A torch in one hand and the Declaration of Independence in the other...In the thrilling culmination of a ten-part saga, Reece Cannon stands in the twilight of her identity, caught between who she was, who she is, and and who she wants to be.Hunted by ruthless killers, Reece is a woman on the run. He
Crescent
โ Scribed by Hickam, Homer
- Book ID
- 108139418
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 402 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781401688837
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โฆ Synopsis
She was born to kill, born to die.
Crescent is a crowhopper--a genetically modified mercenary programmed for ruthless warfare. When she's taken prisoner by Crater Trueblood instead of being killed in battle, she thinks it's a disaster.
Crater is weary of war. He's a miner, not a soldier. He'd rather be mining Helium-3 than battling the infernal crowhoppers. But after he captures Crescent and brings her to Moontown, he's surprised how much he enjoys her company. When she's 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 what--and who--is truly worth fighting for.
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