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Sianim · Book 1

Masques

by Patricia Briggs
Published
1 January 1993
Pages
199
ISBN-13
9780441520992
Type
novel
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About this book

Masques is the shortest book in Sianim at 199 pages, published in 1993 as Patricia Briggs's debut novel. It introduces Aralorn, a mercenary and spy with a shapeshifting secret, sent undercover to investigate a sorcerer suspected of plotting against her homeland -- a formative early look at the competence-driven, guarded characters Briggs later carried into Mercy Thompson.

Key facts about Masques

Masques is a novel by Patricia Briggs. Readers have had it since 1993. It runs to 199 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Masques. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780441520992 to find the main one.

Masques is book 1 of 4 in the Sianim series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Patricia Briggs writes Hurog, Raven and Mercy Thompson, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our epic fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Blind Date with a Werewolf is the latest published Patricia Briggs book on file, from 21 October 2025.

About Patricia Briggs

Patricia Briggs is an American author best known for the Mercy Thompson series, a bestselling urban fantasy line following a Volkswagen-mechanic shapeshifter who can turn into a coyote, navigating a Pacific Northwest populated by werewolves, vampires, and fae in a world where supernatural beings have only recently revealed themselves to the public. See every Patricia Briggs book in order.

Its place in Sianim

Masques is book 1 in the Sianim series. It is followed by Wolfsbane. See the full Sianim reading order.

Sianim is Patricia Briggs's early fantasy series, named for the mercenary company at its center, and set in a secondary world of political intrigue, old magic, and hard-won loyalty well before she moved into the urban fantasy that made her famous. Masques, her 1993 debut, introduces Aralorn, a mercenary and spy with a shapeshifting secret, sent undercover to investigate a sorcerer suspected of plotting against her homeland. The books that follow widen the cast and the world while keeping Briggs's hallmark focus…

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