E05 Moon Called 3: Vampire SAM-pler Platter

In this Episode, Uncle Mike's Book Club Discuss chapters 7-10 of Moon Called. Mercy is leaving Aspen Creek with the bonus of a Samuel to make things extra awkward. We talked about how creators (not Patricia Briggs!) still need to be checked on things, and how refreshing that isn't in Mercy Thompson. We also speculated what is involved in werewolf dominance hashing out that we never witness? And maybe never should?

How many werewolf packs have dominant wolves that aren’t in line to be the alpha?? Kelly and Brittany gush about how much they love Kyle and Warren, we get a deeper look at the Fae and then wonder at the Vampire Org Chart, and how do all the vampires *after* this know to take away her lamb??


**Listener question:** What slogan would give the Aspen Creek Chamber of Commerce? (Or Tourism Board— we misspoke)

Random things mentioned: Brittany keeps finding excuses to rag on the Star Wars Prequels, Tolkien and typewriters, What The Lone Gunmen from X-Files, Boba Fett, and Joey from Friends have in common, Apocalypse Now, Enchanted Forrest, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market… (Actually, they stayed amazingly mostly on topic this time.)


As always, there are potentially spoilers for every single book published in the Mercy-verse: shorts, the Mercy Thompson book series, AND the Alpha and Omega book series (everything through Blind Date with a Werewolf, anyway). So if you aren’t caught up, maybe join us when you are?


Links:
* Patricia Briggs' official website with complete book list: https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/
* Stories in the timeline order (how they happen for Mercy): https://www.patriciabriggs.com/books/printabletimeline.html


Date Recorded: 12/19/2025