{"product_id":"9780486821283","title":"Unassigned Territory","description":"\"[An] accomplished new novel that confirms the promise of Nunn's first book, \u003ci\u003eTapping the Source .... \u003c\/i\u003eNunn 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.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLay 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice; the author has also written for and produced numerous TV projects, among them \u003ci\u003eJohn from Cincinnati\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeadwood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSons of Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112138948848,"sku":"9780486821283","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486821283_p0.jpg?v=1763708709","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486821283","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}