Fire Touched
core novel 2016 Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.38 (55,688 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 371 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780425256299 |
| Internal chronology | 9 |
Synopsis
Fire Touched continues the Mercy Thompson series when a troll's rampage in the Tri-Cities draws Mercy and the pack into conflict with the fae, who are increasingly resentful of human encroachment on their remaining territory. In the aftermath, Mercy and Adam take in a mysterious boy who was stolen away by the fae centuries earlier and marked by fire in ways that set him apart from ordinary humans and fae alike. Their decision to protect him, rather than hand him over, is meant as an act of compassion, but it draws unwelcome attention from powerful fae interests who want the boy for their own purposes. As tensions among werewolves, fae, and human authorities escalate, Mercy and Adam must decide how far they will go to keep the boy safe, even as the consequences ripple outward through the pack and beyond.
Where it sits
- Universe: Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega
- Series: Mercy Thompson core; position 9 of 14 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Patricia Briggs
Notes
- From the series record (Mercy Thompson): Urban-fantasy sequence starring shapeshifter Mercy Thompson in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Mercy Thompson: position 9 of 14: previous Night Broken (2014) · next Silence Fallen (2017)
- Internal chronology, within Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega: position 15 of 20: previous Night Broken (2014) · next Silence Fallen (2017)
Sources
← Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega dossier · All universes
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