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Peter Heller has never been a stranger to the wild adventures and dangers the great outdoors bring, and in his latest novel The River , he takes us on an expedition drawing from the best and worst of both worlds. The story follows two best friends since college orientation who decide to go on a canoeing trip, only to find themselves in the throes of a giant forest fire. What's more, they come across a man who claims to have lost his wife in the forest, but something's not right...

Stories of people who end up being prosecuted for committing actions which are regarded as morally correct and yet illegal are something we are attracted to for one simple reason: the good one's relentless fight against what seems like unstoppable evil is a source of inspiration, and perhaps even serving as a confirmation of our widespread belief that the world wasn't and never will be a just place. It shouldn't be surprising that the archetype has spread like wildfire through literature and has remained a rather attractive subject for countless years now; there's just nothing like a good old-fashioned revenge story fueled by injustice and unfairness.

Peter Heller has always been known for his ability to create strangely unique, bizarre and attractive universes where opposites seem to meet and blend seamlessly together. Take for example The Dog Stars , where we follow the story of Hig who makes his way through a post-apocalyptic world… a post-apocalyptic world unlike most of us are capable of imagining.