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PublisherNelson Incorporated, Thomas

ISBN-101401686966

ISBN-139781401686963

eBay Product ID (ePID)117329250

Product Key Features

Book TitleCrater

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicGeneral

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorHomer Hickam

Book SeriesA Helium-3 Novel Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight15 oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

ReviewsLong-haul trucking on the Moon . . . with raiders, romanceand a secret mission . . . High adventure on the space frontier.

Series Volume Number1

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisOne 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. It's 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 doesn't think he can do it, but he has no choice. He must go. 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. New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys, 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. "Readers will be caught up in Homer Hickam's thrilling novel of life on the moon!"--Donna VanLiere, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The Good Dream and The Christmas Shoes The first in the Helium-3 series (Book #2: Crescent; Book #3: Crater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company) Book length: 75,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs, 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. It's 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 doesn't think he can do it, but he has no choice. He must go. 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. New York Times bestselling author Homer Hickman ( Rocket Boys) 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. 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 Includes discussion questions for book clubs, New York Times bestselling author of Rocket Boys , Homer Hickam, takes us on a whole-your-breath adventure across the moon in the first of his young adult series, Crater . "Readers will be caught up in Homer Hickam's thrilling novel of life on the moon "--Donna VanLiere, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The Good Dream and The Christmas Shoes A mining colony on the moon. A deadly mission. And a secret bigger than two worlds. It's the 22nd Century. A tough, pioneering people mine the moon for Helium-3 to 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 doesn't think he can do it, but he has no choice. He must go. 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. He'll 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. "Long-haul trucking on the Moon . . . with raiders, romance and a secret mission . . . High adventure on the space frontier." -- Kirkus Reviews, 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. It's 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 doesn't think he can do it, but he has no choice. He must go. 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. New York Times bestselling author Homer Hickman (Rocket Boys) 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. 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 Includes discussion questions for book clubs