Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1)

THE FIRST MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL!

Moon Called is the novel that introduced Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson to the world and launched a #1 bestselling phenomenon... 

Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter, and while she was raised by werewolves, she can never be one of them, especially after the pack ran her off for having a forbidden love affair. So she’s turned her talent for fixing cars into a business and now runs a one-woman mechanic shop in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State.

But Mercy’s two worlds are colliding. A half-starved teenage boy arrives at her shop looking for work, only to reveal that he’s a newly changed werewolf—on the run and desperately trying to control his animal instincts. Mercy asks her neighbor Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, for assistance. 

But Mercy’s act of kindness has unexpected consequences that leave her no choice but to seek help from those she once considered family—the werewolves who abandoned her...

“In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best.”—Locus

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Published Jan 31, 2006

304 pages

Average rating: 8.05

95 RATINGS

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katietopp
Jan 01, 2025
8/10 stars
Alright so when I finally put myself to reading this book, I had finished it in a couple hours. I’ve been craving something like this for a while. I do love urban fantasy, easily my favorite genre. But normally the female lead ones fall too far into paranormal romance for my comfort. This one didn’t. Sure, mercy has a love interest. But it doesn’t take away from her sarcastic, energetic, spunky character. Can’t wait to get on the rest of the series.
bear_back_books
Jun 19, 2024
8/10 stars
I really dove into this book. I couldn’t sleep the past night so I picked up the book and before I knew it was 1 in the morning and I finished like 75% of the book. Mercy is a driven woman who doesn’t care what they think of her. She won’t let a man over power her and tell her to back off. A little triangle is happening.
Paukku
May 25, 2024
6/10 stars
Three and half stars. A good start to a new (to me) urban fantasy series. I like the MC, she's strong but not ridiculously so. An interesting - if a little convoluted - plot that keep me reading. Too early to be certain, but I think I'll like the magic building in this setting.
SammieRae
Dec 07, 2022
7/10 stars
She is a tough woman, and her mystery continues in the other books.
KayEstar
May 10, 2022
10/10 stars
Couldn't wait to read more.

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