Smoke Bitten
core novel 2020 Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.43 (36,993 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 352 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780440001553 |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
Smoke Bitten continues the Mercy Thompson series when a dangerous fae creature escapes from Underhill, the closed-off fae reservation, and begins killing people in the Tri-Cities, forcing Mercy and the pack to respond before the death toll rises further. Identifying and containing the creature proves difficult, since its nature and motives are unfamiliar even to the fae Mercy has come to know, complicating any straightforward solution. As the investigation unfolds, Mercy must navigate delicate negotiations among werewolves, fae, and other supernatural factions who each have their own stake in how the threat is handled, all while trying to keep ordinary humans out of the crossfire. With trust in short supply among the factions involved, Mercy relies on old alliances and hard-won experience to hold together a fragile cooperation long enough to protect everyone caught between the escaped creature and the politics surrounding it.
Where it sits
- Universe: Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega
- Series: Mercy Thompson core; position 12 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 12 of 14: previous Storm Cursed (2019) · next Soul Taken (2022)
- Internal chronology, within Mercy Thompson / Alpha and Omega: position 18 of 20: previous Storm Cursed (2019) · next Soul Taken (2022)
Sources
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