Patricia Briggs

Mercy Thompson #12: Smoke Bitten will be released on March 17, 2020. We're thrilled to show you the cover which is another gorgeous piece created by artist Dan Dos Santos. If you haven't already been there go and visit The Art of Dan Dos Santos to see more of his portfolio. There's also a great article on Tor from 2013 where Irene Gallo interviews Dan: Embodying Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson In Person and In Paint

If you're interested in learning more about Dan's process and thoughts on art we highly recommend heading over to Muddy Colors: A Fantasy Art Community. This will link you to a series of blog posts by Dan and there are a few there where he talks more in depth about his work on the Mercy Thompson covers.

When you visit Dan's site be sure to head to his store where you can find all the Mercy Thompson cover prints for sale and Smoke Bitten is already on pre-order! If you want to meet Dan in person, he's the Official Guest of the Art Show at this year's Dragon Con. And he'll be at MisCon 2020 as Artist Guest of Honor. Patty will be at both of those cons as well! Check the news section on Dan's website to see if he's coming to another location near you!

To celebrate the cover reveal of Smoke Bitten we're doing a giveaway of 5 Mercy Thompson cover sticker sheets that were generously supplied by Dan Dos Santos. The giveaway has no location restrictions so if you're an international reader please feel free to enter.

Oh, my goodness, huge excitement to share for next year!

There is a lovely convention in Missoula called MisCon that happens every Memorial weekend, that I go to almost every year - I love it; it's one of the most family friendly, fun conventions around. Patty has missed attending MisCon for several years because it's on the same weekend as one of her favorite horse shows (it's also one of the horse shows where she brings home lots of blue ribbons). However, when we found out that BOTH Charlaine Harris and Jim Butcher will be there next year, she couldn't resist - the lure of two of her favorite authors together actually overcame her desire for more blue ribbons, lol! So Patty, Charlaine and Jim will all be in Missoula in May of 2020 - you should check it out and come hang with us. This will be epic!!!
--Ann the trusty assistant
MisCon: Missoula, Montana May 22-25, 2020

Storm Cursed hit #2 on the NYT Combined Print and Ebook Bestseller List!!

That's all thanks to Patty's readers!

Everyone thank you so much for supporting Patty and being a fan of the Mercyverse.

Storm Cursed is set to be released on May 7th!

Patty's signing tour will kick off the same day. Be sure to check the appearances page for expanded signing tour details as well as stops that will happen later in the year.

In case you missed it, Ann posted this -- "We are super psyched to see Patty's fans next month and finally be able to chat about Storm Cursed - it is AMAZING, and I do think it's the best book yet! We can't wait to see you all!"--Ann the trusty assistant

We're also giving away two copies of Storm Cursed. One for US readers only (a big thanks to Patty's publisher for supplying this copy) and one for International readers only (that includes Canada). Be sure to enter the correct draw! Good luck everyone.

Dear People,

As you know, authors can burn out if they work on a series too long without a break, so I have decided to take a mental health break and put Mercy and Anna on the back burner. There are so many other people and places to explore in their world, and I'd like to try something a little more challenging.

Christy is a character to whom I've always felt drawn. She is complex and has deep down layers of vulnerability that I find very touching and compelling. And I feel that she has been underappreciated by readers -- and other characters alike. She has so many fine qualities that we haven't yet seen, and I'd love to help her change the world and grow as a person. I'm really looking forward to exploring her point of view.

Sincerely,

Patricia Briggs

A second snippet from Storm Cursed!

“Do we have the right to remain silent?” Mary Jo asked.

“You aren’t under arrest,” he said with a quelling look. “Not yet, anyway. As long as you didn’t kill him, you probably won’t be. But Captain Allen is coming in and asked me not to start anything until he gets here. This would have been a lot easier for you if you had called us in the first place. Before there was a dead goblin whose head is in the back of the car. You know better, Mary Jo; why didn’t you call us in?”

She looked pointedly at me.

“The farmer didn’t want to be responsible for getting people killed,” I explained. “I agreed with him. Goblins are outside your ability to deal with.”

Renny’s eyes got cold, and he studied me for a moment. “All due respect, ma’am, you don’t know what we are capable of dealing with.”

“All due respect, Renny,” said Mary Jo, “I have a pretty freaking good idea of your capabilities. And I think Mr. Traegar’s decision to bring us in first was the correct one. We don’t really know what we’re dealing with when it comes to the fae—there is no way that the sheriff’s office would. We had two werewolves, Mercy and the goblin king out there—and if it weren’t for the goblin king we’d have failed to bring him in ourselves.”

He gave her a look. “I am going to ignore—just for a minute—how much my geek side is loving that apparently there is a goblin king in the world. And that he is—again apparently—here in the Tri-Cities. Even knowing that David Bowie is gone, I am giddy about this.” He said all that in a very dry, professional tone.

I was starting to really like this guy.