Mercedes "Mercy" Thompson is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Mercedes Thompson Series, written by Patricia Briggs. The series, which currently consists of the novels Moon Called, Blood Bound, Iron Kissed, Bone Crossed, Silver Borne, River Marked, and Frost Burned is narrated from Mercy's point of view.
In the novels, Mercy Thompson is the daughter of a Blackfeet Indian and a white teenage mother. She is a "Walker" (a Native American shapeshifter not linked to the moon) who turns into a coyote, a gift she inherited from her father. A rodeo man, he died a few days after consummating his relationship with her mother.
One day, not too long after Mercy was born, her mother went to her crib only to find a small coyote pup in her place. Afraid and unsure how to raise her, her mother took her to the only place she knew was capable—friends of an uncle, who had been a werewolf. This is how she came to be raised with the pack of Bran, the Marrok of the werewolves.
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