Crater
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A 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.
Itâs the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon produce energy for a desperate, war-torn Earth. 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 doesnât think he can do it, but he has no choice. He must go.
With the help of Maria, the mine ownerâs frustrating but gorgeous granddaughter, and his gillieâa sometimes insubordinate clump of slime mold cellsâCrater must fight both human and subhuman enemies to complete his mission.
New York Times bestselling author Homer Hickman (Rocket Boys) will take you on a hold-your-breath adventure across the moon, and youâll never look at the night sky the same way again.
- The first installment of the Helium-3 series
- Book #1: Crater
- Book #2: Crescent
- Book #3: Crater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company
- Book length: 75,000 words
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Homer Hickam (also known as Homer H. Hickam, Jr.) is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 New York Times memoir Rocket Boys, which was adapted into the popular film October Sky. A writer since grade school, he is also a Vietnam veteran, a former coal miner, a scuba instructor, an avid amateur paleontologist, and a retired engineer. He lives in Alabama and the Virgin Islands.
