Here is the first part of the official novelization of Death Stranding - the most sensational and mysterious game of 2020, created by the legendary Hideo Kojima. The book will shed light on many of the game's secrets and help unravel the tangled plot knots. Mysterious explosions shook the planet and caused a series of supernatural phenomena - Death Exits. Invisible creatures that have broken through from the world of the dead are consuming the living and provoking new destructive explosions, so humanity is on the verge of extinction: states have fallen, and the survivors are forced to lock themselves in cities and shelters and live in isolation. To Sam Porter Bridges, a legendary courier who is able to return from the world of the dead, entrusted with a responsible mission. He must cross North America, through territories infested with the ghosts of the dead, to unite cities and people and, step by step, restore America.