Patricia Briggs Books in Order
Patricia Briggs has written 53 books, published between 1993 and 2025. The first book is Masques (1993) and the newest is Blind Date with a Werewolf (2025). One more title is announced: Steel Rain (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 53 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1993–2025
- Confirmed
- 52 of 54 titles
- Pages on record
- 8,084 in 26 of 54 books
Werewolves, vampires and shapeshifters populate Patricia Briggs's paranormal fantasy. Mercy Thompson, a shapeshifter who works as a car mechanic, leads the sequence that carries her name, and Alpha and Omega runs beside it, both with graphic novel adaptations. Briggs started with Masques (1993) and the Sianim and Hurog books before turning to the modern-day novels. The catalogue holds 54 titles and reaches Steel Rain in 2027.
How many Patricia Briggs books are there?
Patricia Briggs has 53 published books, released between 1993 and 2025. They include 8 separate series. One more, Steel Rain (2027), is announced.
Patricia Briggs Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 54 Patricia Briggs books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11993–4/4
- 219952884/4
- 319982884/4
- 420012814/4
- 520022954/4
- 620022754/4
- 720043344/4
- 82005–3/4
- 920053814/4
- 1020062884/4
- 112007–3/4
- 1220073044/4
- 13Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #1Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming Series #12008 · confirmed 4/42008–4/4
- 1420083204/4
- 1520081124/4
- 1620083044/4
- 172009–4/4
- 18Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #2Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming Series #22009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 19Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #3Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming Series #32009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 2020093204/4
- 21Mercy Thompson: Homecoming #4Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming Series #42009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 222009–4/4
- 232010–4/4
- 242010–4/4
- 252010–4/4
- 262010–4/4
- 2720112904/4
- 282012–4/4
- 2920123044/4
- 3020133424/4
- 3120144504/4
- 322014–4/4
- 332014–4/4
- 342014–4/4
- 352014–4/4
- 362014–4/4
- 372014–4/4
- 382014–4/4
- 3920143414/4
- 402015–3/4
- 4120151444/4
- 4220153244/4
- 4320163424/4
- 4420173714/4
- 4520183084/4
- 4620193684/4
- 472020–1/4
- 482020–1/4
- 492020–4/4
- 5020213584/4
- 5120223524/4
- 522024–4/4
- 532025–4/4
- 542027–3/4
Patricia Briggs characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mercy Thompson books in order 20 books
- Alpha and Omega books in order 17 books
- Mercedes Thompson books in order 20 books
Patricia Briggs books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Mercedes Thompson books in order
16 books by Patricia Briggs- 1. Seeing Eye
- 1. Shifting Shadows
- 2. Moon Called
- 3. Blood Bound
- 4. Iron Kissed
- 5. Bone Crossed
- 6. Silver Borne
- 7. River Marked
- 8. Frost Burned
- 9. Night Broken
- 10. Fire Touched
- 11. Silence Fallen
- and 4 more in the table above
Alpha and Omega books in order
10 books by Patricia BriggsAlpha and Omega: Cry Wolf Graphic Novels in order
8 booksSianim in order
4 books- 1. Masques
- 2. Steal the Dragon
- 3. When Demons Walk
- 4. Wolfsbane
Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson: Homecoming Series in order
4 booksMercedes Thompson Graphic Novels in order
4 booksPatricia Briggs Standalone Novels
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Hurog in order
2 books- 1. Dragon Bones
- 2. Dragon Blood
Raven in order
2 booksPatricia Briggs Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Patricia Briggs Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Patricia Briggs books run from Masques (1993) to Blind Date with a Werewolf (2025), the sequence in the table above. The Alpha and Omega series also has a separate in-universe order on record: Alpha and Omega books in chronological order. No other Patricia Briggs story order is on record.
Do you have to read Patricia Briggs books in order?
You only need to read Patricia Briggs books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Patricia Briggs books in?
Read Patricia Briggs one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Mercy Thompson starts with Seeing Eye (2005), Alpha and Omega starts with Alpha & Omega (2007) and Mercedes Thompson starts with Seeing Eye (2005). The earliest catalogued title overall is Masques (1993).
What is the newest Patricia Briggs book?
Blind Date with a Werewolf (2025) is the newest Patricia Briggs book released so far.
Is there a new Patricia Briggs book coming?
Yes. Steel Rain (2027) is the next Patricia Briggs book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Printable Patricia Briggs Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 54 books in publication order is on the Patricia Briggs reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Patricia Briggs at a glance
- Still publishing
- Patricia Briggs is still publishing. Steel Rain is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Patricia Briggs books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 8,084 pages across the 26 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 314 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Patricia Briggs books, 24 of 54, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 48 of the 54 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 52 in at least three.
What the Patricia Briggs books are about
32 of the 54 Patricia Briggs books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: werewolves is tagged on 17 of 32. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Werewolves 17 of 32 books
- Fantasy 13 of 32 books
- Mercy Thompson (Fictitious character) 10 of 32 books
- Shapeshifting 10 of 32 books
- Paranormal romance 9 of 32 books
- Vampires 9 of 32 books
- Magic 7 of 32 books
- Automobile mechanics 5 of 32 books
- FICTION / Fantasy / Urban Life 4 of 32 books
- Fairies 3 of 32 books
- Fantasy, paranormal 3 of 32 books
- Fantasy, urban 3 of 32 books
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