“I suppose we must work on being gracious and grateful until we can do for ourselves. Someday the wheel of fate will put us in a position to be of use to them, and we will remember how much easier it is to give help than it is to accept it.”

American fantasy writer, active since 1993

Patricia Briggs is an American fantasy writer. Active since 1993, she is best known for the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Her work centers on fantasy, especially the urban fantasy branch in which the supernatural is set alongside everyday life. Briggs has built a long career as a novelist in the genre, and the Mercy Thompson books are the main reason readers know her name.