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Set in the days of civilization's collapse, Station Eleven tells the 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.
One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time—from the actor's early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a theater troupe known as the Traveling Symphony roams... more
One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time—from the actor's early days as a film star to fifteen years in the future, when a theater troupe known as the Traveling Symphony roams... more
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of Station Eleven from the world's leading experts.
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Alfred A. Knopf “What sets Station Eleven apart from so many other recent dystopian novels is the warmness of @EmilyMandel's writing, the lived-in details of each of these characters’ lives… It’s the kind of book that stays with you.” —@TomiObaro https://t.co/tWakW2L6Tq (Source)
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Holly Brockwell @nmsonline @katebevan Great book though 🤷♀️ (Source)
Rankings by Category
Station Eleven is ranked in the following categories:
- #6 in 2014
- #60 in 21st Century
- #47 in Acting
- #46 in Adult
- #40 in Archives
- #76 in Audio
- #87 in Award-Winning
- #52 in Book Club
- #6 in Canada
- #9 in Canadian
- #30 in Cults
- #23 in Diseases
- #16 in Dystopian
- #5 in End Of The World
- #61 in Hope
- #61 in Kindle
- #55 in Library
- #38 in Literary
- #68 in Memory Improvement
- #90 in Modern Fiction
- #79 in New York Times Bestseller
- #33 in Podcast
- #62 in Quarantine
- #70 in Recommended
- #50 in Science Fiction
- #78 in Science Fiction Fantasy
- #35 in Shakespeare
- #32 in Survival
- #51 in Suspenseful
- #81 in Theater
- #11 in Violin
- #11 in Virus