{"product_id":"crater-9781401686963","title":"Crater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Homer Hickman (\u003cem\u003eRocket Boys) \u003c\/em\u003ewill take you on a hold-your-breath adventure across the moon, and you'll never look at the night sky the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first installment of the Helium-3 series \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook #1: \u003cem\u003eCrater\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook #2: \u003cem\u003eCrescent\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook #3: \u003cem\u003eCrater Trueblood and the Lunar Rescue Company\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook length: 75,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHickam, Homer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eHomer Hickam (also known as Homer H. Hickam, Jr.) is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e memoir \u003cem\u003eRocket Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, which was adapted into the popular film \u003cem\u003eOctober Sky.\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50504359575826,"sku":"9781401686963","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58b9795d-70a5-4199-aaad-81005ffbea75.jpg?v=1730817658","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crater-9781401686963","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}