The Dog Stars - Peter Heller

The Dog Stars

By Peter Heller

  • Release Date: 2012-08-07
  • Genre: Literary Fiction
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 983 Ratings

Description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The River: In this "end-of-the-world novel more like a rapturous beginning" (San Francisco Chronicle), Hig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. His gripping story is "an ode to friendship between two men...the strong bond between a human and a dog, and a reminder of what is worth living for" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).

Hig's wife is gone, his friends are dead, and he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, Jasper, and a mercurial, gun-toting misanthrope named Bangley.

But when a random transmission beams through the radio of his 1956 Cessna, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life exists outside their tightly controlled perimeter. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail, only to find something that is both better and worse than anything he could ever hope for.

Look for Peter Heller's new novel, The Last Ranger, coming soon!

Reviews

  • The Dog Stars

    5
    By Masanobu Cortéz
    A similar world, less dark, less shattered than Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”, but dark nonetheless, with the faint fragile hope of healing, like a momentarily guttering flame before it rises up again to grow and give more light. Keepin’ this book. As the various ravages of “Overshoot” tear through the fragile complexity of industrial civilization and this book proves, at least in it’s essence to be prophetic, I will read it again with pleasure.
  • Excellent read!

    5
    By Booruss
    My favorite book from Peter Heller so far.
  • Couldn’t read it fast enough but didn’t want it to end.

    5
    By Jory Colvin
    Fantastic read about life after catastrophe. A well written story that I could not put down. An interesting setting that makes you realize how beneficial a secure perimeter is in a survival scenario. I would rate this right up there with “one second after” and the “going home” series.
  • Loved it!

    5
    By lllydolly
    So unusual, weird punctuation and stream of consciousness writing....just wonderful!
  • Anything by Peter is good!

    5
    By MandoDoesIt
    He is definitely a skilled writer, and very different! This is one of my favorite books!
  • Beautiful!

    5
    By Shakira without the Sha
    Loved seeing the world through Hig's eyes. Beautifully written.
  • Highly Recommended

    5
    By Dug go
    All I really ask of a book is that I can't stop reading even when I know I should! This a great story beautifully written. Period.
  • A good read

    5
    By Nvonine
    I definitely enjoyed the book.
  • Perfect.

    5
    By aficianado
    Nature, love, fear, friendship, art. I really loved it. I was sad that it had to end.
  • The Dog Stars

    5
    By tutankuamen
    What a beautiful book. Every year I choose a personal favorite read. The Dog Stars is my favorite book for 2013. It made me feel nearly every emotion in the book, so to speak. It is unforgettable.