#9 in Urban fantasy
Smoke Bitten
- 336
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #3
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Our view
Twelve books in, “Smoke Bitten” still feels fresh and wastes no time getting its story moving. Patricia Briggs brings back Mercy, the mechanic who can turn into a coyote, with her werewolf pack and the fae once more in the picture. Some readers notice a slightly different feel from the preceding books and welcome it; others are frustrated that not everything is resolved by the end. Best read after the earlier books.
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About the book
'Patricia Briggs is an incredible writer . . . I love hanging out with the amazing characters in this series!' Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author of the Psy-Changeling series 'It is always a joy to pick up a new Briggs novel' RT Book Reviews 'Patricia Briggs never fails to deliver an exciting, magic and fable filled suspense story' Erin Watt, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Royals series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only 'superpowers' are that I turn into a thirty-five-pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to need them. Centuries ago, the fae dwelt in Underhill. When they were cast out, they left behind their great castles, troves of magical artefacts . . . and their prisoners. Without the fae to mind them, those creatures roamed freely through Underhill wreaking havoc. Only the deadliest survived. Now one of those prisoners has escaped. It can look like any creature it chooses and if it bites you, it controls you. It lives for chaos and destruction and can make you do anything - even kill the person you love the most. Now it is here, in the Tri-Cities. In my territory. It won't - can't - remain. Not if I have anything to say about it. Mercy Thompson returns in another thrilling instalment from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs.
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 Touched
8.18.1 / 10 - Silence Fallen
8.18.1 / 10 - Storm Cursed
8.18.1 / 10 - Smoke BittenThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Soul Taken
8.08.0 / 10 - Winter Lost
8.08.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 127 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 46% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 10 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 117 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Smoke Bitten?
It has 336 pages — shorter than 82% of the ranked books in Urban fantasy.
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