Alpha and Omega series

## Genre Information

Urban Fantasy
Werewolves

Paranormal Romance
Action

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## About the Series

The **Alpha and Omega series** by Patricia Briggs. This is a companion series to the Mercy Thompson series, set in the same story universe and running concurrently.

* **Genres:** Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
* **Theme:** Werewolves
* **Narrative style**: First Person, Multiple POV's, Charles and Anna

## Series Description

This series is set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series. *Cry Wolf* is the first novel in the Alpha and Omega series. The series itself is set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson series and is loosely connected. The protagonists of the Alpha and Omega books are Samuel's brother Charles and his newly acquired mate Anna.

It begins with a novella titled *Alpha and Omega* published in the On the Prowl anthology and Shifting Shadows Collection. The decision to continue the story was made after the anthology, On the Prowl, had already been published, which has caused some confusion, since "book 1" is a actually a continuation of the short story. The series has plenty of action, but there's more emphasis on the romantic attraction between the hero and heroine. On a romance-readers scale, this series is sweet rather than steamy.

## Books in Series

* **Alpha and Omega series**:
	+ 0.5 - Alpha and Omega Novella - recommend reading first in On the Prowl
	1. Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega Book 1) (2008)
	2. Hunting Ground (Alpha & Omega Book 2) (2009)
		+ 2.5. "Seeing Eye" in Strange Brew
	3. Fair Game (Alpha & Omega Book 3) (2012)
	4. Dead Heat (Alpha & Omega Book 4) (2015)
	5. Burn Bright (Alpha and Omega Book 5) (2018)
	6. Wild Sign (Alpha and Omega Book 6) (Mar 2021)

#### Shorts, Anthologies and Guides

* 0.5. "Alpha and Omega" in On the Prowl anthology (2007), also available as a stand alone e-novella
* 2.5. "Seeing Eye" in Strange Brew anthology (2009) - [Tom and Moira of the Alpha & Omega series]
* Shifting Shadows - Collection of Mercy Thompson and Alpha and Omega stories
* *Asil and the Not-Date* anthology *Fantastic Hope* (Apr 2020) ed.s Laurell K. Hamilton & William McCaskey

### Companion Series, Spinoffs, Sequels or Prequels

Alpha & Omega series is a spin-off of the **Mercy Thompson series**.

## World Building

### Protagonists

Charles Cornick
is the enforcer and trouble shooter for his father Bran Cornick, the Alpha of all Alpha's, leader of the Werewolves. Charles Cornick is the second son of the Marrok, Bran Cornick, and his former mate Blue-Jay Woman, a Flathead Indian. He has the distinction of being the only person to be born a werewolf, as opposed to Changed per the usual method. He has dual Shaman and Witchborn heritage.
Anna
is an Omega, she has the ability to sooth and calm the wildest of werewolves, those that are going insane. Originally a member of one of the two Chicago packs, Anna is now a member of the Aspen Creek Pack. Her first pack that changed her, knew what she was, but kept it secret because the Alpha's mate was going insane. They were very abusive too her until Charles stepped in and rescued her and other female werewolves that were being abused. Their beginnings is told in the Novella *Alpha and Omega*.