Sea of Tranquility

by Emily St. John Mandel · 2022

Emily St. John Mandel weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of art, love, and time travel in Sea of Tranquility. This sweeping work of speculative fiction transports readers across centuries and into the cosmos, exploring what it means to be human in an ever-changing world. From the rugged beauty of early 20th-century wilderness to the sterile elegance of a lunar colony, Mandel unfurls a story that connects disparate lives through the mysterious threads of history and destiny. The narrative begins in 1912 on Vancouver Island with Edwin St. Andrew, an eighteen-year-old exile who encounters a hauntingly impossible sound echoing through the Canadian forest. Five hundred years later, the story shifts to Olive Llewellyn, a celebrated author whose home is a gleaming moon colony of white stone and spired towers. As these lives intersect across time and space, Sea of Tranquility invites readers on a profound journey that explores the enduring power of human connection against the backdrop of an unfolding mystery.