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Crater

Homer H. Hickam, Jr. (2012)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesHelium-3 #1
Setting
CSM age13
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

WarDeathViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureHopeful EndingQuestSurvival

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroWorking-Class Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Chosen OneReluctant Hero

Tropes

Coming of AgeReluctant HeroQuestChosen OneSurvivalWarFish out of Water

Themes

Coming of AgeSurvivalDuty vs SelfWar and Its CostsResource ScarcityHeroismSacrifice

Synopsis

In the twenty-second century, sixteen-year-old Crater Trueblood, who mines the moon for Helium-3 to produce energy for a desperate, war-towrn Earth, undertakes a deadly mission that could mean the difference between life and death for every inhabitant on the moon.

Tags

Science FictionSpace OperaDystopianAdventure