Vor vielen hundert Jahren wurde die Stadt Ember errichtet, um alles zu beherbergen, was der Menschheit einst das Überleben ermöglichen würde. Nun gehen die Vorräte zu Ende, Korruption macht sich breit, und das Schlimmste: die Lichter gehen aus. Zwei Kinder entdecken eine geheimnisvolle Inschrift und machen sich auf, eine Zukunft jenseits von Ember zu finden.

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. 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.

Zusammenfassung
Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. 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.