I'm currently reading this book for my Post Apocalyptic Fiction class. And minus the things the dogs and cats may or may not be eating... *cringe*... I really am enjoying it!
The book was first published in 1949, but it's kind of creepy to be reading it now - when so many parallels can be drawn to current times.
Plague wipes out mankind when hears biggest fears are focussed on war and threats from other countries... But then again... it could be a biological warfare - gone wrong...
You go George R. Stewart!