She was born to kill, born to die.Crescent is a crowhoppera genetically modified mercenary programmed for ruthless warfare. When shes taken prisoner by Crater Trueblood instead of being killed in battle, she thinks its a disaster.Crater is weary of war. Hes a miner, not a soldier. Hed rather be mining Helium-3 than battling the infernal crowhoppers. But after he captures Crescent and brings her to Moontown, hes surprised how much he enjoys her company. When shes falsely accused of murder, he becomes an outlaw to help her escape.The unlikely pair escapes into the big suck and wind up trekking with a caravan of mining pioneers toward a lunar ghost town called Endless Dust. To survive, they must do more than navigate the beautiful, desolate moonscape and battle a persistent band of crowhoppers sent to capture or kill them. They must decide whatand whois truly worth fighting for.Expertly blending space opera and hard sci-fi, romance, and even mystery . . . this is fast-paced, packed with intriguing ideas . . . Peter Gutierrez, Booklist ReviewClassic Golden Age science fiction high-adventure. It brought back memories of reading Asimov . . . that same sense of wonder. I absolutely loved it. Michael Scott, New York Times Best-selling Author, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Helium-3 .

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 336 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2013 by Thomas Nelson Publishers .

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.