The Crater

<p><strong>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.</strong></p><p>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.</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><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Homer Hickman (<em>Rocket Boys) </em>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.</p><ul><li>The first installment of the Helium-3 series <ul><li>Book #1: <em>Crater</em></li><li>Book #2: <em>Crescent</em></li><li>Book #3: <em>Crater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company</em></li></ul></li><li>Book length: 75000 words</li><li>Includes discussion questions for book clubs</li></ul>