Four high school seniors put their hopes, hearts, and humanity on the line as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth in Tommy Wallachâs New York Times bestselling âstunning debutâ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
They always say that high school is the best time of your life.
Peter, the star basketball player at his school, is worried âtheyâ might actually be right. Meanwhile Eliza canât wait to escape Seattleâand her reputationâand perfect-on-paper Anita wonders if admission to Princeton is worth the price of abandoning her real dreams. Andy, for his part, doesnât understand all the fuss about college and careerâthe future can wait.
Or can it? Because it turns out the future is hurtling through space with the potential to wipe out life on Earth. As these four seniorsâalong with the rest of the planetâwait to see what damage an asteroid will cause, they must abandon all thoughts of the future and decide how theyâre going to spend what remains of the present.