Manjinn Moon

Ty Merrick #3

by Denise Vitola

A female werewolf in a nightmarish Earth of the future, Marshall Ty Merrick goes after an assassin with strange powers who has rendered District One defenseless against a violent hurricane and kidnapped the man she loves. Original.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

266 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

Denise has written 12 novels and has been an editor and creative writing teacher for 37 years. Denise was the Editor-in-Chief of the Emporium Gazette, an ezine devoted to the art and craft of writ ing. She served as the Executive Editor for Cool Well Press, Inc. Her short stories have appeared in such magazines as AMAZING STORIES, the best selling anthology, FORGOTTEN REALMS--The Realms of Infamy, SHADOW STREET, and TIMELESS. Her novel, OPALITE MOON, the second in her popular Ty Merrick Mystery Series, was nominated for the prestigious Philip K. Dick Award for Excellent in Science Fiction. This series has been optioned by the Tom Jacobson Company to be made into a television show. Denise's latest nonfiction book, THOMAS TALKS TO ME, HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN MUSE, was written for all those authors who work alone.


"Vitola is able to knit all the various elements (mystery, science fiction and the fantastic) together into a coherent whole, for a unique and satisfying read." -- SF Site

"Vitola's knack for punchy dialog and intriguing characters make her SF-noir mystery crossovers good choices for most SF or mystery collections." -- Library Journal

"The perfect blending of mystery and science fiction." -- The Midwest Book Review

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jumping into a series with the third book isn't usually the best way to get started, but I didn't feel lost without backstory. I did, however, feel lost because of the pacing and rapid-fire introduction of swarms of characters. The chapters are singularly short (typically 5 pages or less), and almost every chapter briefly introduces one new character before barreling on to the next. When their names were brought up again later in the book, I had no recollection of who any of them were. Then again, keeping track of characters is never my strong suit, so maybe you shouldn't take my opinion on that matter too seriously. I did appreciate the originality of the story, the unique world it's set in, the interesting personalities of the characters I actually did get to know, and the creative turns of phrase that peppered the writing.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was very confusing to me. So far as I can tell, it was just a scale of bad to evil miscreants. Not as good as the first 2.