Patricia Briggs

Patricia Briggs (born December 21, 1965, in Butte, Montana) is an American author best known for her #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series, featuring a shape-shifting mechanic, and the related Alpha and Omega series.[1][3] She began her career writing traditional high fantasy novels like Masques in 1993 before shifting to urban fantasy in 2006 with Moon Called, and now resides in Washington state.[1][3]

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