 Dates given in Terry Brooks' subsequent novel "Armageddon's Children" confirm that "Running with the Demon" takes place in 1997.However, like the other books in the "Word/Void" trilogy, the days of the week mentioned in the novel do not fall on the given calendar dates.Another date discrepancy is associated with the character Derry Howe, described as a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving two tours of duty.