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Mercy Thompson
Mercedes "Mercy" Athena Thompson (married surname Thompson-Hauptman) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Mercy Thompson series, written by Patricia Briggs. The main series, which consists of several stories including ''Moon Called'', the short story "Hollow", and the most recent, thirteen novel ''Soul Taken'', is narrated primarily from Mercy's point of view. The character also has a comic series by Dynamite which includes the prequel ''Homecoming'', a comic adaptation of ''Moon Called'', and an original story, ''Hopcross Jilly''. History In the novels, Mercy Thompson is the daughter of a Blackfeet father and a white teenage mother. Her father, Old Joe Coyote, was a rodeo bull rider, who died a few days after consummating his relationship with her mother, Margi. In the novel ''Fire Touched'', it is stated that her mother and father were together for a 'couple months' prior to his death. Mercy inherits a gift from her father, giving her just enough of an edge to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Called
Patricia Briggs (born 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Biography Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the ..., United States. She now resides in Benton City, WA Briggs began writing in 1990 and published her first novel ''Masques'' in 1993. She wrote primarily in the fantasy genre until her editor asked her to write an urban fantasy, since the genre was showing promising growth. Briggs wrote ''Moon Called'', which was published in 2006 and made it to the '' USA Today'' bestseller lists. The second book in the series, ''Blood Bound'', hit ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. The third book, ''Iron Kissed'', was a number one ''New York Times'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictional Characters From Washington (state)
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Fictional Therianthropes
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Fictional Mechanics
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Fictional Blackfoot People
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Fictional Coyotes
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Fictional Spiritual Mediums
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Fictional Characters With Superhuman Senses
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Fictional Characters Who Can Move At Superhuman Speeds
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Literary Characters Introduced In 2006
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Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs (born 1965) is an American writer of fantasy since 1993, and author of the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Biography Patricia Briggs was born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, United States. She now resides in Benton City, WA Briggs began writing in 1990 and published her first novel ''Masques'' in 1993. She wrote primarily in the fantasy genre until her editor asked her to write an urban fantasy, since the genre was showing promising growth. Briggs wrote ''Moon Called'', which was published in 2006 and made it to the ''USA Today'' bestseller lists. The second book in the series, ''Blood Bound'', hit ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. The third book, ''Iron Kissed'', was a number one ''New York Times'' bestseller and subsequent novels have continued to perform similarly in sales. Published works Sianim series #''Masques'' (1993) also in Shifter's Wolf #''Wolfsbane'' (2010) also in Shifter's Wolf #''Steal the Dragon'' (1995) #''When Demons Walk'' (1998) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
