The Dog Stars

I described The Dog Stars to a friend as a cross between Cormac McCarthy and Jack London. The former for the grim post-apocalyptic setting and the latter for the lyrical descriptions of adventure. Thankfully, this book is not a depressing as The Road. I'm hoping to read more fiction fromPeter Heller in the future... if a super flu doesn't wipe us all out first.

2019 edit: I came back to upgrade my rating from 4 to 5 stars. I still think of this book and Heller's lyrical prose frequently.