Mercy Thompson Books in Order
Patricia Briggs has written 20 Mercy Thompson books, published between 2005 and 2024: 16 in the Mercedes Thompson series and 4 related titles. The first book is Seeing Eye (2005) and the newest main-line book is Winter Lost (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2005–2024
- Confirmed
- 20 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,896 in 12 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 65–97 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,896 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter and car mechanic in Patricia Briggs's paranormal fantasy series. Werewolves, vampires and fairies fill the surrounding world. The run gathers 20 catalogued titles, among them Moon Called (2006), Blood Bound (2007), Iron Kissed (2008), Silver Borne (2010) and River Marked (2011), with graphic novels published under the Mercedes Thompson name. Winter Lost is the most recent entry.
How many Mercy Thompson books are there?
Mercy Thompson has 20 books, released between 2005 and 2024. 16 of them belong to the Mercedes Thompson series, and 4 related titles sit outside it: graphic novels.
Mercy Thompson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Mercy Thompson 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.
- 12005–3/4
- 220062884/4
- 320073044/4
- 420083044/4
- 52009–4/4
- 62009–4/4
- 72010–4/4
- 82010–4/4
- 92010–4/4
- 1020112904/4
- 1120133424/4
- 1220144504/4
- 1320143414/4
- 1420151444/4
- 1520163424/4
- 1620173714/4
- 1720193684/4
- 182020–4/4
- 1920223524/4
- 202024–4/4
Do you have to read Mercy Thompson books in order?
You should read the Mercedes Thompson series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 4 related titles (graphic novels) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Mercy Thompson book also stands alone.
What order should you read Mercy Thompson books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Seeing Eye (2005), the earliest published book in the Mercedes Thompson series. After it come Moon Called (2006), Blood Bound (2007), Iron Kissed (2008) and Bone Crossed (2009); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Mercy Thompson book?
Winter Lost (2024) is the newest book in the Mercedes Thompson series.
Is there a new Mercy Thompson book coming?
No next Mercy Thompson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mercy Thompson at a glance
- Still running
- Mercy Thompson is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Mercy Thompson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,896 pages across the 12 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mercy Thompson books, 11 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 19 of the 20 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Mercy Thompson books are about
17 of the 20 Mercy Thompson 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 13 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Werewolves 13 of 17 books
- Shapeshifting 8 of 17 books
- Vampires 8 of 17 books
- Fantasy 7 of 17 books
- Paranormal romance 7 of 17 books
- Automobile mechanics 5 of 17 books
- FICTION / Fantasy / Urban Life 3 of 17 books
- Metamorphosis 3 of 17 books
- Fairies 2 of 17 books
- Fantasy, contemporary 2 of 17 books
More books by Patricia Briggs
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Patricia Briggs books in order 53 books