The Dog Stars: The hope-filled story of a world changed by global catastrophe

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Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel.

But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined. And his story, THE DOG STARS, is a book unlike any you have ever read.

Reviews

The Road - but with hope - GQ

Magical and life-affirming - Guardian

Sad, but hopeful... A perfectly pitched post-apocalyptic tale of survival and emotional sustenance in a changed world - Marie Claire

A poetic, moving and ultimately rewarding read - SFX

A dreamy, postapocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small: a twitching trout, a can of Sprite, empathy, sex, decency, and a good dog - Gillian Flynn, author of GONE GIRL

The Road crossed with a post-apocalyptic romance...[engages] deep emotions to spine-chilling (and suspenseful) effect - Lawrence Norfolk, Guardian Books of the Year

Incredibly believable...brutally honest - Sci-Fi Now

Author Bio

Peter Heller is an award-winning adventure writer and contributing editor on Outside magazine, Men's Journal, and National Geographic Adventure. He is also the author of several non-fiction books, including KOOK, THE WHALE WARRIORS and HELL OR HIGH WATER. He lives in Denver, Colorado. http://www.peterheller.net .