The Mercy Thompson series in order follows Mercedes Thompson, a Volkswagen mechanic and coyote shapeshifter living in Washington’s Tri-Cities. Patricia Briggs fills Mercy’s world with werewolves, vampires, fae, witches, ghosts, and other supernatural communities.
The same world continues through the Alpha & Omega novels, Mercyverse short stories, original graphic stories, and Asil’s blind-date collection. For Briggs’s other fantasy series, see my Patricia Briggs books in order guide.
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- Mercy Thompson Series in Publication Order
- Mercy Thompson Series in Chronological Order
- Mercy Thompson Book-to-Screen Adaptations
Mercy Thompson Series in Publication Order
For a first read, I recommend starting with Mercy’s novels and reading them straight through. Each book has its own central conflict, but the relationships, political changes, and consequences build from one installment to the next.
Main Mercy Thompson Books
- 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)
Graphic Novels
The Mercyverse comics include two original stories and collected adaptations of Moon Called and Cry Wolf. The adaptation volumes retell novels already listed above, so they are optional rather than additional stops in the main reading order.
Original Mercyverse Graphic Stories
- Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (2009)
- Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly (2015)
Moon Called Graphic Adaptation
- Mercy Thompson: Moon Called, Volume 1 (2011) (Collects issues #1–4)
- Mercy Thompson: Moon Called, Volume 2 (2012) (Collects issues #5–8 and an eight-page bonus story)
Cry Wolf Graphic Adaptation
- Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf: Volume One (2012) (Collects issues #1–4)
- Alpha and Omega: Cry Wolf Volume Two (2013) (Collects issues #5–8)
Collections
Shifting Shadows gathers the earlier Mercyverse short fiction and includes two deleted scenes. Blind Date with a Werewolf collects Asil’s five dates, including two stories written for that volume.
- Shifting Shadows (2014)
- Blind Date with a Werewolf (2025)
“A Memory of Witches” appears in Instinct, an anthology of animal-rescue stories. It is not included in either collection above.
Spin-Off Mercy Thompson Series: Alpha & Omega
The Alpha & Omega series follows Charles Cornick and Anna Latham. It begins with the novella “Alpha and Omega,” which was first published in On the Prowl. Cry Wolf continues directly from that story, so I would not skip the novella.
- Alpha and Omega (Novella, Book 0.5) (2007; standalone ebook 2008)
- Cry Wolf (2008)
- Hunting Ground (2009)
- Fair Game (2012)
- Dead Heat (2015)
- Burn Bright (2018)
- Wild Sign (2021)
- Steel Rain (2027)
Mercy Thompson Series in Chronological Order
The combined chronology works best for a reread. It moves between Mercy’s novels, Alpha & Omega, short stories, original graphic stories, and the two optional outtakes. The main Mercy Thompson novels are marked with an asterisk.
This sequence follows Patricia Briggs’s official Mercyverse timeline. The collected comic adaptations are not included because they retell Moon Called and Cry Wolf rather than adding separate events.
Steel Rain follows Wild Sign within the Alpha & Omega series, but its exact position relative to Soul Taken and Winter Lost has not been confirmed on the shared Mercyverse timeline. I’ve placed it at the end of this list until a more precise position is established.
- Silver (Novella, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Mercy Thompson: Homecoming (Graphic novel)
- Gray (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Fairy Gifts (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Seeing Eye (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Moon Called [Beginning] *
- Alpha and Omega (Novella)
- Cry Wolf
- Hunting Ground
- The Star of David (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Moon Called [Ending] *
- Blood Bound *
- Iron Kissed *
- Bone Crossed *
- Roses in Winter (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Silver Borne *
- Silver Borne deleted scene (Optional outtake between Chapters 14 and 15, found in Shifting Shadows)
- In Red, with Pearls (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- River Marked *
- Fair Game
- Frost Burned *
- Redemption (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Dead Heat
- Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly (Graphic novel)
- Night Broken *
- Night Broken deleted scene (Optional outtake set at the end of the novel, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Hollow (Short story, found in Shifting Shadows)
- Fire Touched *
- Silence Fallen *
- Burn Bright
- Storm Cursed *
- A Memory of Witches (Short story set during Storm Cursed, found in Instinct)
- Smoke Bitten *
- Wild Sign
- Soul Taken *
- Winter Lost *
- Steel Rain
The Asil-Verse
Asil’s date stories sit in their own pocket timeline. All five stories and the epilogue are collected in Blind Date with a Werewolf, so that volume is the simplest way to read the complete sequence.
- Unappreciated Gifts (Found in Blind Date with a Werewolf)
- Must Love Cats: Aftermath (Found in Blind Date with a Werewolf)
- Asil and the Not-Date (Found in Blind Date with a Werewolf)
- Dating Terrors (Found in Blind Date with a Werewolf)
- Scheherazade (Found in Blind Date with a Werewolf)
- Epilogue (Found in Blind Date with a Werewolf)
Mercy Thompson Book-to-Screen Adaptations
Amazon Prime Video optioned the television rights to the Mercy Thompson series in 2022. An option gives a studio time to develop a possible adaptation, but it does not guarantee that a show will be produced.
No Mercy Thompson movie or television series has been officially announced. There is no confirmed cast, production schedule, or release date.
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