Fire Touched book cover by Patricia Briggs

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Where Fire Touched sits

Series
Book 9 of Mercy Thompson. See all Mercy Thompson books in order
The book before
Night Broken
The book after
Silence Fallen
Order checked
Last checked: October 13, 2026, against patriciabriggs.com
Place in the series
It is book 9 of the Mercy Thompson series. (patriciabriggs.com; read November 6, 2026)
Next book
Book 10 is Silence Fallen. (patriciabriggs.com; read November 6, 2026)

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This edition
The edition checked here is a 342-page hardcover from Ace Books. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)

What Fire Touched is about

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  • Tension between humans and the fae is near breaking point. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head
  • Sent to stop a troll on the rampage, Mercy and her mate Adam end up with a human child the fae stole long ago, who might force the fae to give way. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) a human child stolen long ago by the fae

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Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Mercy Thompson

14 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Moon Called
  2. Book 2: Blood Bound
  3. Book 3: Iron Kissed
  4. Book 4: Bone Crossed
  5. Book 5: Silver Borne
  6. Book 6: River Marked
  7. Book 7: Frost Burned
  8. Book 8: Night Broken
  9. Book 10: Silence Fallen
  10. Book 11: Storm Cursed
  11. Book 12: Smoke Bitten
  12. Book 13: Soul Taken
  13. Book 14: Winter Lost

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