Crater (Helium-3 , #1)

by Homer Hickam

[Charli G.]

Imagine living on the moon. Sounds fanciful doesn’t it? But that’s exactly were Crater Trueblood lives and works – the moon. The Earth has been ravaged by wars and by the horrible creations of man and now there are colonies on the moon – colonies that mine a precious commodity used for fuel on Earth called Helium-3.

Crater Trueblood is a lovable main character. He has a heightened sense of what is right and wrong and he is not afraid to question whether something is right or not. He is also highly intelligent, which makes for a great lead character.

Maria Medaris is a great supporting character – she is the perfect match for Crater – she has less scruples than he does and it shows. She makes him think about whether or not what they are setting out to do is right or not – because she is on the side of whatever needs to be done needs to be done whether right or wrong.

Add to the mix a few other interesting characters and you have a great mix of characters to work with. Further Helium-3 novels should provide even more insight into the characters that appear in Crater.

The plot for Crater moves very quickly. Once I got into the book I couldn’t seem to put it down. In fact, the only reason it took me almost three weeks to read the book was that I had so much reading for school that I couldn’t find the time to finish the book! If I’d had the time, I’d have read it straight through without stopping, it is that good.

I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Crater and see for yourself.

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.