Todd Harper had been diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor when he was four years old. But at that age, death doesn't mean very much to a child so young. Now, he is fifteen and knows what his future holds. He has the courage of a lion but is also terrified of the unknown.One night, looking out of his bedroom window, he spots a large (Shape) moving around by the hedge; he soon realizes the 'shape' is a vast, beautiful dog. As it moves to the garden centre, it looks up at him. Todd races downstairs and soon discovers this dog is far from the usual 'pooch'. He has excellent Healing qualities may be our salvation. As a formidable, malevolent force threatens to eradicate humanity, assistance arrives from an unexpected source. the unlikeliest source, a source no one in their wildest dreams would think of. The dog's name is Lasko, but is Lasko a dog? Or is he something much, much more?