Unassigned Territory - by Kem Nunn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Praised by <i>Publishers Weekly</i> as intriguing and funny, this desert noir traces an evangelical's spiritual journey across the Mojave Desert and his encounters with a restless girl and an extraterrestrial relic.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>[An] accomplished new novel that confirms the promise of Nunn's first book, <i>Tapping the Source .... </i>Nunn writes with a keen portentousness about the warped people in this wasteland, creating what might be described as a western gothic. His examination of cultish thought is respectful, intriguing, and funny, in a narrative that never loses dramatic momentum. -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br>Lay preacher Obadiah Wheeler is responsible for conducting a group of missionaries into unassigned territory, a stretch of Nevada wilderness open to evangelistic efforts. Obadiah's faith is shaky at best and no match for the tempting charms of the co-proprietor of a desert museum, raven-haired beauty Delandra Hummer. Together the two set off into the vast emptiness of the Mojave in search of a buyer for the museum's prize exhibit, an extraterrestrial relic. Their hilarious road trip -- punctuated by encounters with UFO cults, wild rednecks, and hippie burnouts -- throbs with violence and madness as well as the possibility of spiritual enlightenment. This desert noir by National Book Award nominee Kem Nunn was recognized as a <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editor's Choice; the author has also written for and produced numerous TV projects, among them <i>John from Cincinnati</i>, <i>Deadwood</i>, and <i>Sons of Anarchy</i>. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>"[An] accomplished new novel that confirms the promise of Nunn's first book, <i>Tapping the Source .... </i>Nunn writes with a keen portentousness about the warped people in this wasteland, creating what might be described as a western gothic. His examination of cultish thought is respectful, intriguing, and funny, in a narrative that never loses dramatic momentum."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br>Lay preacher Obadiah Wheeler is responsible for conducting a group of missionaries into "unassigned territory," a stretch of Nevada wilderness open to evangelistic efforts. Obadiah's faith is shaky at best and no match for the tempting charms of the co-proprietor of a desert museum, raven-haired beauty Delandra Hummer. Together the two set off into the vast emptiness of the Mojave in search of a buyer for the museum's prize exhibit, an extraterrestrial relic. Their hilarious road trip--punctuated by encounters with UFO cults, wild rednecks, and hippie burnouts--throbs with violence and madness as well as the possibility of spiritual enlightenment. This "desert noir" by National Book Award nominee Kem Nunn was recognized as a <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editor's Choice; the author has also written for and produced numerous TV projects, among them <i>John from Cincinnati</i>, <i>Deadwood</i>, and <i>Sons of Anarchy</i>. <br><b>www.doverpublications.com</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Surfer Kem Nunn has written five novels, including <i>Tapping the Source, </i> his seminal surf-noir book, a National Book Award finalist and the inspiration for the movie <i>Point Break.</i> In addition to writing for the television series <i>Sons of Anarchy, </i> Nunn has collaborated with producer David Milch on HBO's <i>Deadwood</i> and <i>John from Cincinnati. </i>
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