Adept Universe Bible: Opal

Opal Sherwood: Witch. Dream walker. Sky blue eyes with brown flecks. Brown skin. Dark brown kinky curls. Hair streaked with gold and silver in Amplifier 4. Crooked eye teeth. Small. Age:13. Sign: Aquarius. DOB: January 27, 2006. Birth mother, Tandy Sherwood, is deceased. Opal last saw her three years before Amplifier 2. Birth father, unknown. Spent some time living on the streets of San Francisco, before being fostered by Capri Pine prior to coming under Emma’s guardianship, adoption pending (as of Amplifier 4). Abilities: can see and manipulate (basic) magic, including some more advanced runes (such as an eavesdropping spell). Can walk through the dreams of people she is connected to or pull them into her own dreamscapes. Attending the Academy, North American Campus, but living on White Owl Farm in Lake Cowichan during her breaks from school. Fan of video games and action films. Friends with Jack Fairchild (witch) and Emily Hawes (necromancer). Treasured personal item: a steel chain necklace with an opalescent stone ring that belonged to her mother. 

Opal first appeared in Bonds and Broken Dreams (Amplifier 2) and is a primary character in every novel that follows in the Amplifier Series. She also narrates The Music Box (Amplifier 4.5) (bundled with A4).

Opal. Dream Walker. From the Amplifier series. At thirteen years old, Opal has already had to fight for almost every aspect of her life, including her chosen family. She is intelligent and fiercely focused, but still playful and loving with a seemingly endless capacity to adapt and forgive. She appears to be actively putting together a gang of powerful magic users at the Academy. Reasons unknown but certain to be explosive. Illustration by Memo
Opal. Dream Walker. From the Amplifier series. Skilled at quickly picking up magic, the little witch has an advanced understanding of the construction and execution of witch magic, including some rune-based spells. Doesn’t dwell on the trauma she’s endured, but also doesn’t deny that darkness or run away from a challenge. Vigorously relishes the tiny bits of joy to be found in a snowball fight, a chocolate chip cookie, or playing a video game with a demon dog. Competitive, but kind. Illustration by Memo


The Amplifier Series is set within the larger Adept Universe but can be read separately. The main series starts with Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1) but there are two prequels (bundled together) as well. Click here for the full/recommended reading order of the Adept Universe.