The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller is a haunting, beautifully spare survival story about what remains worth living for after a devastating pandemic wipes out nearly everyone Hig has ever known. Living at an abandoned airport with his loyal dog Jasper and volatile neighbor Bangley, Hig clings to a fragile routine until a mysterious radio transmission gives him a reason to believe there might be something beyond the isolation. Equal parts post-apocalyptic adventure and meditation on friendship, love, and hope, this is a powerful story about finding a reason to keep moving when the world you knew is gone.