The City of Ember

Ash is an eternal dark city. And only the power system that is increasingly less reliable can maintain light. Other systems are collapsing, and stocks of food and necessities that have been on for hundreds of years are gone. The history of the city dates back 220 years ago, now it is 241 years. However, instructions left by the builder are lost and forgotten.

Lina found them, but before her sister bit them into a virtual thing that is difficult to understand. Well, before her city collapses, her and her friend Dooon must find them from a missing letter. Through their efforts, the secret of long-term oblivion about the nature and purpose of Ember and the intention of the builder was discovered. They want to share their findings with other citizens - only the corrupted mayor and its guards will not stop them first.

A part of Destopia Fantasy, a part of Mystery, a part of code that breaks treasure hunt, This is an interesting story. Interpreting the clue of the damaged instruction will cause the reader to guess that the center will have some predictable plot distortion, but they will take hold for an attractive main role.

There is no complication or moral ambiguity of "a given person", "city of city" has its own unique characteristics. Then release them. When release did not occur, a problem occurred, no one knew that it should be, and the city has passed its expiration date. Attractive scenes - scenes filled with possibilities of sequel

Ember "The City of Ember" is the first "Book of Ember" written by Jeanne DuPrau and published in 2003. This is "Science fiction novels that do not like science fiction" (voice of youth supporters, starring). The story is about the underground city Ember which consumes most of energy and supplies. The ashes are covered with darkness and colorlessness. In Ember, Lina Mayfleet and Doon Harrow work hard to find a new world filled with light. According to the instructions of the building, they can safely evacuate. Construction companies designed supply underground cities and built it for 200 years. After completing the city, the builder gave the first mayor ... Read more

Over 200 years ago, the world was facing a disaster. A group of builders built a dungeon called Ember as a shelter for hundreds of people. In addition to the light that was illuminating the daylight street, the residents of Ember were completely dark. They rely on reserves of food and materials left by the builder. Lina and her friend Dan discovered the ruins of a city builder. This message is currently disjointed and keeps the secret to escape from Ember. Lina and Doon refused their families to die in the dark city, and they worked together to decipher this information. They soon learned that going outside is in front of them. Children lead the town to a whole new world - the world where there are so many lights, they can not believe their eyes

In Jeanne DuPrau novel City of the City, the main environmental problems confronting Ember is power shortage. The whole book emphasizes this. For example, on the day of appointment, when the mayor made a cliche and encouraged the students to help make Emy City more prosperous, Dune complained about the deterioration of the living environment and frequent blackouts. While Lena was working as a messenger, she noticed that she had lots of lights on it. The city will someday experience a long blackout someday and during the singing event the light suddenly disappears. Electricity is particularly valuable when the light source is strictly limited. It is inconvenient to get completely dark between 9 pm and 6 am. To make matters worse, you have to turn on the lights during the day, and the residents will continue to panick if you frequent power outages.