Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Singer’s Gun | 2009 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
| 2 | Last Night in Montreal | 2009 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
| 3 | The Lola Quartet | 2012 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
| 4 | Station Eleven | 2014 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
| 5 | The Glass Hotel | 2020 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
| 6 | Sea of Tranquility | 2022 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
| 7 | Exit Party | 2026 | Emily St. John Mandel | Buy |
Emily St. John Mandel’s standalone novels trace her evolution from quiet literary fiction to genre-bending speculative work. Her first two books, Last Night in Montreal and The Singer’s Gun, are character-driven stories with elements of mystery and displacement. The Lola Quartet (2012) follows a journalist investigating a missing woman and a suitcase full of cash in the Florida heat.
Station Eleven (2014) marked a turning point. Set after a devastating pandemic wipes out most of civilization, the novel follows an interconnected group of characters across different time periods. It became a bestseller and National Book Award finalist. The Glass Hotel (2020) shifted to the world of financial fraud, loosely inspired by the Madoff scandal, while Sea of Tranquility (2022) moves between 1912 Vancouver Island, a moon colony in the 25th century, and several points in between.
Her next novel, Exit Party, is scheduled for 2026.