“Leave it to Peter Heller to imagine a postapocalyptic world that contains as much loveliness as it does devastation. His hero, Hig, flies a 1956 Cessna (his dog as copilot) around what was once Colorado, chasing all the same things we chase in these pre-annihilation days: love, friendship, the solace of the natural world, and the chance to perform some small kindness. is a wholly compelling and deeply engaging debut.”—Pam Houston, author of A riveting, powerful novel about a pilot living in a world filled with loss—and what he is willing to risk to rediscover, ...