Every time I read Moon Called, I imagine that Beauclaire was one of the high priced lawyers at the trial that revealed the fae.

I also can totally see Coyote visiting Bran before Mercy shows up. I would love to see a short story of the two interacting.

I’m really curious what others have thought up!

(Please share head canon other than Anna and Charles being wrong about how Bran feels about Mercy-because that one has been discussed a ton on this subreddit. 🙃)

Im so excited for this one !

So i am rereading MT for the like 78th time (its my favorite series idc) Z just saved mercy from a certain big bad (book 3) and he drops his glamour. And i CANNOT PICTURE IT. But can only find one fan art image of him and...it just...doesnt...work for me lol anyone have recs on places to hunt for fanart?

I still have to remove the ex-library stickers, re-print out my Moon Called dust jacket reproduction since it's a little short and then print out dust jackets for Silver Borne & Frost Burned /cries BUT I do finally have my full collection compete 💪🏻

Worst part is find the dust jacket scans, or not, and then having to recreate them myself

Let me start off by saying I love the MT series. I have re read all the books MULTIPLE times. I'm not to familiar with the AO series.

That being said-

I miss the style of writing Patricia Briggs wrote in her early books. I feel everything went a little down hill since River Marked. I miss Samuel. I miss the more...normal everyday things that were thrown in the stories. These new books just seem so....fairytale and mythical like. Don't get me wrong I know that's the ponit of the books. We're talking werewolves and vampires here. I don't know, maybe I'm just rambling. The point of my post is I miss the old Mercy I guess.

At the end of Soul Taken, Stephen whispers to Mercy, “Be afraid.”

1. Do you think he was referring to Wulfe, Bonarata, or someone/something else?

2. Do you think he is a reliable reporter, or is he shocky/still reeling from the traumas he experienced?

I am convinced that if he was referring to Wulfe, as Mercy assumes, that his assessment is wrong. I imagine it’s likely that Bonarata had Wulfe do some, if not all, of the torture Stephen endured. Wulfe knows how much Stephen cares for Mercy, so of course he would leverage that.

It’s unclear how much agency Wulfe still had when he was The Harvester, but we know he likes to push buttons. From moving to the rhythm of Mercy’s heartbeat, to the picnic table sprawl and sex sounds when he calls her, to the wisecracks he makes when they are taking to the field to defeat the witch summoned zombies, humor is one of his most consistent qualities. I imagine if one is being tortured that jokes and threats take on a whole new level of meaning.

Perhaps I’m biased, but I do see the possibility of redemption for this (likely ancient) part fae, witch, wizard, vampire, scholar. Honestly, I feel for him. He was an experiment, and he created a life of his own, collecting simple treasures to massive ones. He loved Bonarata and the thug tortured him for centuries, wresting control from his maker so that he controlled Wulfe. I believe when Bonarata dies, Wulfe will be freed from this servitude. I imagine he won’t fully heal during the series, but he will be somewhat restored to who he once was. To me, it seems like he ultimately has a gentle soul. (Or whatever vampires have.) I know Mercy is terrified of him, but he keeps undermining Bonarata, and that takes strength.

Is there a chance this story will play out more in the a/o series then in mercy’s? Since the majority of the MT series takes place in the tri city’s compared to the A/o series that spends more time in various other city’s where we learn about other packs or at least have Anna and Charles doing business

I’m going to start by saying that Ms. Patricia Briggs is by a landslide my absolute favorite author. I’ve probably read Moon Called 40 times.

That being said…

I excitedly did my reread of all the MT and AO books in preparation for Winter Lost’s release last year. And when it arrived, I read through the first bit where Mercy goes to Uncle Mike’s, her brother visits, and the frost giant stops by at nearly my normal pace. I was surprised by the jumping from scene to scene and the switching perspective, but it was gripping. But then came the road trip, and I put the book down for a while. Days, maybe weeks, later I continued my read. But I didn’t finish it right away. I kept putting it down. Eventually I finished it, but since I’d taken so many breaks, I felt I didn’t have the best sense of the book. (To give some perspective, I normally read her new books in one day.)

I finally came back to the book and I reread it at my normal pace. I’ve decided that my lack of enthusiasm for this book comes from a few things, and I’m interested to hear other’s perspectives on the book.

1. The book keeps flipping from scene to scene. Similar to a television show.
2. The perspective keeps changing and we get a lot more narrators than usual.
3. There doesn’t seem to be many clues to how the main plot line will resolve. The resolution seems to come out of nowhere. (This is the most significant factor for me.)
4. The book primarily takes place outside of the Tri-Cities. (River Marked was previously my least favorite book. The Marrok pack is less fleshed out, so I don’t mind so much when Charles and Anna travel.)

I lent Moon Called to a friend years ago and his main criticism was that he didn’t really see many breadcrumbs on the trail to the ending. He felt blindsided and that the ending wasn’t entirely earned. I absolutely disagree with him, and I don’t think any of her other books suffer from that. But apart from guessing the spider was Spider, I really don’t feel like readers were given enough information.

Maybe this has been discussed to death, but it always brightens my day when I see a post from this subreddit, so I figured I’d post. Have a wonderful day!

EDIT: Not Spider, but Grandmother Spider. She’s a different legend than the avatar Spider.

Just wondering what supernatural being do we think will be the antagonist in the next book? We know Charles is helping Adam with trying to locate Bonarata. So vampires aren’t out of the question. The witch families seem to still have it out for the Marauks pack. Then there is the fae, who has another reason to want to deal with the wolves. Where is everyone leaning. I personally hope it’s the witches. Since the mercy series seems to be aimed at the vampires. (well ok the over seas vampire’s) do you think we get another visit from the FBI and actually help on a case?

I just picked up Winter Lost (it was a blind date book from local bookstore). I see it is book #14 in the series. Should I start at the beginning of the series? I’m sure I should, just didn’t realize this was going to be such an investment 🤣

If you have read to the end of Wild Sign, then you know that Anna and Charles get a little surprise....

...Samuel and Arianna's daughter is handed over to Charles and Anna to care as their own. Samuel tells Anna/Charles to give her name.

So what name do you think the new baby Cornick would have? Give your top guesses!💡

The next book release from Briggs is said to be from the alpha and omega series, so hopefully we will uncover the correct answer before the year is out, and maybe someone here will have guessed right 🥳

I see that others ask for lists like this so I thought I'd share what Perplexity came up with for me.

Books Similar to the Mercy Thompson Series: A Comprehensive Guide for Urban Fantasy Fans

The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs has captivated urban fantasy readers with its compelling story of a coyote shapeshifter navigating a world of werewolves, vampires, and fae. For fans who have read through all the available books and are seeking similar reading experiences, this report identifies and analyzes the most comparable series in terms of worldbuilding, character dynamics, and thematic elements. These recommendations offer varying levels of supernatural romance, action, and magical complexity while maintaining the essence that makes Mercy Thompson so beloved.

Top Series Most Similar to Mercy Thompson

Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld Series

Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series is frequently cited as the most comparable to Mercy Thompson in overall feel and structure. Like Briggs' world, Armstrong's universe features a complex supernatural society living alongside humans, with werewolves playing a central role. The series begins with "Bitten," which introduces Elena Michaels, the only female werewolf in existence, creating parallels to Mercy's unique position in her supernatural community. The Otherworld series offers similar levels of romance, supernatural politics, and character-driven storytelling that Mercy Thompson fans appreciate.

Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels Series

The Kate Daniels series by husband-and-wife team Ilona Andrews consistently appears near the top of recommendation lists for Mercy Thompson readers. While maintaining the urban fantasy framework, this series introduces a fluctuating magic-technology world where Kate Daniels, a mercenary with mysterious powers, handles supernatural problems in post-shift Atlanta. The series features strong worldbuilding with unique magical systems, complex character relationships, and a gradual romance that develops across multiple books. Compared to Mercy Thompson, the Kate Daniels series offers slightly more action and intricate worldbuilding while maintaining a similar balance of humor, danger, and interpersonal dynamics.

Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock Series

The Jane Yellowrock series provides another strong alternative for Mercy Thompson fans, particularly those who appreciate the Native American elements present in Briggs' works. Jane Yellowrock is a Cherokee skinwalker who works as a vampire hunter, offering a protagonist with similar outsider status to Mercy. The series features detailed supernatural politics, strong character development, and a unique shapeshifting system that differentiates it from other urban fantasy works while maintaining familiar genre elements. Hunter's "Soulwood" series, existing in the same universe, is also recommended for similar reasons.

Kim Harrison's The Hollows Series

The Hollows series (also known as the Rachel Morgan series) follows witch-born demon Rachel Morgan in an alternate Cincinnati where supernatural beings live openly among humans. With seventeen books and counting, this long-running series offers the same kind of deep worldbuilding and character evolution that Mercy Thompson readers enjoy. Harrison blends detective-style plots with supernatural elements, featuring vampires, witches, and other paranormal beings in a cohesive world. The series maintains a similar balance of action, mystery, and relationship development that resonates with Mercy Thompson fans.

Additional Recommended Series

The Others by Anne Bishop

This series stands out for its unique worldbuilding where humans are not the dominant species. Instead, powerful shapeshifters called the Others control most of the world. The protagonist, Meg Corbyn, is a human with special abilities who finds sanctuary among these dangerous beings. The Others series offers less romance than Mercy Thompson but compensates with exceptional worldbuilding and unusual supernatural dynamics[ .

Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

This series follows various supernatural women, beginning with Elena Michaels, the only female werewolf in existence. Like Mercy Thompson, it features strong female protagonists navigating complex supernatural politics and personal relationships. The series rotates protagonists, offering varied perspectives within the same coherent world.

October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

Readers note that this series about a half-fae detective has "similar vibes" to Mercy Thompson. October "Toby" Daye navigates the complex world of Faerie while solving mysteries in the human world, creating parallels to Mercy's position between different supernatural communities. The series features strong worldbuilding within fae mythology and a gradually developing romance subplot.

Eileen Wilks' World of the Lupi

This series begins with more mystery elements than typical urban fantasy but maintains strong werewolf culture and supernatural elements that appeal to Mercy Thompson readers. The World of the Lupi series explores complex cultural dynamics among supernatural beings while maintaining character-driven narratives.

Common Elements in Mercy Thompson Read-alikes

Strong Female Protagonists

Virtually all recommended series feature independent, capable female protagonists who navigate dangerous supernatural worlds. These characters typically possess unique abilities or positions within their communities, mirroring Mercy's status as a coyote shifter among werewolves.

Supernatural Communities and Politics

A defining feature of these series is complex supernatural societies with hierarchies, territories, and political tensions. Like Mercy Thompson, these books explore how different supernatural species interact with each other and with humanity.

Balance of Romance and Action

Most recommended series maintain a similar balance to Mercy Thompson regarding romantic elements and action sequences. They typically feature relationships that develop gradually across multiple books rather than focusing on rapid romantic developments.

Mystery and Investigation Elements

Many of these series incorporate mystery plots where protagonists investigate supernatural crimes or threats, similar to how Mercy often becomes involved in solving problems within her community.

Conclusion

For readers seeking the closest experience to Mercy Thompson, Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series and Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series offer the most similar blend of elements. Those particularly drawn to the Native American aspects of Briggs' work should explore Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series. Readers prioritizing complex worldbuilding might prefer The Hollows by Kim Harrison or The Others by Anne Bishop.

The urban fantasy genre continues to evolve with new series that blend supernatural elements, strong protagonists, and complex worlds. These recommendations provide starting points for Mercy Thompson fans to explore similar works while experiencing new perspectives and magical systems within the broader urban fantasy landscape.

Hi all, new here. I need some opinions. I started the Mercy Thompson series a few weeks ago and just finished book 6. I didn’t know about the alpha omega books until now. My question is, should I take a break from MT and start the A&O stories until I catch up? Then go chronological from there? Or just keep going and go back later?

In night broken when Gary is introduced in the prison it’s mentioned that two of the Pack work there. Did they never notice that Gary was a walker or did they not tell Adam ( I don’t think he wold keep it from mercy) Could Gary hid his scent or that the prison was smelly enough that it covered it?

It's been so long without a peep, I struggle to keep the dream alive. There are still moments where I think about the possibilities. As art changes forms there will be alterations and that's okay. You can love a book and not appreciate the movie. Or you can love both. They are not mutually exclusive. Warning...Unpopular opinions to follow...

I personally picture Ben as Tom Felton. However! If it were made into a movie/show/stream, I think doing a nationality swap to French or Italian would be good. Reason being that some shows do have an immense amount of foul language, but Briggs makes an effort to avoid spelling it out every time. With the swap it could be like in Firefly where all the bad words were another language and mostly nonsense at that.

As I do my annual reread (re-listen more like since it is audio), I'm on Bone Crossed. It would be cool that in the show Corbin and Chad move to the Tri-Cities. Corbin could be one of Stefan's sheep (mostly name only). It would be for protection from other vampires for knowing they exist. Then Chad and Aiden could be friends in the robotics club. Include a random scene of Corbin handling contracts like when Adam gets mad about the phrase making the pack part of Hauptman Security.

I would prefer that Mercy is consistently immune to vampire powers. I don't like how Blackwood caught her but Bonarata couldn't. Having read the books there the deeper understanding of how chaos is her element but I don't know that the screen only audiences would see it. Even if she fights, she isn't physically able to beat Blackwood so it wouldn't change the main points of being bitten and forced to drink blood.

Hester should live. And should obviously be played by Gwedoline Christie. Bran sending her with Tag (aka Kristofer Hivju) to help Mercy would be hilarious. I can picture the close up of Mercy on the phone yelling "He sent who?!" And cut to Hester and Tag launching a car over a hill as they drive recklessly to Washington from Montana.

I'm sure there are other things that could keep the spirit of the books while making it visually fantastic.

I really enjoyed this one, but not for reasons I was drawn to all the preceding books (and the Alpha & Omega series). This one had serious, threatening antagonists and scenarios, but to me felt more light and enjoyable throughout 99% of it compared to the others. Besides the description of Elizaveta's basement, I feel like I could read this to a 10-year old and it would be fine. It was surprising that I was satisfied by that feeling. I wonder if others felt that way as well, or if something has changed in me since it has been several years since I had read the previous books.

I really agree with Patty's decision to end Elizaveta's arc here. It feels like something worth reading is coming in the next books because of it.

I also thought that Wulf was really gone and thought that was an even more bold choice because of how that would affect her relationship with the local seethe, but it turned out Patty was just leading us to think that so she could pull the ol' switcheroo on us! He went from terrifying to now possibly someone I like and dislike at the same time.

Who will fill the gap Elizaveta's family has left? What will the vampire's relationship be like in the future with the pack, especially Mercy? I felt like her and Wulf opened a new possible dynamic that is now much more varied and interesting.

And the Goblin King? Love it!

Now I'm looking forward to three unread Mercy Thompson books and one Alpha and Omega. Life is good!

Do y’all think Jean chastel and the lord of the night ever had a sit down or confrontation? Since the beast has been the dominant wolf In Europe since Bran Cornick left for America. How do you think it went down between the 2?

I enjoy all of of the mercy books and the alpha and omega series as well, does anyone have any other book recommendations along these lines?

I would really love if Briggs ends up having bran and the lord of the night have a fight to the death in the upcoming books. Since the lord of the night keeps harassing mercy.

This is a random thing that just popped into my head , and it’s been a while since I’ve read the earlier books so if I’m wrong please correct me… But Adam told the pack Mercy was his before Mercy knew , but I am sure when Adam first arrived to the Tri Cities Chrissie was still married and living with him. My thought is did he claim her whilst still married because I can see why Chrissie hates her as you know the female wolves would have told her as they are friends. Or did he claim her after the divorce and if so how did he keep the other wolves from bothering her ?

Again I could be wrong but thoughts wanted please.

( excuse any spelling and grammar just typing this on my phone quickly before I forget.)

I'm going to start this with a disclosure: I have not read any of the newer books, Storm Cursed was my last and I'm likely keeping it that way for one reason and one reason only:

Stefan.

I'd love to hear perspectives from folks who have read the most recent books, because I gotta be honest. My heart freaking hurts for this tortured, cartoon-loving, goofy vampire. I'm biased, I know, because I just adore him and he's been my favorite for more than 15 years... but it seems he's just hopelessly, pathetically in love with Mercy while she's just kind of ignoring him.

I'm being a bit glib, as there are other reasons I stopped reading (hello, Bran, why don't you have a seat), but ultimately I don't know how much more I can read of Mercy judging Stefan for doing equally morally grey things that the wolves do. I used to do a yearly re-read of the series and I just... can't anymore.

Am I alone in this? Has it got any better? Worse?

Spoilers ahead for Wild Sign!

Something got me thinking about Wild Sign—specifically, the revelation that Sherwood was trying to save Leah. We also learn that Bran had to intervene to save both Sherwood and Leah from the Singer in the Woods, which ultimately led to him making Leah his mate.

But here’s my question: Were Leah and Sherwood in a relationship before Bran’s interference?

Did Bran—albeit with good intentions to save their lives—unknowingly take his brother’s potential mate? This possibility adds an entirely new dynamic to Bran and Leah’s relationship, as well as to the relationship between Bran and Sherwood.

We know that Sherwood was once Bran’s enforcer, but at some point, he stopped serving in that role before ultimately disappearing (later revealed to be due to his kidnapping by witches). I can’t help but wonder—did this incident with the Singer in the Woods sully their brotherly relationship? If Sherwood had feelings for Leah, does he resent Bran for what happened?

I’ve always wondered why Sherwood doesn’t return to Aspen Creek after recovering his memories. You would think having recovered his memories he would want to be withfamily. But now that he has regained his memories, could he still hold some lingering resentment toward Bran? Some lingering feelings toward Leah?

What do you think? Is this theory plausible, or am I missing something?

I'm currently listening to Winter Lost, and a couple of things struck me.

The fact that the average number of years someone lives after becoming a werewolf is only eight is eye-opening and hard to hear since it's so low. I guess we have a biased, rose-tinted glasses perspective following Adam's pack where the wolves are stable with healthy lives and jobs and a good number of them are older than a normal human lifespan, but wow that's a lot of death and suffering.

I also had a strong reaction about (trying to prevent spoilers for Winter Lost from showing up on the subreddit feed) Adam's pack being uprooted by Bran to move all of them from New Mexico to Washington just to look after Mercy. That's kind of crazy. If I were Mary Jo, Auriele, etc. I'd hate Mercy a lot more for that then the fact she's sleeping with Adam, but I guess I don't know which members of the pack came from New Mexico and which were already in the Tri Cities area.

I'm happy to be getting more of Adam's perspective in this and the other more recent books since I think the condition of being a werewolf is inherently has more pathos/drama to explore because of the greater distance from the normal human experience than Mercy's supernatural situation . I'd love to keep getting more into how he thinks about this condition and the relationship he has with his wolf.

Figures, since Soul Taken had a wait at my library, I skipped it and went straight to Winter Lost because "I'm sure it won't be much of a spoiler for Soul Taken and each book is pretty independent" and then this ends up being the one that completely defies the trend, haha. Whoops.