Moon called, Briggs’ first urban fantasy novel, aside from introducing the famous Mercy Thompson, was also Patricia’s first number 1 New York Times Best seller, the thrilling adventure taking advantage of the popularity of urban fantasy at that time to enthrall readers, leaving them craving for more Patricia Briggs. Patricia Briggs has however found greatest success dabbling in Urban fantasy, this on the advice of her editor. Where Patricia Briggs has managed to distinguish herself as a writer is in the completeness of each story she writes, Patricia never one to end novels on cliffhangers.īriggs’ initial work was mostly traditional fantasy, her works published by Ace Books ever since her very first book in 1993 her first book, Masques, and its sequel, published in 2010, more than a decade after the first novel was written, fell within this traditional fantasy genre. Steal the Dragon launched Patricia into the realm of multi-book storytelling, with the plots of Dragon Blood and Dragon Bone deeply interwoven, sharing both characters and worlds even while telling full separate stories this as opposed to Raven’s shadow and Raven’s strike, both of which focused upon a single story.

It wasn’t until her next book, Steal the Dragon that Patricia began to experience a modicum of positivity, the book not only selling much better than the first but impressing many a critic. Patricia’s first novel didn’t attract much interest Masques was published in 1993 garnering poor reviews and sales. To date she has written 17 novels, some more popular than others. Patricia Briggs has been writing seriously for more than two decades, launching her writing career in 1990. A New York Times best selling writer, Patricia Briggs is most commonly known for her work on the highly popular Mercy Thompson series.īriggs currently lives in Washington with her husband and children the couple owns a small herd of Horses. Born in 1965 in Butte, Montana, Patricia Briggs is an American author that has been writing fantasy fiction since 1993.

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