Crater tpc: 1 (A Helium-3 Novel) - Softcover

Hickman, Homer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401686966 ISBN 13: 9781401686963

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2013

Synopsis

A mining colony on the moon. A teen sent on 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 doubts himself, but has no choice. He must go. With the help of Maria, the mine owner s frustrating but gorgeous granddaughter, and his gillie a sentient and sometimes insubordinate clump of slime mould 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.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare Book

Review:

"Long-haul trucking on the Moon . . . with raiders, romance and a secret mission . . . High adventure on the space frontier."--Kirkus

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1401686966
• ISBN 13: 9781401686963
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320