New Releases by Patricia Briggs

Includes bonus material and a never-before-published version of issue #1! Patricia Briggs, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson novels, “always enchants her readers" (Lynn Viehl). Now her Alpha and Omega series—set in a world of shifting shapes, loyalties, and passions—comes vividly to life in this collection of four comic books based on Cry Wolf, the first book in the series. Anna never knew werewolves existed, until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’s learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer—and son—of the leader of the North American werewolves, came into her life. Charles insists that not only is Anna his mate, but she is also a rare and valued Omega wolf. And it is Anna’s inner strength and calming presence that will prove invaluable as she and Charles go on the hunt in search of a rogue werewolf—a creature bound in magic so dark that it could threaten all the pack…

Das große Epos über die schillerndsten Wesen der Fantasy Sie sind die unergründlichsten und geheimnisvollsten Geschöpfe der Fantasy: die Drachen. Gab es sie wirklich oder sind sie nur Produkte überbordender Phantasie? Autoren aller Zeiten machten sie zu Wesen voller Weisheit und Macht, aber auch zum Ausbund des Bösen. In Patricia Briggs’ fesselndem und wunderbar leicht erzähltem Drachen- und Heldenabenteuer wird der Zauber der Drachen auf atemberaubende Weise lebendig: Sein Leben lang galt der junge Lord Ward als einfältiger Tor. Bis sein tyrannischer Vater stirbt und Ward ihm auf den Thron folgen soll. Nun muss er beweisen, dass er seinem Volk den ersehnten Frieden bringen kann. Ein gefährliches Unterfangen, vor allem als Ward erkennt, dass in seinen Adern Drachenblut fließt ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs'' third Alpha and Omega novel brings werewolves out of the darkness and into a society where fear and prejudice could turn the hunters into the prey… It is said that opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son—and enforcer—of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant Alpha. While Anna, an Omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind. When the FBI requests the pack’s help on a local serial-killer case, Charles and Anna are sent to Boston to join the investigation. It soon becomes clear that someone is targeting the preternatural. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killer’s sights...

Patricia Briggs presents a collection that includes the first five novels in her #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series. By day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a coyote shapeshifter with some unusual talents, Mercy’s found herself maintaining a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so-human on more than one occasion... This collection includes: MOON CALLED BLOOD BOUND IRON KISSED BONE CROSSED SILVER BORNE

Mercy ne cracherait pas sur quelques jours de vacances. Après avoir passé les derniers mois à tenter d''échapper aux griffes de la Reine des Vampires, elle découvre que le grimoire des faes est tombé dans de très mauvaises mains : les secrets qu''il renferme sont sur le point d''être révélés. Ce qui n''est pas du goût de tout le monde. Non contente de devoir régler cette crise majeure, Mercy a des problèmes personnels : sa maison a brûlé, son ami Samuel file un très mauvais coton et on lui reproche les dissensions apparues au sein de la meute. Elle va devoir faire preuve de la plus grande diplomatie... pas facile quand on est sous pression !

In the sixth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, coyote shifter Mercy Thompson and Alpha werewolf Adam finally reach the alter. But when they make the Columbia River their honeymoon destination, their newlywed bliss turns into a fight for survival... Being a different breed of shapeshifter—a walker—Mercy can see ghosts, but the spirit of her long-gone father has never visited her. Until now. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River—and innocent people are dying. As other walkers make their presence known to Mercy, she must reconnect with her heritage to exorcise the world of the legend known as the river devil.

Mercy est peut-être d''une nature changeante, mais elle a la loyauté chevillée au corps ! Lorsque son ancien patron et mentor est arrêté pour meurtre et abandonné par les siens, Mercy est la seule à vouloir l''innocenter, qu''il le veuille ou non. En revanche, le coeur de Mercy est, lui, tout aussi changeant que son apparence: il balance entre deux loups-garous. Mais ces derniers ne sont pas réputés pour leur patience, et si Mercy ne parvient pas à faire un choix, Sam et Adam s''en chargeront peut-être pour elle...

Anna a toujours ignoré l''existence des loups-garous, jusqu''à la nuit où elle a survécu à une violente agression... et en est devenue un elle aussi. Dans sa meute, elle a appris à faire profil bas et à se méfier des mâles dominants jusqu''à ce que Charles Cornick, Alpha, et fils du chef des loups-garous d''Amérique du Nord entre dans sa vie. Il affirme qu''Anna est non seulement sa compagne, mais qu''elle est aussi une Omega d''une puissance rare... ce qui se révélera très utile pour traquer un loup-garou doté d''une magie si sombre qu''il pourrait menacer l''ensemble de la meute.

The second Sianim novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Masques. For the last ten years, shapeshifting mercenary Aralorn has led a dangerous existence—a far cry from her noble upbringing. Now she must return home under the most unfortunate circumstances. Her father, the Lyon of Lambshold, has passed away. But when Aralorn and her companion Wolf arrive, the combination of their magic uncovers something wonderful yet alarming—he’s not actually dead, but only appears so. Yet a dark mist is also very much alive within him... The Lyon of Lambshold has been ensorcelled by the ae’Magi, who’s using him as a conduit to finally destroy Aralorn and Wolf. With her father as the pawn, can Aralorn overcome this mysterious mist with her magic? Or will she finally fall to the blackest of magic, losing not only her one true companion, but also her life...

Marsilia, la Reine des vampires de la région, a appris que Mercy l''avait trompée en tuant l''un des membres de son clan... et elle n''acceptera que le prix du sang pour venger cette trahison. La jeune coyote-garou vient de tomber sur un os, car la sentence qui pèse sur elle en fait la cible de toutes les créatures à la botte des vampires. Heureusement que Mercy peut compter sur Stefan et sur l''Alpha si sexy qui a juré de la protéger. Mais s''ils étaient menacés par sa simple présence ? Et si, pour les épargner, Mercy n''avait plus qu''un seul choix : partir ?

Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day—or night—may bring. But in the fifth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, she''s about to learn that while some secrets are dangerous—those who seek them are just plain deadly… Mercy is smart enough to realize that when it comes to the magical Fae, the less you know, the better. But you can’t always get what you want. When she attempts to return a powerful Fae book she’d previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down. It seems the book contains secret knowledge—and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn’t take enough of Mercy’s attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side—leaving Mercy to cover for him, lest his own father declare Sam’s life forfeit. All in all, Mercy has had better days. And if she isn’t careful, she might not have many more to live...

Druhá kniha s Mercedes Thompsonovou v hlavní roli. V dnešní době vládne světu věda, která zakazuje upalování, topení nebo veřejné lynčování čarodějnic. A průměrný zákona dbalý občan se naopak nemusí bát příšer ve tmě. Někdy lituji, že nejsem průměrný občan... Mercy Thompsonová má přátele na hlubokých místech – a v temnotě. A teď jednomu z nich dluží laskavost a souhlasí, že pomůže příteli Stefanovi předat vzkaz jednomu z upírů. Ale tento upír není obyčejný – a stejně tak démon, který v něm přebývá.

Raben – geheimnisvoll und dunkel, Wesen voller Magie und Zauber. Überbringer mysteriöser Botschaften, gefürchtete Begleiter von Hexen und Magiern. In Patricia Briggs’ phantastischem Epos werden diese Geschöpfe auf atemberaubende Weise lebendig und zum Schlüssel in einem uralten Rätsel. Am Fuße des Schattengebirges wohnt die junge Seraph, eine jener geheimnisvollen Zauberinnen des Raben, die einst von Dorf zu Dorf und von Kontinent zu Kontinent zogen, um die Welt mit ihrer Magie vor bösen Kräften zu bewahren. Als eine Verschwörung das Geheimnis des Rabenordens bedroht, muss Seraph endlich dem Ruf ihrer Ahnen folgen...

Mercy est peut-être d''une nature changeante, mais elle a la loyauté chevillée au corps ! Lorsque son ancien patron et mentor est arrêté pour meurtre et abandonné par les siens, Mercy est la seule à vouloir l''innocenter, qu''il le veuille ou non. En revanche, le coeur de Mercy est, lui, tout aussi changeant que son apparence: il balance entre deux loups-garous. Mais ces derniers ne sont pas réputés pour leur patience, et si Mercy ne parvient pas à faire un choix, Sam et Adam s''en chargeront peut-être pour elle...

Il y a très longtemps, les mages de Colossaë libérèrent une force maléfique : le Traqueur. Depuis lors, le peuple des Voyageurs luttent pour protéger le monde de ce fléau. Séraphe est l''un d''eux, mais elle est aussi une jeune femme comme les autres, ne souhaitant rien d''autre qu''une vie paisible en compagnie de son mari et de ses enfants, après avoir livré son dernier combat. Mais une force nouvelle, à l''intelligence démoniaque, rôde aux alentours. C''est le Ténébreux qui se nourrit de mort, de destruction, et qui puise à la source du pouvoir du Traqueur. Son intention est de réveiller l''entité maléfique et de déchaîner le chaos. Or, pour libérer le dieu noir, il a besoin de posséder les dons magiques des Voyageurs... et il a jeté son dévolu sur Séraphe.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs invites readers to follow her into the seductive realm of the Alpha and Omega series… Anne Latham didn''t know how complicated life could be until she became a werewolf and was mated to Charles Cornick, the son—and enforcer—of the leader of the North American werewolves. She didn''t know how dangerous it could be either... Anna and Charles have just been enlisted to attend a summit to present Bran''s controversial proposition: that the wolves should finally reveal themselves to humans. But the most feared Alpha in Europe is dead set against the plan—and it seems like someone else might be, too. When Anna is attacked by vampires using pack magic, the kind of power only werewolves should be able to draw on, Charles and Anna must combine their talents to hunt down whoever is behind it all—or risk losing everything...

Enlevé à son fief, Stolon, le jeune Hurogmestre, est interné à l''Asile royal. Drogué, torturé, peut-il hésiter encore à rejoindre la rébellion qui gronde contre le despote des Cinq Royaumes ? Car Jakoven dispose à présent d''une arme terrible ; une arme qui, pour accomplir son oeuvre meurtrière a besoin de sang de dragon. Or, le sang du dragon, c''est le sang d''Hurog. Le sang de Stolon.

An auto mechanic in eastern Washington by day, Mercy Thompson, a shape-shifter with some highly unusual abilities, puts her talents to work maintaining the precarious balance between the human and paranormal worlds, in the sequel to Iron Kissed.

Vlkodlaci můžou být nebezpeční, když se jim připletete do cesty, ale pokud jste opatrní, nechají vás na pokoji. Umí se dobře skrývat před lidmi, ale já nejsem člověk. Když na ně narazím, poznám je a oni poznají mě – Mercy Thompsonovou. Mercy Thompsonová má za souseda vlkodlaka. V autodílně opravuje mikrobus patřící upírovi. Ale ani Mercy není úplně normální... a její pouto s tajemným světem nadpřirozena ji brzy dostane do pořádného průšvihu. Není radno si zahrávat s vůdcem vlkodlačí smečky. A unést mu dceru byla osudová chyba.

Les loups-garous peuvent être dangereux si vous vous mettez en travers de leur chemin. Ils ont un talent extraordinaire pour dissimuler leur véritable nature aux yeux des humains. Mais moi, je ne suis pas tout à fait humaine. En effet, Mercy Thompson n''est pas une fille des plus banales. Mécanicienne dans le Montana, c''est une dure à cuire qui n''hésite pas à mettre les mains dans le cambouis et à sortir les griffes quand le danger frappe à sa porte. Mais ce n''est pas tout : son voisin très sexy est le chef de meute d''une bande de loups-garous, le minibus qu''elle bricole en ce moment appartient à un vampire, et la vieille dame très digne qui lui rend visite vient jeter des sorts sur son garage. Au coeur de ce monde des créatures de la nuit, Mercy se trouve mêlée à une délicate affaire de meurtre et d''enlèvement...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novel—the start of an extraordinary series set in Mercy Thompson’s world, but with rules of its own... Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of werewolf: an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country is about to recognize her value as a pack member—and as his mate.

Four stories of inhuman passions from four of the hottest authors in paranormal romance... “Alpha and Omega” by Patricia Briggs The werewolf Anna finds a new sense of self when the son of the werewolf king comes to town to quell unrest in the Chicago pack—and inspires a power in Anna she’s never felt before. “Inhuman” by Eileen Wilks Andie has a secret gift of sensing thoughts and desires. What she senses in her neighbor Nathan could be dangerous. Because he has a secret gift too, and it’s about to be let loose… “Buying Trouble” by Karen Chance A Lord of the Fey crosses paths with a fiery red-headed mage named Claire in a New York auction house. But in this strange underground society, the rarity up for sale is Claire herself. “Mona Lisa Betwining” by Sunny Among the children of the moon, Milady is of mixed blood—part Monère, part human, and destined to be alone. Until she meets a man who could be her salvation—or her downfall.

“Kick-ass were-coyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson” (Publishers Weekly) has leapt to the forefront of today’s urban fantasy heroes, thanks to bestselling author Patricia Briggs. Now, Mercy finds herself in the middle of a bloodbath—with only one way out... Mercy has friends in low places—and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind. But this new vampire is hardly ordinary—and neither is the demon inside of him. When the undead and the werewolves sent to find him don’t return, the local vampire queen turns to Mercy for help. A coyote is no match for a demon, but Mercy is determined to get her friends back—including the two werewolves circling around her heart.

Seraph must use all her skills as a Raven mage to stop the force of destruction known as the Shadowed in the second novel in this thrilling fantasy series. Seraph is among the last of the Travelers, those who strive to destroy the dark magic released by their ancestors’ mistakes. Seraph tried to escape her people’s duty and live a quiet life, until evil found her…and her family. A cunning new force for darkness called the Shadowed stalks the land, feeding on death, destruction, and the sleeping Stalker’s power. He plans to wake the Stalker, wreaking untold havoc, but he needs those who bear the Travelers’ magic to release the dark god…and he has his sights set on Seraph and her family.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs comes a fantastical series set in a world where magic is the only thing that stands between humanity and total destruction... Seraph is a Raven mage, and among the last of the Travelers who ensure that the city of Colossae is safe from evil. Unwelcome by those who fear magic, the wizard clans have been decimated by the very people they’ve sworn to protect. But Seraph is spared a similar fate by the ex-soldier Tier—and together they build a life where she is no longer burdened by her people’s responsibility. But now Tier is missing—or dead—and Seraph’s reprieve from her duty is over. Using her magic to discover her husband’s fate, Seraph realizes the prison that holds the evil entity known as Stalker is weakening—and only Seraph can fulfill her ancestors’ oath...

The Hurog duology concludes with this fantastical adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs. Ward, ruler of Hurog, is striving to restore his lands and people to prosperity, wanting nothing more than a quiet life. But when an old friend, escaping from High King Jakoven’s torturers, seeks refuge in his keep, Ward can no longer ignore the growing rebellion against the tyrannical High King. He realizes that he cannot stand aside—he must join with the rebels. However, Jakoven has a secret weapon with which he intends to crush the rebellion: Farsonsbane, a magical artifact that has destroyed entire cities. But first, Jakoven needs blood to awaken it. Dragon’s blood. The very blood that courses through Ward’s veins…