WHEN OUR WORLD ENDS, THEIR STRUGGLE BEGINS. Buddy--a German Shepherd--and Sally--a Beagle mix--are the beloved pets of Rob and Gennifer Bennett and their young daughter Audrey. Their home is Kent Island, Maryland: a beautiful, peaceful place, good for raising a family, good for having dogs.When unearthly beings strike without warning or mercy against humankind, Buddy and Sally lose the ones they love and the lives they knew. Now they must band with other "lost dogs" to find food, water, and shelter in a world suddenly without their owners.But survival is not enough for Buddy: he holds out hope that Rob, Genn, and Audrey live. And that he can find them before inhuman forces ensure that man is never again Earth's master.