Iron Kissed
core novel 2008 Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.34 (132,949 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 287 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441015665 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Iron Kissed continues the Mercy Thompson series as Mercy finds herself caught between two dominant werewolves who both want her attention, complicating her already uncertain place within Adam's pack. At the same time, her old mentor Zee, a fae craftsman she has known since childhood, asks for her help investigating a series of unsolved murders connected to the local fae reservation. Mercy agrees, drawn by loyalty to Zee even as the investigation exposes her to a side of fae society kept carefully hidden from humans and most other supernatural beings. As she follows the trail of the killings, Mercy uncovers secrets that put her own safety at risk and strain her relationships with those closest to her, forcing her to weigh what she owes Zee against the growing danger surrounding the case. The deeper she looks, the more the fae community's true nature comes into focus.
Where it sits
- Universe: Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega
- Series: Mercy Thompson core; position 3 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 3 of 14: previous Blood Bound (2007) · next Bone Crossed (2009)
- Internal chronology, within Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega: position 5 of 20: previous Hunting Ground (2009) · next Fair Game (2012)
Sources
← Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega dossier · All universes
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