Book Review: “Crater” By Homer Hickam
“Crater” by Homer Hickam, is aimed at younger readers and manages to deliver quite a well-paced adventure. The book focuses on the adventures of Crater Trueblood a 16 year old blue collar kid who lives on the Moon complete with a mysterious past and a penchant for invention. He also has a knack of stumbling into one mini-adventure after another as he makes his way across the lunar surface to catch a ride on a spaceship to obtain a secret object for his boss. In a nutshell, “Crater” is sort of like Harry Potter meets Indiana Jones on the Moon – with some John Guest thrown in for good measure.”
The-runaway robot is a story that really effected me as a kid.
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Seems to me that an updated version could reach kids today with so much interest in the internet and the coming of the robot age.
Bought the book for my Nook but it won’t be available for a couple of weeks. Wish this had been posted a little later so I could offer a review.
—John
Ebooks typically stick to the publication date (for Crater, it’s April 10) while Internet booksellers and brick and mortar stores get the hardcover early and start shipping and selling. Email me (see http://www.homerhickam.com for contact information) and I’ll see if I can have an advance copy sent to you.