#34 in Urban fantasy
Fire Touched
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
The ninth Mercy Thompson novel, “Fire Touched”, is a strong one, heavy on action and anchored by characters its readers love. Some readers find the first big fight overlong and the pacing odd, peaking mid-book and again at the close. Mercy, Adam and the pack shelter a boy once stolen by the fae, defying werewolves, humans and fae alike, and some readers welcome the new characters and the pack’s change of direction.
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About the book
Mercy Thompson has been hailed as “a heroine who...always remains true to herself” (Library Journal). Now she’s back, and she’ll soon discover that when the fae stalk the human world, it’s the children who suffer... Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used to make the fae back down and forestall out-and-out war: a human child stolen long ago by the fae. Defying the most powerful werewolf in the country, the humans, and the fae, Mercy, Adam, and their pack choose to protect the boy no matter what the cost. But who will protect them from a boy who is fire touched?
Reading order · Mercy Thompson series
Full order & progress →- Moon CalledStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - Blood Bound
8.08.0 / 10 - Iron Kissed
8.18.1 / 10 - Bone Crossed
8.18.1 / 10 - Silver Borne
8.18.1 / 10 - River Marked
8.08.0 / 10 - Frost Burned
8.18.1 / 10 - Night Broken
8.28.2 / 10 - Fire TouchedThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Silence Fallen
8.18.1 / 10 - Storm Cursed
8.18.1 / 10 - Smoke Bitten
8.18.1 / 10 - Soul Taken
8.08.0 / 10 - Winter Lost
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 150 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Urban fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 150 | 100% |
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