Kindle
$4.99
Available instantly
Audible Logo Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial
Paperback
$14.99
Kindle Price: $4.99

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Audiobook Price: $15.74

Save: $8.25 (52%)

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs

Follow the author

Dean Wesley Smith
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Thunder Mountain: A Thunder Mountain Novel Kindle Edition

by Dean Wesley Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 873 ratings
See all formats and editions

USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith weaves a science fiction tale of love and survival of two modern professors dealing with the past.

Offered a free trip into a remote Idaho wilderness that she loves and studies, Professor Dawn Edwards can’t refuse. On the trip she meets Professor Madison Rogers, and they fall for each other before they even reach their destination.

But living in the Old West proves to be a brutal task. Somehow, Dawn must survive to rescue herself, her friends, and the man she loves.

A science fiction novel of new times in the old west.

Thunder Mountain series

Book 1


“Thunder Mountain by Dean Wesley Smith is one of those reads that defies genre classification. Take some romance, throw in a little bit of historical fiction and add a dash of time travel and science fiction and you have the basis for this interesting story. … The premise for Thunder Mountain is intriguing and will appeal to fans of both historical and science fiction. This is an easy, light read, and I am interested in revisiting these characters on their future adventures.”

—Fresh Fiction

“The romance between Dawn and Madison is warm and primarily private. The time travel is creative and the history detail is rich and engaging. This story and reading pace moves along quickly. This is an entertaining story and I recommend it to readers who enjoy a fun time travel to the old west with romantic element.”

—Martha’s Bookshelf

Previous page
  1. Part of series
    Thunder Mountain
  2. Print length
    242 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    January 16, 2014
  6. File size
    1702 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page
Add a debit or credit card to save time when you check out
Convenient and secure with 2 clicks. Add your card
More like Thunder Mountain: A Thunder Mountain Novel
Page 1 of 1Start overPage 1 of 1
Previous page
  2. Crown City (Time Box Book 5)
    Kindle Edition
    $3.99
  13. Belmary House Book One
    Kindle Edition
    $0.00
  15. Dreams of the Highlander
    Kindle Edition
    $3.99
  18. Sagebrush
    Kindle Edition
    $0.00
Next page
Loading...

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00HWMCTW6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WMG Publishing, Inc. (January 16, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 16, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1702 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0615933386
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 873 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Dean Wesley Smith

Dean Wesley Smith

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith published far more than a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres.

At the moment he produces novels in several major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the Old West, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, a superhero series starring Poker Boy, and a mystery series featuring the retired detectives of the Cold Poker Gang.

His monthly magazine, Smith’s Monthly, which consists of only his own fiction, premiered in October 2013 and offers readers more than 70,000 words per issue, including a new and original novel every month.

During his career, Dean also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, he wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

He wrote novels under dozens of pen names in the worlds of comic books and movies, including novelizations of almost a dozen films, from The Final Fantasy to Steel to Rundown.

Dean also worked as a fiction editor off and on, starting at Pulphouse Publishing, then at VB Tech Journal, then Pocket Books, and now at WMG Publishing, where he and Kristine Kathryn Rusch serve as series editors for the acclaimed Fiction River anthology series.

For more information about Dean’s books and ongoing projects, please visit his website at www.deanwesleysmith.com and sign up for his newsletter.

Customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
873 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

jd
5.0 out of 5 stars Great history book with a twist
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
Verified Purchase
We are from Idaho and like to learn the history. We have been to some of those places. It was so hard to
put the book down. Have already bought the second book. Will probably get the set.

We are from Idaho and love Idaho about the old towns. Good history and a fun twist. Could hardly put the book down. Already bought the second book and will probably get the set.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Connie Borders
4.0 out of 5 stars interesting story line
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
Verified Purchase
I enjoyed the book. The characters were interesting. The storyline was my favorite. It was a bit of a letdown in the end. No great big thing happened but I will read another one. I did enjoy it.
Helpful
 Report
Bre
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022
Verified Purchase
Great reading and story lines were good. It was breathtaking and not predictable . Recommended highly. Good outcome and excellent
Helpful
 Report
COMICS TIGER
3.0 out of 5 stars Light Interesting YA Novel But No Substance
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019
Verified Purchase
Dean Wesley Smith, writer of Star Trek and some Marvel Comics characters such as Spiderman and a few others, has written a series of books under the title Thunder Mountain, a time travelling duo who contact bright, educated historians and others and tell them a secret – a crystal cave that if properly manipulated will take you to one of possibly billions of alternate realities on the timestream.

The Thunder Mountain book series by Dean Wesley Smith includes books Thunder Mountain, Monumental Summit, Grapevine Springs: A Thunder Mountain Novel, and several more. See the complete Thunder Mountain series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.

Story & Plot:

These time travelling pair are named Duster and Bonnie, two mathematicians who stumbled onto this cave and built a machine to travel and have adventures in other times and places. Interesting that not a lot of explanation goes into this, not a lot of background either. Interesting tidbits are thrown out by the author to keep me interested but nothing of real substance.

The pair could live an entire lifetime in another century but return to present time with only two minutes having passed since they disappeared from the cave. Not only that, but if you die you immediately return to present time, alive and well as you were when you left. They claim they’ve been living many lifetimes, thousands of years’ worth.

So, they take two folks, historians, Dawn Edwards, a woman who has no love life, lives on campus basically and is deeply interested in the histories of the Old West, especially in the Idaho area. We follow her along as she wonders what life was like for that time period.

The other, Madison, we don’t get as much characterization for, and when they meet the “romance” is too pat. And same phrases are repeated repeatedly to a point of being annoying.

“Best looking woman on the planet,” he thinks. “Best looking man she’s ever seen,” she thinks. It goes on like this for a few pages. Sigh.

The other interesting aspect is these two, once they go to the past, interact with the locals only sparingly, which is too bad. The novel could have been more interesting and more conflicting with this aspect.

People die in this novel, but not to worry. They’re back in present time alive and well. OK then.

Final Thoughts:

Bugged me some the simplistic writing and slapped together plot, the simple and repetitive words and phrasing when some ten-dollar word Merriam Webster would have proudly added is missing.

And the Kindle version has some spelling and grammar errors that any good editor should have caught.

Regardless, the concept of two time travelling mathematicians interacting with historians to give them a tour of some past historic time to help them write accurate papers of the time they’re exploring. At least that seems their purpose.

The other Thunder Mountain books are standalone novels with I’m assuming Duster and Bonnie and whatever else they’re planning with other historians. Four novels in the series. Next up: Monumental Summit.
8 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A DWS. SYFY. Novel of the Present and Past (TM) (ATMN)
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2019
Verified Purchase
DWS. has penned a novel about Idaho that will change your mind about the people who reside there. Two professors were asked if they would like to take a trip into the mountains by two scientist who had more knowledge that the average person. They take the trip and walk through a time tunnel into the past and return. On the second trip into the past they become separated and things change. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
Helpful
 Report
Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars Would read more like this
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2021
Verified Purchase
Not at all what I expected from cover picture. A pleasant surprise. Entertaining and easy to read. Would have liked a little more unexpected twists and turns toward end of book.
Helpful
 Report
Traveler46
5.0 out of 5 stars Different twist
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018
Verified Purchase
There is a delicious story twist to this Western setting book. Going back for a period but not aging but occasionally dying is not the norm. I like the character development and the flow of the story. Unlike many Kindle novels, this one tells a whole story without resorting to cliffhanger tactics. Different way to go West!
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Bert Brandt
5.0 out of 5 stars Mystical Crystals Western Time Travel
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2018
Verified Purchase
Slow paced tale that introduces a time travel concept almost metaphysical or mystical (crystal powered infinite time lines) that give rise to more questions than answers. Indeed, more than one character says gives him/her a headache. But this is a good book, developing the concept that moves the plot into the past. It's not a traditional western tale, and the weather and physically harsh conditions infuse the heart of the story. There's more tales to come and enjoy.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Mary Jo Rabe
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, entertaining novel
Reviewed in Germany on November 25, 2020
Verified Purchase
I love everything Dean Wesley Smith writes, but Thunder Mountain is something special. A combination western and time travel story, it is the beginning of an especially entertaining saga.
Report
Connor Caple
5.0 out of 5 stars A genre bending novel.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2020
Verified Purchase
I was not sure what to expect with this novel. I had heard that it was sci-fi, but it has historians in it and seems to be a western from what some people had said. It also has a romance.
I just threw out all my preconceived ideas and decided to read it anyway, and I am glad I did. I looked up what Dean had to say about his novel after I had read it and he described it as a "Sci-fi time-travel Romance Western". You see how hard it is to pin this one down?
I enjoyed the story. I enjoyed the history, the time travel, the mining town in the old West and even the romance. Believe me, I do not read romance novels. The closest I get to a romance novel is usually when I am reading a cozy murder mystery. The romance does work in this one though as it becomes important to the story later on when things start to go wrong.
There is nothing really horrific in the novel. I found myself worrying about the characters at more than one point though, simply because Dean manages to make you care about them.
Usually this novel is free on the Amazon store. Pick it up and try it, you might decide that this modern obsession with keeping things within a specific genre is a silly idea after reading it, like I did.
One person found this helpful
 Report
ajaxheather
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in Australia on September 11, 2022
Verified Purchase
This isn't my normal genre of book, but the blurb interested me.
The book flows brilliantly and it's an all nighter if you can stay up that long.
Would certainly read more from this author!
Report
Ann T
4.0 out of 5 stars Western
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2021
Verified Purchase
It was set in modern day but still a western story. It was exciting.
Report
Maudie
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 14, 2021
Verified Purchase
Good read
Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report