Exit Party

From the global bestselling author of Station Eleven comes a story of the broken boundaries between parallel worlds and a single party that links two very different versions of reality.



The instant Sunday Times bestseller

From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St. John Mandel’s epic new story of crimes committed and loves lost across worlds and decades.

'Ambitious and captivating . . . the culmination of her career so far' – The New York Times
'Reaches new heights . . . extraordinary' – The Guardian

2031. America is at war with itself, but for the first time in weeks there is some hope: the Republic of California has been declared, the curfew in Los Angeles is lifted, and everyone in the city is going to a party.

Ari, newly released from prison, arrives with her friend Gloria just as a fragile new era begins. But there are people at the party who shouldn’t be there. Something is very wrong . . .

Years later, living a different life in Paris, Ari remains haunted by that night. Whatever happened at the party fractured her sense of reality – and may hold the key to a very different world.

Freedom and surveillance, art and survival, love and loss in a broken world: Exit Party is the electrifying new novel from Emily St. John Mandel.

'Literary science fiction of the highest standard' – SFX
'An amazing book by an amazing writer' – The i Paper
'An absolute force in modern fiction' – New Scientist
'Beautifully written . . . a sweeping saga' – Financial Times
'Exhilarating . . . Mandel is a virtuoso' – TLS

Readers love Exit Party:

‘A beautifully observed, deeply human novel’ *****
‘Utterly gripping and thought-provoking’ *****
‘One of the books of the year’ *****
‘Great characters, great plot, great writing’ *****
‘Incredibly readable, mind-bendingly creative and emotionally connected’ *****
‘All the same qualities that made Station Eleven an instant hit’ *****

'Exit Party' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 21/09/26.