes out next week.

I have yet to read the Alpha and Omega stories, but they're definitely on my to-read list!

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

I surprised myself with how quickly I managed to catch up with the rest of the Mercy Thompson books that are currently out — I guess it goes to show how much I enjoyed them! Although I didn't enjoy the second half as much as the first half, I'm still really looking forward to reading Fire Touched when it comes out next week.

I have yet to read the Alpha and Omega stories, but they're definitely on my to-read list!

I'm on a re-read of the books now -- as you say, the new book is coming out next week! I've read Moon Called, Blood Bound, Alpha & Omega (in On the Prowl), Iron Kissed and now am reading Cry Wolf.

It's sort of amazing how much I enjoy the Anna/Charles stories. They are not told first person aannnndddd Anna is quite different from Mercy. Not going to say how, spoilers you know. But of the two, Mercy and Anna, I know who I'd like to spend time with, and who I'd like to be.


ps edit -- Oh, you moved your Slytherin siggy and avatar into here? Hmmm. Do I want to do that? HMMMM. If so, which one?

[Nora Nightingale]

Commenting so I can find this again! I've heard really good things about this author. Which series is the best to start with? The Mercy Thompson series or the Alpha and Omega series?

[Prof. Tarma Amelia Black]

Commenting so I can find this again! I've heard really good things about this author. Which series is the best to start with? The Mercy Thompson series or the Alpha and Omega series?

I prefer to read them as they were written, in chronological order, starting with Moon Called. That means that the stories (Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega) are intertwined -- but since the events of the stories are intertwined, that flows along very nicely.

[Nora Nightingale]

Commenting so I can find this again! I've heard really good things about this author. Which series is the best to start with? The Mercy Thompson series or the Alpha and Omega series?

I prefer to read them as they were written, in chronological order, starting with Moon Called. That means that the stories (Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega) are intertwined -- but since the events of the stories are intertwined, that flows along very nicely.

Ah okay. I'll check them out. I'm headed to the library this week for a library card -- just moved here recently -- so we'll see if I can find Moon Called! Thanks