One of his areas of expertise is the “K-T Boundary,” the geologic layer that represents the line between when there were lots of dinosaurs and when they all went extinct. Kirk Johnson studies seventy million year old plant fossils. Heller: Mark, you and I both have I have a good friend who is one of the world’s leading paleobotanists. Question: For starters, what was the moment-of-inspiration for this book? Did the idea evolve over time-was it something you’ve been contemplating for a long time-or did it just come to you all in a flash? Do you think we are headed for some kind of apocalypse that will leave a few humans left to struggle and fight over what’s left? Both the dog and the airplane play critical roles. He also sent along pictures of Jasper and The Beast. It will no doubt draw many comparisons to Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.įirst, Peter was kind enough to answer a few questions about the book and his thoughts about a planet under stress. The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic story about life, death, living, loving, nature, and brutality. Denver’s own Peter Heller, following a string of adventure-packed non-fiction books (chasing Japanese whale hunters, kayaking remote whitewater in Asia, and learning to surf) has his first novel out.
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