The FluÑthatÕs what everyone called itÑculled the primate population of the planet. It struck hard and fast, wiping out the whole of humanity. For reasons he canÕt understand, Twist is left alive to face the apocalypse alone. Well, not entirely aloneÑhis neighborÕs gassy Labrador, Rowdy, tags along for the ride. Twist and Rowdy are forced to face the new post-apocalypse world together, holing up in the local library and scavenging supplies to outlast a long, cold Wisconsin winter. Twist has to adapt to the emptiness and isolation of an empty world and come to terms with the fact that he might be the only person left alive in the entire world. In a world where boredom and loneliness are the greatest threat, Twist must survive, keeping the hope that others might be alive, as well.