Death Stranding, Vol. 2

The Official Novelization

By: Hitori Nojima

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

The second volume of the official novelization of the best-selling and award-winning video game Death Stranding, created by legendary game creator Hideo Kojima

Mysterious explosions have rocked the planet, setting off a series of supernatural phenomena known as the Death Stranding. Spectral creatures that devour the living have pushed humanity to the brink of extinction, causing countries to fall and survivors to scatter and live in pockets of isolation.

Sam Porter Bridges, the legendary porter with the ability to return from the world of the dead, has been entrusted to save mankind from the brink of destruction. Plagued by haunting visions and tracked by Higgs, a man who longs to see humanity extinct, Sam must finally discover the truth behind the Death Stranding and fate of this world.

©2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Created and developed by KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

For Fans Who Need More

As far as adaptations go, it’s impressive for two reasons. 1) Hideo Kojima story to a book and 2) English translation off of that. Don’t pick this up if you think it will explain the story, that’s for a YouTube video. BUT if you love it like me then get it for all the extra lore and simply more DS.

Narrator is not my favorite

Narrator does not pause long. All chapters feel like long run-on sentences.

I like to listen at ~1.5 speed. Deadman’s character speaking so fast doubles this and it’s awful.

Very poor planning/dictation on this. Story is fantastic.

frustratingly confusing and annoyingly nonsensical

The video game was better at explaining what was going on too many details added to this book made the story on totally unbelievable and frustrating too many acronyms and story plot lines were changing too much The narrators way of speaking was also annoying and frustrating so there was no way to finish this title without being so so frustrated already it wasn't making enough sense to finish and it was making me mad so I want a refund