by Jeanne DuPrau · Corgi Childrens · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552552387
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«The City of Ember» is Jeanne DuPrau's young adult science fiction novel, published by Corgi Childrens in paperback (179 pages, in English).
In the underground city of Ember, created to protect humanity, the lights begin to go out two hundred years after its founding. Lina and Doon find a fragmented ancient message and race to decipher it before total darkness: an adventure about friendship and hope.
First instalment of the Book of Ember series, originally published in 2003; this edition dates from 2005.
Recommended for readers aged 9 and up who enjoy science fiction, dystopias and mystery stories.
Jeanne DuPrau is an American author, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of science fiction novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.
