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I’m hoping it does some heavy lifting. This is a road trip book where my main character and a 17-year-old boy he’s protecting push west to escape the reach of some dangerous men who are after the boy. The title Dark Country refers to both the deadly terrain they have to navigate and the fact that they have no idea why the boy is being hunted—they’re operating in the dark.
In a previous Q&A you explained how Kurt Argento, your main character, got his name. For good reason, he's now living under an assumed name. How did you/he come up with the alias?
His alias is...[read on]
My Book, The Movie: The Ascent.
Q&A with Adam Plantinga (April 2025).
Q&A with Adam Plantinga.
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