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The Dog Stars: The hope-filled story of a world changed by global catastrophe

By: Peter Heller
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
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Summary
 A life-affirming dystopian tale of global disaster, survival, and belief.

Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel.

But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined. And his story, THE DOG STARS, is a book unlike any you have ever listened to.

'THE ROAD crossed with a post-apocalyptic romance...[engages] deep emotions to spine-chilling (and suspenseful) effect' Lawrence Norfolk, Guardian Books of the Year

(P) 2012 Random House Audio©2022 Peter Heller (P)2022 Headline Publishing Group Limited Dystopian Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Science Fiction Aviation Survival Heartfelt
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really engaging and not trying to be over the top. I really got into this and thought the tactics were interesting

nice apocalypse scenario, seems realistic

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I loved this so much, such a sensitive story of two different types of men coexisting and developing meaning in an empty world - lots of hidden joy and hope

The desolation and the emotion

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for The Dog Stars - written by Peter Heller and narrated by Mark Deakins. Thank you

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The narrator was excellent, I'll look out for more he has done. The story moves along in a way that keeps you engaged. It provokes emotions on all levels. I enjoyed it and did it all within 24 hrs.

Thought provoking

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Excellent post - apocalyptic novel but not in a 'Mad Max' way. It's brutal yet humane and poetical in many ways with some excellent descriptive writing and very strong characters. It's also superbly narrated and I can't wait to see the movie.

Excellent

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