Station Eleven: A Novel (National Book Award Finalist)

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • Set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse—the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. • Now an original series on HBO Max. • Over one million copies sold!

Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an end.

Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St. Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten the tiny band’s existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic, the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.

Look for Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling new novel, Sea of Tranquility!

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4.2
566 reviews
Miles Senal
November 29, 2022
In pandemic America, tales of illnesses flooding the world can grow tired. I read this way before COVID-19 was a thought in our minds and this novel is full of lovely characters you wish the best for. Not exactly full of surprises, just story driven narrative that makes you want more of each character.
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Harold Goldner (HumanRacehorses)
February 7, 2020
One of my very favorite books. Read it a second time to write a review for a local newsletter. Imagines a world that we dare not contemplate (especially now as coronavirus spreads), and the manner in which "civilization" attempts to survive and thrive.
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Michael Smith
January 22, 2019
This was a fast engrossing read featuring multiple, subtly intertwined characters that are developed non-chronologically around the outbreak of an apocalyptic flu outbreak. I loved how the non-linear storytelling of this book would set up mysteries and then (usually) answer them during an unexpected moment, often at a completely different time and place. It forces the reader to pay attention to key details in order to best appreciate the interconnectedness of the events on the page. Good characters, good emotional impact.
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About the author

EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL's five previous novels include The Glass Hotel and Station Eleven, which was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and has been translated into thirty-five languages. She lives in New York City.

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