The Dog Stars

The Dog Stars is by Peter Heller. A fantastic dystopian science fiction novel. A viral epidemic has wiped out most of the population of the planet. Small groups of survivors try to exist in a world gone mad. Hig has managed to survive and is living on a small airstrip with his dog and an old survivalist named Bangley. While flying his plane on recon missions, he hears a transmission from the Grand Junction airport and decides to set out to see who else might be alive. He finds both less and more than he ever expected. A must read for lovers of dystopian fiction.

Ratings: 11th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence) - AC (some mature thematic content).