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The film tie-in edition to this gripping and intriguing thriller set in an all-too-possible future. Now a major blockbuster starring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Liz Smith.
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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?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great YA book. Well planned and thought out. It will have you thinking all of the way through. If you like dystopian and post-apocolyptic novels then this is one for you.
The ending is fabulous. Because it's a YA book the blurb really does say it all and revealing plot details will give a lot of the ending away. All the pieces will fall into place within the last chapter. I don't know much about the author but there was clearly a sequel in mind whilst writing as the ending leads straight into the next book.
I will read the next book at some point but not yet.
The ending is fabulous. Because it's a YA book the blurb really does say it all and revealing plot details will give a lot of the ending away. All the pieces will fall into place within the last chapter. I don't know much about the author but there was clearly a sequel in mind whilst writing as the ending leads straight into the next book.
I will read the next book at some point but not yet.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a really unusual book. You've got to use your imagination to work out what is going on in this world. There are lots of clues, but they don't tell you everything. The characters are realistic and fun and the story is exciting. It would make a great movie. So pick up your money and buy this book. You're not going to regret it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Two children live their lives in the completely dark city of Ember. Things are going wrong: electricity keeps cutting out, goods are in short supply. What will become of the people if the lights do not come on again? Then the children find bits of instructions left by forefathers showing a way out but where to?
Makes you wonder what would happen if something,a meteorite perhaps, stopped our supplies. What would happen to us then? What if we had power cuts all the time? No petrol, no oil, how would we live? An excellent and realistic tale.
Makes you wonder what would happen if something,a meteorite perhaps, stopped our supplies. What would happen to us then? What if we had power cuts all the time? No petrol, no oil, how would we live? An excellent and realistic tale.
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Great book for all ages!
This is a really interesting book. I couldn't stop reading! You must buy this! But, the ending is pretty lame. Overall, great book!
Published 1 month ago by K.C.
Really good!
I found out that The City of Ember was a book after watching the film.
I really enjoyed the film, it had a good and interesting story and I thought the cast (especially Harry... Read more
I really enjoyed the film, it had a good and interesting story and I thought the cast (especially Harry... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Blue-eyes
More detail oriented than the movie. Good
Havent read it all but the deph of it transports you into another part of Amber then you have in the movie. And its not that juvenil i think. Read more
Published 3 months ago by JP
Brilliant
Wow.
Id seen the movie and was astounded expecting much less from the book but I was surprised again to find the book as amazing, better, than the movie itself. Read more
Id seen the movie and was astounded expecting much less from the book but I was surprised again to find the book as amazing, better, than the movie itself. Read more
Published 15 months ago by nix x
nice dystopian for younger readers
I liked this book but I would class this as younger Young Adult possibly even middle grade as the ideas, language used and characters are quite young. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kirsty at the Overflowing Library
Excellent Young Adult Adventure
The City of Ember is a Young Adult novel and the first in a series. An excellent read that will appeal to adults as well as young people. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Lincs Reader
A stimulating read
This is a well written book which stimulates lots of thought. I saw the film first but that didn't matter. Read more
Published on 22 May 2010 by Pip Larsson
a quirky, post-apocalyptic story
I confess that I do not read much fiction these days. But every so often a great story comes around and grabs my attention. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2010 by J. W. Collett
A feast of (and for) the imagination
Synopsis: In the only City that exists, Lina likes to run (she has just become an official Messenger!) and Doon likes to know how things work. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2010 by H. Beentje
Good read...even for grown ups
I also first saw the movie and then read the book. I'm glad I did because it was fun reading this book. Shortly after reading it I ordered all the other books in the Ember series. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Wim Nelis
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