The City of Ember

THE CITY OF EMBER is the debut novel from an exciting new American writer Jeanne DuPrau. Having been a teacher an editor and a technical writer Jeanne DuPrau now writes full-time. She lives in California. Many hundreds of years ago the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food crops are blighted corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children Lina and Doon discover fragments of an ancient parchment they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them? A good story for those who like a down-to-earth element in their underground fantasies A gripping read with a powerful sense of place and which leaves the reader eagerly anticipating the sequel A fast-paced sci-fi thriller with an exciting and well-constructed plot DuPrau . . . is a most engaging writer: direct succinct delivering lively characters and genuine suspense sustaining the mystery but generous with her clues A superb read Many hundreds of years ago the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. It worked - but now the storerooms are almost out of food crops are blighted corruption is spreading through the city and worst of all - the lights are failing. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children Lina and Doon discover fragments of an ancient parchment they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?