Dog Stars by Peter Heller (2013, Trade Paperback)

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The Dog Stars (Vintage Contemporaries) by Heller, Peter [Paperback]

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100307950476
ISBN-139780307950475
eBay Product ID (ePID)143551324

Product Key Features

Book TitleDog Stars
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicDystopian, Literary, Action & Adventure
Publication Year2013
GenreFiction
AuthorPeter Heller
Book SeriesVintage Contemporaries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisHig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. Now his 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., SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * 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., 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.

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  • Five Stars for Dog Stars

    Heller has created a very engaging, original novel in "The Dog Stars!" A definite read.

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  • Read something different!

    Great story. Relevant to the pandemic today.

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