Emily St. John Mandel returns with a sci-fi journey through parallel worlds.

It's always an event when Emily St. John Mandel, acclaimed author of 'Station Eleven' and 'Sea of Tranquility', publishes a new novel. Her latest work, 'Exit Party', does not disappoint expectations.

The book is a story of parallel universes that jumps back and forth in time, from character to character, and ultimately between worlds. It is elegant and brilliantly executed, a work in which every detail matters. The unusual structure plays with time and perspectives, while the understanding of what is really happening deepens.

Although classifiable as science fiction due to the theme of parallel worlds, the novel has almost zero science: how people cross between worlds is not the point. This is a story about fate, courage, character, and destiny, observed through the prism of alternative realities. It is a wonderfully reflective book that maintains an engaging dramatic intensity.