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Mercy Thompson: Book 6

River Marked (2011) (edit title/settings)

by Patricia Briggs (Author) (edit contributors)

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Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. And she's never known any others of her kind. Until now. As Mercy comes... read more

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  • Mercedes (Mercy) Thompson: A Volkswagen mechanic who can shapeshift into a coyote. Mated to Adam.
  • Adam Hauptman: The Columbia Basin werewolf pack's alpha and Mercy's mate.
  • Joe Old Coyote: Mercy's father, he died in a car accident.
  • Coyote: He is the father of the first walker. Related to Mercy
  • Jessica (Jesse) Hauptman: Adam's teenage daugther.
  • Jim Alvin: A Native American Shaman from the Yakama Nation, retired Psychology Professor University of Washington.
  • Hank Owens: Fred's twin, a rancher, welder and USMC, Ret., Native American.
  • Gordon Seeker: Calvin's "grandfather", Native American.
  • Fred Owens: Hank's twin,a rancher, USMC, Ret. and a Native American.
  • Calvin Seeker: An apprentice Shaman from the Yakama Nation.
  • Stefan Uccello: A vampire. Mercy's friend. He owns a VW bus that is painted to resemble the one from Scooby Doo.
  • Siebold (Zee) Adelbertsmiter: Mercy's former boss, a mechanic and a fae who can work metal.
  • Marjorie: Mercy's mother.
  • Bran Cornick: The Marrok, leader of the werewolf clans in North America.
  • Ben: a member of the Columbia Basin werewolf pack.
  • Warren: He's the third dominant werewolf in the Columbia Basin werewolf pack.
  • Darryl: He's the second dominant in the Columbia Basin pack, likes to cook for the pack, and his mate is Auriele.
  • Kyle Brooks: Warren's lover; he works as a divorce attorney.
  • Auriele: Mate of Darryl in Columbia Basin werewolf pack and one of the strongest female.
  • Ford: part of Stefan's menagerie.
  • Rachel: part of Stefan's menagerie.
  • Edythe aka Yo-yo Girl: Powerful fae that has premonitions; Yo-yo Girl is how Mercy first called her.
  • Uncle Mike: Powerful fae, owns a fae bar.
  • Gabriel Sandoval: Mercy's office assistant; her right hand in the garage.
  • Nan and Ruthie: Mercy's sisters.
  • Samuel Cornick: A werewolf, an M.D., Bran's oldest son, Mercy's friend and former roommate.
  • Curt: Mercy's stepfather.
  • Todd: Nan's husband.
  • Benny: Man Mercy and Adam found injured.
  • Faith: Benny's sister.
  • Bryan: Mercy's dead foster father
  • Hawk: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
  • Wolf: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
  • Snake: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
  • River Devil: Monster that lives in the river.
  • Bear: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
  • Bobcat: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
  • Raven: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
  • Owl: Like Coyote, he is the first of his kind; he is an animal spirit.
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  • “I'm fine. I thought Stefan might need a out and stopped by to pick him up.I'll call you from Kyle's driveway, then you can call Adam and tell him I made it safely. You can also tell him that as long as I don't have crazy fairy queens, swamp monsters, or rapists with delusions of grandeur after me, I can take care of myself.”
    Mercy to Darryl
  • “I am doomed. Doomed to butterflies and balloons." "At least it isn't pigeons.”
    Mercy and Warren
  • “How confusing it must be to have a coyote half, a human half, an Indian, half and a white half.”
    Adam to Mercy
  • “All you ever had to do was to tell me you had it under control, dear." I batted my eyes demurely."I'm just the wife. I don't have to strain my poor weak brain worrying about the fae because you are here to protect me.”
    Mercy to Adam
  • “Feeling scared yet? Want to go somewhere safe?" "It won't help, will it? We'd just run into Godzilla or the Vampire from Hell. Trouble just follows you around." "Hey, Trouble. Let's find out what your mysterious Indian wanted us to know.”
    Adam and Mercy
  • “Rules are set up for the good of society. But as soon as you make a rule, someone feels the needs to break it.”
    Coyote to Wolf
  • “Nothing says you're sorry like a dead bunny.”
  • “"I like this man, your husband. He would have attacked me for putting you in danger - even though the wolf knew exactly what I was. And yet, when you asked him to have patience, he did. It is proper that men listen to the counsel of woman."”
    Coyote
  • “All that is mortal dies. Death is not such a bad thing. What would be a bad thing would be living without challenges. Without knowing defeat, we cannot know what victory is. There is no life without death.”
    Coyote to Mercy
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  • “All that is mortal dies. Death is not such a bad thing. What would be a bad thing would be living without challenges. Without knowing defeat, we cannot know what victory is. There is no life without death.” “I like my god better than I like yours,” I told him. “Don’t you know, child? He is one and the same.”
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  • “Your ability to survive anything that gets thrown at you sometimes leaves the rest of us swallowing ulcer medication for days afterward. I don’t like the taste of Maalox.”
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  • “Pup,” he said into the sudden silence, “today, I’m giving you one of my treasures. You see that you take proper care of her.”
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  • I wiggled my hips into a more comfortable position and tried to think like Adam—a very smart person poisoned by testosterone.
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  • “The problem is this, Bobcat. Things change whether you want them to, or not—unless you are dead.” His voice was hoarse, like a three-pack-a-day-for-twenty-years smoker. “Don’t hold so hard to the past that you die with it.”
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  • “Someone needs to remember that the runway model look doesn’t even look good on runway models,”
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First Sentence edit see section history

Under the glare of the streetlights, I could see that the grass of Stefan's front lawn was dried to yellow by the high summer heat.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 13
Mercy's Letter to Adam

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 6 of 7 in Mercy Thompson. (standard series)

Preceded by Silver Borne, and followed by Frost Burned.

This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Patricia Briggs (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Daniel Dos Santos (artist) (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: New York, NY., USA
Publication Date: March 01, 2011
ISBN: 9780441019731
Page Count: 352

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS3602.R53165 R58 2011
  • Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

There is allusion to sex - nothing is described and it is in no way graphic. Some slang. General and normal action and deaths ; nothing graphic or disturbing. This would be suitable for some young adults.

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Wolfsbane and Mistletoe
  • Silver Borne
  • Alpha & Omega
  • Cry Wolf
  • Strange Brew
  • Hunting Ground

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Moon Called
  • Blood Bound
  • Iron Kissed
  • Bone Crossed
  • Silver Borne
  • Mercy Thompson: Homecoming

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