Mercyverse Residences
This is a quick list of the all identified residences in the Mercyverse. Major residences have links that will lead to pages with expanded details
Name: Alphabetical
IA: Initial Appearance or Mention (Book or Short Fiction) - Link will lead to series or short fiction summaries and snapshot.
Location:
Affiliated: Characters affiliated with the residence.
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Description
Major Character Homes
Mercy Thompson Series
Adam Hauptman House
Mercy Thompson Trailer
Alpha & Omega Series
Bran Cornick House
Charles & Anna Cornick House
Minor & Secondary Character Homes
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Andre Lair
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #2: Blood Bound
Location: Pasco, Washington
Affiliated:
Andre
Description
Blood Bound
a pretty little house mostly hidden behind a huge pole building277
sat on a couple of acres of land next to the wildlife preserve near Hood Park just outside of Pasco277
has a gravel drive
the pole barn is motor home sized; that along with strategically planted foliage, protected his privacy278
neighboring houses but they were closer to the highway278
grass was knee high, and flowers were planted around the edge of the house, long dead280
Like the house, the dining room was small but pretty. The floor was oak, antiqued with a white wash that made the room feel bigger than it was. On one side of the room was a brick fireplace. Family photographs covered most of the surface of the mantelpiece. Children and grandchildren, and none of them related to Andre281
the kitchen was surprisingly big for the size of the house. Someone had painted the wooden cabinets white, then toll-painted flowers and vines all over. The window over the sink was covered with dark green garbage sacks sealed with duct tape so no light would get through281
the basement was a very deep hole dug into the dirt to allow access to the plumbing under the house. There were a few old shelves leaned up against a foundation wall, and some fencing materials. On the other side of the room was a canopy bed straight out of a bodice-ripper romance283
Angus Hopper House
Anna Cornick Apartment
Asil Moreno|1 House
Asil Moreno|Greenhouse
Description
Cry Wolf
Roses in Winter
grows tomatoes in his greenhouse275
greenhouse is on drip lines275
roses in the greenhouse279
green house has two rooms; all of one and half of the other are filled with roses; they rest is other flowers and vegetables279
has African violets in the greenhouse284
rose room in the greenhouse has a dirt floor with a foot-high stone wall that raised the rosebush beds285
Asil Moreno|2 House
IA: Alpha & Omega Series #1: Cry Wolf
Location: N/A, Spain
Affiliated:
Asil Moreno
Sarai Deceased
Mariposa Deceased
Description
Cry Wolf
small, well made house, built for a warm climate120
has carefully tended orange trees by the door120
bench with clumsy jointing between two of the pieces that formed the back; positioned to catch the shade of the biggest orange tree when the sun was high in the sky120
the main room is half shop, half kitchen; the room should have looked utilitarian but with hanging baskets of plants and painted flowers on tiles in set in the floor it was welcoming120
cobbles laid by Asil outside the door to keep the mud at bay121
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Ben Shaw House
Bonarata Lair
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Dana Shea Houseboat
Dana Shea Houseboat
IA: Alpha & Omega Series #2: Hunting Ground
Location: Seattle, Washington
Affiliated:
Dana Shea Deceased
Description
Hunting Ground
in an area with 4 docks, the only boat secured to the fourth dock32
two story tall houseboat32
it looks like a miniature Victorian mansion, complete with gingerbread trim in every color of an ocean sunset: blue and orange, yellow and red
had a door, just like a real house36
paintings of butterflies and moths lined the hall37
the rooms on either side were small and cozy, decorated in purples, pinks, and blues – as if a team of Disney animators had come in and decorated it to make the perfect fairy abode
one room held an artificial waterfall that burbled with manic cheer; a twin-sized bed took up the rest of the space37
the hall emptied into a cozy kitchen and a narrow stairway lit by skylights and lined with flowering plants growing in various pink, powder blue, and lavender pots
at the top was a large room, one side entirely of glass that looked over the water; almost like a greenhouse but used as a studio37
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Elyna & Jack Apartment
Estelle Lair
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Honey Jorgenson House
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Jitka House
Joshua Family House
Joshua Family House
IA: Mercyverse Short Fiction: Asil and the Not-Date
Location: Spokane, Washington
Affiliated:
Helen
Joshua
Joshua Baby Sister
Tabby
Wyrm HoarderDeceased
Description
Asil and the Not-Date
Victorian house—substantial two-story building218
on a street of similar Victorian houses; most of them were well tended, a few showing signs of being recently renovated; one boarded up with scaffolding lining the outer walls218
has good bones; had been in good shape sometime in the last decade218
paint was faded and peeling in places218
once-white picket fence was leaning and missing pieces218
girls' room is closer to the back door219
a set of wooden steps that rose about three feet to the only door in the back of the house; like the picket fence, there were missing boards here and there220
the window in the girls room is barred; and is about a square foot220
back door opens into the kitchen; full of garbage; hoarder221
girls' room is down the hallway to the right of the fridge222
compacted rubbish down the hallway; past two doorways222
hardwood floors222
another room beside the girls' room; door hidden by the garbage; not as packed as the rest of the house223
girls room is tiny223
outer entrance to the basement along the side of the house; historically for coal and ice deliveries226
the door was kept secure with a sturdy padlock and chain226
inner basement stairs were rubble227
a few garden implements hanging on the wall227
there was a doorway between the stairwell room and the next that was closed with a pair of old pallets228
old electrical system233
burned down in a fire233
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Kyle Brooks House
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Leo James House
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Master Vampire Butte Lair
Mid-Columbia Seethe Lair
Mid-Columbia Seethe Lair
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #1: Moon Called
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Affiliated:
Marsilia
Mid-Columbia Seethe
Description
Moon Called
road cut into the side of a hill that overlooked the town, and for thirty years, doctors, lawyers, and CEOs had been building their four-thousand-square-foot homes on the steeply sloped lots; the vampires had been there first163
end of the main street, a smaller gravel road broke off and cut between a pair of two-story brick edifices; looked almost like it might be a driveway but continued past the houses and into the undeveloped area behind them163
a quarter mile through usual eastern Washington scrub; then up over a small ridge that was just large enough to hide a two-story, sprawling hacienda surrounded by an eight-foot wall163
the road came down the hill and limited the view of the house through the double, wrought-iron gates163
the sweeping Spanish arches that graced the sides of the building disguised the scarcity of windows164
ground leveled for parking just outside the walls164
the front gates were large enough to drive a semi through them166
around the side is a small, open door in the wall for secondary access166
building is surrounded by undeveloped scrub outside the gates; the interior grounds were elaborate; the grass, dark and luxurious; roses in protected areas near the house, mums; formal French-style garden, organized beds and meticulous grooming166
gardens look odd next to the Spanish-style adobe167
grapevines lined the wall; bare in the winter167
cobbled path goes past a swimming pool around the corner of the house to a broad swath of lawn; across the lawn is a two-story guesthouse almost a third the size of the main house167
guesthouse has an entry hall decorated aggressively in the colors and textures of the American Southwest, complete with clay pots and kachina dolls167
the decor was overwhelmed by the smell of mostly unfamiliar flowers and herbs rather than the scents of the desert167
potpourri didn't disguise the smell of old leather and rotting fabrics167
past the entry hall through the soaring ceilings of a living room into the sitting room hall; half again the size of the biggest room in Mercy's trailer; cozy; not Southwest themed but the colors were still warm earth tones167
comfortable; soft fluffy furniture167
matching chairs; a love seat168
a large window dominated the room168
upright piano with a bench tucked into one corner of the room169
out of the sitting room through the house to an alcove sheltering a wrought-iron spiral staircase173
the stairway went deeper than a basement; small lights on the cement wall surrounded the stairs; they're motion lights; they allow one to see the stairs—travelling down a cement tube; lights not bright enough do more more173
fresh air wafted out of small vents that kept the air moving173
it goes down twenty five feet from the surface173
the stairway ended in a pad of cement; absolute darkness; smell of bleach173
motion sensitive fluorescent lights revealed a empty room with cement floors, walls and ceilings; sterile empty effect173
through the room and into a narrow tunnel that sloped gently upward; steel doors without knobs or handles lined the tunnel at even intervals; things moving behind the doors174
tunnel took a narrow turn, the floor became a steep upward set of twelve stairs that ended in a room with curved plaster walls, wooden floors, and soft lighting; directly opposite the stairway was mocha leather couch with curves that echoed the walls174
elevator hidden behind one of the doors in the corridor; leads to the main house
opens into a kitchen; bright lights and bird's-eye maple cabinetry, creamy stone countertops; no windows but a clever use of mirrors and backlit stained-glass panels to make up for the lack184
next to the refrigerator was an outside door that leads to the manicured lawn184
the houses are connected by tunnels184
Blood Bound
wrought-iron gates; brightly lit courtyard70
huge hacienda-style, adobe house; circular drive70
smaller guest house tucked into the backyard70
main house front door makes a curious groaning noise70
entry way; small sitting room it led into then down the hall; one side of the hall had three doors with arched tops, all closed, but the other side opened into a very large, airy room with a high ceiling and recessed lights71
walls cover with brightly colored paintings, some floor to ceiling71
walls painted a soft yellow; made it feel bright and cheerful even though no windows71
floor was made of dark clay tiles in a variety of reddish browns; light neutral-colored woven rugs scattered about almost at random71
three couches, five comfy-looking chairs; coral color southwestern feel, set in a loose semicircle around a large wooden chair
Questioning Seat71
Milan Seethe Lair
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Nadia Popov House
Nadia Popov House
IA: Mercyverse Short Fiction: In Red, with Pearls
Location: Richland, Washington
Affiliated:
Nadia Popov Deceased
Description
In Red, with Pearls
an F house in a sea of alphabet houses337
the government had done Richland a favor with all the World War II-era carbon-copy houses337
F houses were small, two-story, Federal-style houses that looked like the houses in a Monopoly game337
has a narrow, bumpy driveway337
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Rick Albright House
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Samuel&Ariana Cornick Condo
Samuel & Ariana Cornick Condo
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #7: Frost Burned
Location: Richland, Washington
Affiliated:
Ariana Cornick
Samuel Cornick
Description
Frost Burned
20 minutes from Mercy's Garage29
right next to the river, where land prices were at a premium30
what he paid for the condo could have bough a huge house anywhere else in town30
complex less than ten years old, built of stone and stucco and groomed to within an inch of it's life30
has a garage30
front door is fiberglass30
walls were painted bright colors; the carpet was white32
open floor plan; kitchen, dining room, and living room shared the same space33
dark brown leather couch33
phone is on an end table next to the couch35
two story condo47
has a spare bedroom with an ensuite bathroom37
the windows in the living room have blinds49
Sean Nyelund House
Stefan Uccello Lair
Stefan Uccello Lair
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #1: Blood Bound
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Affiliated:
Stefan Uccello
Rachel
Ford
Description
Blood Bound
in the hills in Kennewick, in one of the newer subdivisions on the west side of Highway 395181
a big, sprawling brick house on a large lot with a circular drive, the kind of house that should have generations of children growing up in it181
surrounded by buildings with fake columns and two-story-high windows, it should have looked out of place181
window next to the door182
a butcher-block table; too large to fit in any rooms in Mercy's trailer; in center of the kitchen183
it has at least two tall stools to sit at183
industrial-sized coffee maker on the counter227
River Marked
streetlights out front03
has a front lawn03
in a ritzy neighborhood03
sidewalk to the front porch03
has a driveway; Mystery Machine parked there03
upright piano sat against the wall between the entryway and the living room07
entryway has flagstone floor07
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Thomas O'Donnell House
Thomas O'Donnell House |
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #3: Iron Kissed
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Affiliated:
Thomas O'Donnell Deceased
Description
Iron Kissed
lived in Kennewick just off Olympia in a modest-sized house with a neat yard in the front and an eight-foot white fence that enclosed the backyard68
one of the cinder block houses that were fairly common in the area
painted blue and had shutters but that didn't stop it from looking industrial
there is a washer and dryer just inside the back door69
Tim Milanovich House
Tim Milanovich House |
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #3: Iron Kissed
Location: West Richland, Washington
Affiliated:
Tim Milanovich Deceased
Description
Iron Kissed
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in a block so new that several houses didn't have lawns yet; two buildings under construction on the next block over185
half the front was beige brick and the rest was adobe the color of oatmeal185
it looked upscale and expensive185
carpeted staircase185
a large room upstairs; even with people in it, there was an unused air to the room as if everything had just come fresh from a furniture store187
the walls and Berber carpet were in the same color scheme as the house187
had no more personality than an apartment188
the room was uninspired but still nice; everything was good quality without being excessive188
one corner of the room had been set up as an office; there was a dorm-sized fridge next to a well-made, but not extravagant, oak computer desk188
the long wall opposite the door was dominated by a large TV with waist-high speakers on either side of it188
comfy-looking chairs and a couch, all upholstered with a medium brown microfiber designed to look like suede, were scattered in a manner appropriated to a home theater188
a small table next to the door190
through the house to the kitchen; the only room that seemed to have a personality239
dark gray granite counters with cherry cabinets; nothing too daring, but at least it wasn't bland239
oven timer is a chiming bell239
through the house to the dining room; big mahogany table240
a circular room surrounded by windows; the shape of the room was innovative, but it was outblanded by beige tiles and window treatments240
has an oak sideboard and the windows have roman blinds240
tableware; handmade stoneware plates that didn't match exactly, either in size or color, but somehow complemented each other and handmade pottery goblets; one blue with a cracked glaze finish and the other brown and aged looking240
doorway through the dining room; into the bedroom246
bedroom has a large oak entertainment center, but there was no TV on the shelf; instead there were two shoe boxes sitting on a bulky fur that looked like yak hide, except it was gray246
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Uncle Mike Trailer
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Walter Rice Cabin
Walter Rice Cabin |
IA: Alpha & Omega Series #1: Cry Wolf
Location: Near Baree Lake, Cabinet Mountains Montana
Affiliated:
Charles Cornick
Mariposa Deceased
Walter Rice Deceased
Description
Cry Wolf
Mariposa & her Guardian took over Walter's cabin in the fall
old forest-service cabin
small porch with old green paint peeling off
a small log cabin; the logs grayed by years of sun, rain, and snow; the forest crowded in behind
the cabin was backed up to the forest, with twenty feet cleared around the front and one side
inside, barely room for the narrow cot and small table that were the only furnishings
narrow ledge of a mantelpiece above the fireplace; cot was brand-new and still had sales tags on it
table looked like it was older than the cabin
hearth showed signs of a recent fire
plank floor had shiny new nails and crowbar marks where it had been pried up and nailed back in again
cot had a sleeping bag
destroyed by
Charles Cornick doused with gasoline and lit on fire; exploded
magic and fire have an odd synergistic effect sometimes; almost nothing left of it, just a few rows of stone on the ground where the base of the fireplace had been; pieces of cabin were scattered, and the trees nearest the cabin had been splintered like toothpicks
Warren Smith House
Wharton Family House
Wulfe Lair
Wulfe Lair
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #2: Blood Bound
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Affiliated:
Bruce
Wulfe
Description
Night Broken
Wulfe's house was in a housing development that had been an orchard ten years ago. The houses in this one almost escaped that “we were all designed by the same architect and you can pick one of three house plans” sameness. It had been in place long enough for hedges and greenery, but not quite long enough for big trees.
The neighborhood was firmly middle-class, with mobile basketball hoops in front of the garage doors in driveways and swing sets in the backyards. The people who lived right next door to Wulfe had a giant cedar kid’s activity center—it was way too huge to be merely a swing set—and an aboveground swimming pool in their side yard. The side yard right next to Wulfe’s house264
Though it looked spotlessly clean, the interior of the house smelled265
1950s chrome and green Formica kitchen tables. There were three chairs that matched the table: two of them were knocked over, and the third was tucked in where it belonged on the side of the table266
The light over the dining-room table was on, and someone had put daylight bulbs in the fixture because the tabletop looked more like an operating table than a place people might sit down and eat breakfast266
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Zee Adelbertsmiter House
Zee Adelbertsmiter House
IA: Mercy Thompson Series #1: Moon Called
Location: , Washington
Affiliated:
Ghost Zee House
Tad Adelbertsmiter
Zee Adelbertsmiter
Description
Frost Burned
Less than a mile from Kennewick High School, a small Victorian198
House needed paint and a little work on the porch. The yard was tiny198
House and yard were surrounded by a wrought-iron fence that was suitably elaborate for an iron-kissed fae's home198
Furnished sparsely and none-too-fancily despite its Victorian appointments, which included the original light fixtures and fine woodwork. The living room had a matching couch and love seat that were comfortably worn. A small flat-screen TV adorned the wall between two build-in bookcases filled with paperback books. A handmade rug softened the hardwood floor198
To the right, a door opened to an eat-in kitchen that had a 1950's-style table for two that had passed shabby and hit antique. On the wall next to the table was a large photo of a serious, young-looking man who looked a lot like Tad. The man was dressed in a suit and standing next to a good-looking woman in a wedding dress with her brown hair in a poofy style common a couple of decades ago198
Typically Victorian narrow and steep stairs to the second story and from there to a hallway. At the end of the hall was a half door- two feet wide by three feet tall, the kind of door that would have hidden a linen closet or a dumbwaiter199
The room was narrow and long, wide enough, if barely, for three people to stand shoulder to shoulder. The floor was carpeted with layers of Persian rugs that were worth a not-so-small fortune203
Unmatched bookcases lined the wall on one of the long ways of the room, ranging from hand-carved museum pieces to boards separated by cinder blocks. The top two shelves of each held a selection of unpainted metal toys. The rest of the shelves were filled with various sharp=bladed weapons. The books, and there were a lot of them, were piled on the floor on the other side of the room. The wall directly across from the doorway was entirely covered by an enormous mirror203