A virus has swept the world, turning polluting, wasteful humans into peaceful
human/plant hybrids called Verdans. More and more people choose the Verdan way,
till only a few humans are left. But then the Cultivars rise – terrifying,
cruel Verdans, genetically modified to become brutal warriors, who are
determined to wipe out what remains of humanity. They turn the Verdan dream
into a nightmare. And at their head is the lethal Viridian…
The sequel, Viridian: Venus Angel, publishes October 2013.
About the Author
Susan Gates is a very well established author. She won the Sheffield
Children’s Book Award twice and has been shortlisted for both the Carnegie
Medal and Guardian Fiction Prize. She lives in County Durham.”