![]() ![]() Richly evocative yet streamlined journal entries propel the high-stakes plot while simultaneously illuminating Hig’s nuanced states of mind as isolation and constant vigilance exact their toll, along with his sorrow for the dying world as global warming worsens. They are holed up in a small Colorado airport, fighting off intermittent assaults by bands of murderous survivors. Hig misses his wife, who died in the nation-crushing pandemic, dearly loves his dog, and is both leery of and grateful for Bangley, an older guy of few words but immense tenacity, military know-how, and firepower. Happiest while trout fishing, he’s a skilled hunter, daring pilot, and poet turned outdoorsy writer. ![]() The book’s complex spell is cast by its tough yet sensitive can-do narrator, Hig. In his gripping first novel, his gift for action and appreciation for prowess and courage fuel a harrowing yet charming postapocalyptic tale. Outdoor life has been the focus of Heller’s award-winning nonfiction. ![]()
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