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“Fairy Gifts” copyright © 2011 by Patricia Briggs.
“Gray” copyright © 2011 by Hurog, Inc.
“Seeing Eye” copyright © 2009 by Patricia Briggs.
“Alpha and Omega” copyright © 2007 by Hurog, Inc.
“The Star of David” copyright © 2008 by Hurog, Inc.
“In Red, with Pearls” copyright © 2011 by Hurog, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Briggs, Patricia.
[Short stories. Selections]
Shifting shadows : stories from the world of Mercy Thompson / Patricia Briggs.—First edition.
pages cm
“Includes four new stories together with six all-time favorites.”
ISBN 978-0-425-26500-0 (hardback)
1. Paranormal fiction. I. Briggs, Patricia. Silver. II. Title.
PS3602.R53165A6 2014
813'.6—dc23
2014016252
FIRST EDITION: September 2014
Cover art by Daniel Dos Santos.
Cover design by Judith Lagerman.
“Fairy Gifts” was previously published in the anthology Naked City.
“Gray” was previously published in the anthology Home Improvement: Undead Edition.
“Seeing Eye” was previously published in the anthology Strange Brew.
“Alpha and Omega” was previously published in the anthology On the Prowl.
“The Star of David” was previously published in the anthology Wolfsbane and Mistletoe.
“In Red, with Pearls” was previously published in the anthology Down These Strange Streets.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.