Sea of Tranquility Summary
Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility Overview

Sea of Tranquility is a science fiction literary novel by Emily St. John Mandel. In the novel, people living in disparate times and places share the same experience of being in two places at once. In the twenty-fifth century, a suspicious organization called the Time Institute begins an investigation into this strange occurrence, led by a man named Gaspery-Jacques Roberts, who has moral qualms about abiding by the Institute's rules for time travel. The novel considers themes related to connectivity, colonization, and loneliness, among others.