Gods of Green Mountain [Kindle Edition]

V.C. Andrews (Author)

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Product Description

What if mere mortals could meet their Gods and learn the answers to life's most mysterious questions?

Now they can.

Imagine a planet with two blazing suns. A world inhabited by mortals with flaming red hair, saffron colored skin, and violet eyes. A place where extreme and often violent weather conditions force the people underground where they will be safe...until the next furious storm strikes. This strange land is El Sod-A-Por, the ill-favored one, and in the far distance sits the Green Mountain, home of the Gods -- Gods who have no mercy. But everything changes when a fearless young man, Far-Awn, defies his father's warnings and travels tirelessly, in search of a star-shaped opalescent flower.

This miraculous plant becomes the source of never-ending food and can even be made into clear atmospheric domes, which enclose entire cities to ensure peace and protection.

Years later El Sod-A-Por is known as El Dorriane, the ideal, and Ras-Far, grandson of the revered Far-Awn, is king. The people happily live a life of plenty -- until an entire city is mysteriously wiped out. A civil war between the Upper and Lower Dorrianians ignites, forcing the king to send an entourage of the bravest and strongest men from each province to the Green Mountain to seek answers to this unexpected unrest.

Ras-Far's only child, the beautiful and headstrong Sharita, demands to go with the men across the arid desert plains to meet the Gods.

The handsome barbarian Dray-Gon, from Lower Dorriane, leads the expedition, but he sees the princess as an unnecessary burden. Now he will have to shield her from the ruthless sandstorms and evil outlaws who will attempt to enslave her at any opportunity. As the unprecedented journey begins, their love-hate relationship transforms into an enthralling passion, as the princess's icy exterior begins to thaw and Dray-Gon turns from a hard-edged savage into a gentle hero. But when they finally reach the Green Mountain, they are met with a shocking revelation that challenges everything they ever believed to be true....

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 636 KB
• Print Length: 370 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (April 5, 2004)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FC1G7O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,887 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of her spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. That blockbuster novel began her renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than fifty novels in V.C. Andrews' bestselling series. The thrilling new series featuring the March family continues with Scattered Leaves, forthcoming from Pocket Books. V.C. Andrews' novels have sold more than one hundred million copies and have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars strangely appropriate, May 5, 2008

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katie - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gods of Green Mountain (Kindle Edition)

On the surface this book is quite different from the rest of V.C. Andrews actual books, but once you get past the scifi bits, you see her recurring relationship problems in Sharita and Dray-Gon's interactions. Definitely worth reading.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars thought provoking, December 24, 2010

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A Customer - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gods of Green Mountain (Kindle Edition)

I love sci fi and not only do you have that aspect but vc andrews great character building.Enjoyable and a quick read.

5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NEEDS to be in Print!, April 14, 2009

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Lins "Lindsay" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gods of Green Mountain (Kindle Edition)

As an avid reader of V.C. Andrews, I definitely wanted to add this book to my collection. But why would this only be available on Kindle? I for one cannot stand reading books on the computer. Who wants to drag around a lap top when a paperback would be just fine. Unfortunately, since I do not own a Kindle nor will be buying one, I had to download the written copy of this book and put it in a binder to read. Pain in the rear! It's like 600 pages. Whoever thought that e-books are better than paperbacks need to re-consider and PUBLISH this book in a written format.

As for the story itself, its a great read once you get past all the science fiction. If you dont really like science fiction, I doubt you'll like it. Its interesting to see a different style of story from Andrews (even though her characters remain familiar) and to think that this was written before Flowers.