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This book went through several titles before my agent, editor, and I settled on Child Zero. First it was Survival (too bland). Then, for a long while, it was Endtimes (too biblical). Once we scrapped that one, it was a free-for-all of terrible suggestions until we hit upon Child Zero.
I’d like to think that Child Zero, in addition to being short and punchy, is also something of a tease. Who is this kid? What is he “child zero” of? Are we looking at some kind of “patient zero”...[read on]
The Page 69 Test: The Killing Kind.
The Page 69 Test: Red Right Hand.
The Page 69 Test: Child Zero.
Q&A with Chris Holm.
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