Opalite Moon

by Denise Vitola

When three members of a secret sect called the Opalite are found murdered, Ty Merrick, a female detective and lycanthrope, must venture into the dark fringes of a corrupt society, a place where the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441004652
• ISBN13: 9780441004652
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

This Author Is an Automatic Buy for Me

I hate this author's dystopian future. I hate the idea of being cold, unwashed and underfed. From my comfortable middleclass couch though I love to travel with her characters through the dreadful underbelly of their society. These are future police procedurals that are as believable as Ed McBain's 87th Precinct and as scary as anything ever written in the dystopian SF genre.

In OPALITE MOON, Vitola flies us to the moon in style!

OPALITE MOON -- NOMINATED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SCIENCE FICTION propels Vitola into the realm of this generation's Arthur C. Clarke! Ty Merrick, a lycnathropic detective, searches for justices by day and answers by night. In the latest of the MOON series, Ty and her outlandishly loveable partner, Andy LaRue, delve into the underworld of the Opalite when they learn that three of the members die during their mystic initiation rites. With her captivating words and intriguing vision of the future, she weaves a story that immediately propels us into Detective Ty Merrick's world -- and she does it soooo well that I can't count the minutes fast enough until her next MOON book comes out! **This is a must read for anyone with a sense of intelligent adventure, a love of good writing, and an eye for the next sci-fi author superstar!!!

Vitola Excells

Just finished reading Opalite Moon and can't wait to start on Manjinn Moon. Ms. Vitola's creation of Ty is complete, a sleuth of uncommon skill. The environment Ms. Vitola has envisioned for our future is possible and she makes you live it. I enjoyed her previous book, Quantum Moon and I feel that the author has grown in her skills with this book to make you believe. You won't be putting the book down until you finish it. Since her series, as it is now apparent, deals with the moon, all I can say is, I look forward to being mooned again. Excellent.

Expertly written, spellbinding story. Read it!

I thoroughly enjoyed Vitola's earlier books (Half-Light, Winter Man, Quantum Moon), but Opalite Moon surpasses them all. Its intricate plot (with steadily building tension), revealed through intriguing characters, kept me reading till the wee hours to find out how it ended. Vitola's unique vision of our world in the future, spiced with numerous metaphysical elements (on which she's obviously done extensive research), hooked me from the very first sentence. Can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

Fly me to the Moon!!!

Opalite Moon is science fiction at its absolute best. I saw that this book has been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for Outstanding Science Fiction, and after reading it I know why. Vitola's detective in the book, Ty Merrick, is not only a great sleuth that enchanted me throughout the story, but her lycanthrope side also adds a refreshing new dimension to the classic "werewolf". The mystery and magic of the Opalite culture also gave a mystical contrast to the dark future that was the backdrop for the adventure. I kept having a hard time finding a place to put the book down - this was a fantastic read! I'm hoping that Vitola's planning on treating us to more of Ty and her wonderfully unique circle of friends.