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Ranked #17 in Pandemic, Ranked #23 in Global Warming — see more rankings.
Hig 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... more
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... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Caroline Paul I really love [this book]. I picked it up because I love the stars, basically. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Dog Stars is ranked in the following categories:
- #85 in Diseases
- #37 in End Of The World
- #33 in Fishing
- #69 in Hunting
- #36 in Post-Apocalyptic
- #66 in Stars