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Crater - (Helium-3 Novel) by Homer Hickam (Paperback)

Crater - (Helium-3 Novel) by  Homer Hickam (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A MINING COLONY ON THE MOON. A DEADLY MISSION. AND A SECRET BIGGER THAN TWO WORLDS.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><strong>One sixteen-year-old must battle his way across a thousand miles of deadly lunar terrain and face genetically altered super warriors in his quest to recover an astonishing object that will alter the lives of everyone on the moon . . . and beyond.</strong></p><p>It's the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth.</p><p>Sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood loves his job as a Helium-3 miner. But when he saves a fellow miner, his life changes forever. Impressed by his heroism, the owner of the mine orders Crater to undertake a dangerous mission. Crater doesn't think he can do it, but he has no choice. He must go.</p><p>With the help of Maria, the mine owner's frustrating but gorgeous granddaughter, and his gillie--a sometimes insubordinate clump of slime mold cells--Crater must fight both human and subhuman enemies to complete his mission.</p><p><strong><em>New York Times</em></strong><strong> bestselling author of <em>Rocket Boys</em>, Homer Hickam, will take you on a hold-your-breath adventure across the moon, and you'll never look at the night sky the same way again. </strong></p><p>"Readers will be caught up in Homer Hickam's thrilling novel of life on the moon!"--Donna VanLiere, <em>New York Times</em> & <em>USA Today</em> bestselling author of <em>The Good Dream </em>and<em> The Christmas Shoes</em> </p><ul><li>The first in the Helium-3 series (Book #2: <em>Crescent</em>; Book #3: <em>Crater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company</em>)</li><li>Book length: 75,000 words</li><li>Includes discussion questions for book clubs</li></ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Long-haul trucking on the Moon . . . with raiders, romance and a secret mission . . . High adventure on the space frontier."--Kirkus<br>

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