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Out on 27 May 2027

Exit Party

Synopsis

Who do you want to be at the end of the world?

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.


'I am a big Emily St. John Mandel fanboy' – George R.R. Martin

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.

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’ *****

Details

27 May 2027
320 pages
9781035081301
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

“[A] glittering puzzle box of a novel . . . This is [Mandel’s] best novel since Station Eleven (2014), a cause for rejoicing among her fans and an inspiration for newbies to dive into the backlist. Both a thrilling read and a virtuoso demonstration of the moral and philosophical possibilities of speculative fiction”Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“Mandel always writes with clarity and precision. Her perceptive new dystopian novel explores what is lost in a rush to safety; it’s a hymn to what falls when the center doesn’t hold”Library Journal (Starred Review)
“As ever in her own wholly original and singular way, Mandel offers up a completely compelling, richly rendered yarn that's sure to generate both major interest and discussion”Booklist (Starred Review)