“Take the sensibility of Hemingway. Or James Dickey. Place it in a world where a flu mutation has wiped out ninety-nine percent of the population. Add in a heartbroken man with a fishing rod, some guns, a small plane. Don’t forget the dog. Now imagine this man retains more hope than might be wise in such a battered and brutal time… . That’s what Peter Heller has given us in his beautifully written first novel.”
—Scott Smith, author of A Simple Plan and The RuinsCould you survive in Hig’s world? We’re making survival a little more bearable with The Dog Stars Survival Kit, which includes a Pendleton wool blanket, a classic Stanley thermos, a collection of Audubon field guides, and a copy of Peter Heller’s powerful new novel. Three runners-up will win an Audubon Field Guide of his or her choice. Click through to enter.
