THE FIRST TO DIE AT THE END A #1 New York Times Bestseller, National Indie Bestseller, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and #1 YA Fiction Bestseller in the UK and Australia! The first edition US cover of The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera. The main color palette is white and blue and the illustration depicts the book’s main characters, Orion and Valentino, in shadow facing each other on a NYC bridge.
First edition US cover designed by Erin Fitzsimmons with art by Simon Prades. The first edition UK cover of The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera. The cover background is a bright turquoise with orange text and figures in silhouette balanced on a clock’s arms.
First edition UK cover featuring art by Sean Williams. Death-Cast is calling for the very first time…
It’s the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there’s one question on everyone’s mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax?
Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he’s going to die. He has a serious heart condition, and he signed up for Death-Cast so he could know what’s coming.
Valentino Prince is restarting his life in New York. He has a long and promising future ahead and he only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident.
Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first round of End Day calls goes out, their lives are changed forever—one of them receives a call, and the other doesn’t. Though neither boy is certain how the day will end, they know they want to spend it together…even if that means their goodbye will be heartbreaking.
Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera’s signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest. Praise for The First to Die at the End “An extraordinary—no, make that a brilliant—book with a riveting plot. Don’t miss this one.”
— Booklist, Starred Review “Through the boys’ vulnerable alternating perspectives, interspersed with vignettes that explore varied supporting characters’ relationships with death, Silvera crafts a stunning and thought-provoking narrative that examines difficult existential questions without eschewing hope.”
— Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Silvera crafts a web of intricately interconnected character perspectives and conflicts. A rush of emotion and suspense.”