Being only half-vampyre in a high school like Danny Gray's makes you a whole loser. But Danny manages to escape the worst of the hounding thanks to genetic treatments that mask his werewolf side. So far, he's been able to live the privileged life of a vampyre.

Vamps are society's elite, while wulves like Danny's father are less than second-class citizens. During the full moon they become inmates, forced to undergo their Change in dangerous government compounds.

But Danny never had to worry about any of that. Until now. Lately, every time there's a full moon, he's been getting weird symptoms: keen night vision, skull-splitting headaches, and increased strength. Now his new girlfriend, a human named Juliet, is wondering what's wrong with him. She's asking questions questions he can't answer.

If his fears turn out to be true, everything in Danny's life could be destroyed. Is there any way he can get through the next full moon without everyone finding out what he really is?

Set in a paranormal world not too far from our own, Peter Moore crafts an unforgettable coming-of-age story that will raise readers' hackles.



     Red Moon Rising: Glossary 


Medical terminology:
Anadiploidy shock:  negative reaction from LRT anti-codominance treatments (see Lychromosomal Repression Therapy)
 Bi-specian:  a species hybrid, eg vampyre-wulf, wulf-human

Burr’s Ridge:  superior aspect of ear with pointed cartilage, site from which lupine cartilage grows during the Change. Named after Dr. Edward Burr  (1889 – 1943) This is the structure that gives wulves slightly pointed ears when in human form.

Codominance:  genotype of interspecies organism

DNA-mRNA Mutation Syndrome:  negative reaction from anti-codominance treatments

Globin Crash(colloq): a severe drop of hemoglobin, acute anemia that afflicting vampyres, which requires immediate infusion of iron and oxygen in their blood. Symptoms include weakness, disorientation, and fainting. Intake of synthetic blood products will typically resolve the condition within minutes.

Haemophilesis:  vampyre’s excessive bleeding due to decreased clotting factors

Hemodipsia: a vampyre’s need for increased hemoglobin intake. (Gk: heme =blood + dipso=thirst”)

LMPI (Lycan-Metamorphosis Prodromal Illness): a varied set of flu-like symptoms (headache, nausea, fever, vomiting, body aches) that some wulves suffer for a few days before a Change.

Lycancholamine: hormone naturally present in wulves. Normal value during wulf stage: 85 units/ml; <100. When value reaches ~175, werewulf traits being to be expressed and dominate. This the Change. Normal value for werewulf during full moon: >200.  

Lycan-metamorphosis:  the Change  (Primitis Lycan-metamorphosis:  first Change. Pseudo- Lycan-metamorphosis:  partial Change before Primitis)

Lycardiomegaly: the naturally large size of the wulf heart; typically 30-40% larger than a human or vampyre heart.

Lychondrocytosis:  growing of cartilage in ears as they take on elongated lupine shape

Lychromosomal Repression Therapy:  genetic therapy performed to repress lycanthropic phenotype traits (including Lycan-Metamorphosis)

Metahematosynthesis:  blood cells during the Change

Soladurisis:  (vampyre) burning in sunlight  (Latin:  sol=sun + aduro=to set afire, burn, singe.)

Vamporphyria: when heme levels decrease, porphyria is induced, causing a toxic buildup of porphyrins in the blood. Vamporphyria is a chronic, severe and potentially lethal form of porphyria. It is inheritable trait of all vampyres.

Vampyrolytic anemia: breakdown of RBCs – and lowered heme – naturally occurring in vampyres. This is the reason they need to have an increased intake of vamphematin.



Medical and consumer products: 
Coagudine:  coagulation medication, used to slow or stop bleeding (effective only in vampyres.)

Coagulantin: experimental coagulation medication, which was developed to prevent vampyre exsanguination. Currently not FDA-approved, and not yet approved in any other country.

Coumidex:  blood thinner. Typically given after Coagudine to regain hemostasis. Used illicitly as a way to “get high.”

DermaWhite:  a product that temporarily whitens skin by use of a bleaching chemical.

Dial-a-Canopy:  commercial company specializing in express delivery of Sol-Blok bed canopies

Factor XIV:   coagulation agent, used only for small injuries

Fibrex (collar): Fibrex collars are worn by wulves at compounds. They are extremely flexible to expand when wearer’s neck thickens during the Change, and the material is exceptionally durable, untearable without industrial-strength cutters.

Hemometer:  instrument that quickly measures basic blood composition status such as hematocrit, red blood cell count, hemoglobin levels, etc. Units range from sophisticated hospital models to personal, portable units for consumer use.

Hemo-Sealer: an ointment that quickly dries into a rubbery-waxy substance when applied to cuts or scabs. It prevents the scent of blood from arousing vampyres

Lupine Fresh: deodorant formulated specifically for wulves

Lupinox:  an OTC treatment for the aches and pains of LMPI

Lycano Lock handcuffs: (police use) extra-strength carbon steel restraints; legally available only to police forces and units of the LPCB.

Photoshield: chamber by doorway to prevent sunlight from entering house (similar to revolving door of a darkroom.)

Sangre-Vin: wine infused with real blood; highly addictive, illegal in the US

Somnabulex:  prescription sleeping pill for vampyres

Sol-Blok: Leading U.S. manufacturer of light-blocking products (window treatments, canopies that close over beds, body-cover suits, etc.)

SynHeme: commercial beverage, synthetic blood  (developed by Sandor Bartlett)

SynHemesicle:  dessert; frozen fruit-flavored SynHeme on a stick

Tylenol-V:     Acetaminophen 4000 mg, formulated for vampyre use

Vamp-EYEr :   producer of blue-hued contact non-prescription contact lenses, sold at malls, retail stores, and online

VampHematin: the agent in all forms of artificial heme; active ingredient of products such as SynHeme, VeniHeme

VeniHeme: synthetic blood for medical use; intravenous (IV) used when a vampyre is hypovolemic and needs an infusion

 

Slang:
Blue-tooth:  one who drinks too much SynHeme X-treme. (Blue tooth staining can be removed by a dentist.)

Blood-flood:  copious bleeding after an injury, due to vampyre decreased clotting factors of haemophilesis (also known as speed bleed and heme stream)

Bloodlust:  overwhelming physical and emotional excitation experienced by vampires when aroused by the smell and sight of fresh blood

Crumpskull:  a wulf, specifically one who has post-Change cranial deformities (strongly derogatory) (named after comic-strip character “Crump” who is an unlucky wulf boy with a lumpy head.) (see face-case)

Doglet:  young wulf (derogatory)

Face-case:  a wulf, specifically one who has post-Change facial deformities (derog.)  (see Crumpskull)

Fang-banger:  one who prefers to (or will only) have sex with vampyres

Furburger: a werewulf corpse  (esp. as food for scavengers)

Hamp:  human who is a vampyre wannabe; gets blue contact lenses, dyes hair blond, etc. (also see Wamp)

Hooked in:  the state of a vampyre who is addicted to blood

Howler:  wulf  (derog.)

Howler-prowler: one who sexually pursues wulves

Keeper:  person who illegally rents (usually unhygienic and cramped) cage space to unregistered wulves during full moon. (High mortality rate for wulves.)

Lunadog: wulf (derogatory) also lunabitch (f)

Moondog:  wulf (derogatory) also, moonbitch (f)

Moonrunner:  an unregistered wulf who evades the authorities

Mutt:  wulf   (mildly derogatory)

Poacher: a civilian hunter of unregistered wolves, often in league with local police

Prima vampyrena: a conceited and spoiled wealthy female vampyre  (also, PV)

Rabies baby: infant wulf (most common in pl. rabies babies) (derog.)

Regen: vampyres’ heightened healing abilities

Roaster:  a vampyre (derogatory)

Sun-scorch:  soladurisis (vampyres severe burning in sunlight)

Throw a clot: to get anxious, upset, or excited (vampyre use)

Wamp:  wulf who is a vampyre wannabe (see Hamp)

Wulftag: tattoo of a stylized werewulf head, legally required to be applied to the right hand of every wulf at birth. A red ring is added when the wulf registers for a compound.

Wulf-whacker: someone who is sexually promiscuous with wulves (derog)
   

organizations and agencies:
LPCB:  Lycanthrope Protection & Control Bureau

AAWRA:  The American Association for Wulf Rights and Advancement   Social action group dedicated to protecting rights of wulves

LRC:  Lycanthropic Rest Center. Medical facility as an alternative to going to compounds. Very expensive, technique (drug-induced coma) highly dangerous.

 Notes on spelling and punctuation: ·      Both wulf and vamp (or vampyre) typically have a lower case initial letter. (As the word human typically has a lower case first letter.)
·      Wulf is the spelling used to distinguish the lycanthrope from the animal.
·      Wulf is used when the individual is in humanoid form.  (adj. wulven)
·      Werewulf is used when the individual has transformed during the Change (at full moon.)  (adj. werewulven)
·      Lycanthrope is used when referring to the individual or group of beings who change from human to werewulf form. It is also the most formal of the terms, and is lacking in any social or political connotations.
·      The word Change when in reference to Lycan-metamorphosis has an upper case initial letter. This applies both to Change as a verb and as a noun. This is also the case with any other form of the word. (eg. Changing)

 
Other (pretty much random) info:
Carpathia school hours:
  9pm – 4am  (within year-round range of latest sunset and earliest sunrise) Monday—Friday

 Phases of the moon:

1. New moon
   
2. Waxing crescent
   
3. First quarter
   
4. Waxing gibbous
   
5. Full moon
   
6. Waning gibbous
   
7. Last quarter
   
8. Waning crescent