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The City of Ember
- The First Book of Ember
- Narrated by: Wendy Dillon
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
ALA Notable Children's Book
Ember is the only light in a dark world. But when its lamps begin to flicker, two friends must race to escape the dark. This highly acclaimed adventure series is a modern-day classic—with over 4 MILLION copies sold!
The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to dim. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save the city. Now, she and her friend Doon must race to figure out the clues to keep the lights on. If they succeed, they will have to convince everyone to follow them into danger. But if they fail? The lights will burn out and the darkness will close in forever.
Nominated to 28 State Award Lists!
An American Library Association Notable Children’s Book
A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection
A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice
A Child Magazine Best Children’s Book
A Mark Twain Award Winner
A William Allen White Children’s Book Award Winner
“A realistic post-apocalyptic world. DuPrau’s book leaves Doon and Lina on the verge of undiscovered country and readers wanting more.”—USA Today
“An electric debut.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred
“While Ember is colorless and dark, the book itself is rich with description.”—VOYA, Starred
“A harrowing journey into the unknown, and cryptic messages for readers to decipher.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred
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- Dahlia Howard-evans
- 27-03-22
Amazing
I loved this book it is all about hidden world and how to cope after losses. Lina is a brave character that is interesting and curious
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- myrna
- 07-02-24
all of it
liked all of it and enjoy reading it and helped me with Reading for school.
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- Simon
- 06-04-11
Great story
A really good story, characters and keeps you wanting to listen to the end.
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- Larkum
- 02-02-21
Amazing
A very enjoyable series highly recommend, I’d been waiting a long time for this series and so glad it’s come to audible in the U.K.
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- Emma
- 19-07-20
great book but annoying name change
love this book so much! I thought lina was pronounced (leena) not (lie na) that put me off a lot. other than that fantastic!
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- Callum
- 04-08-22
Great little story
I had seen the movie and decided to try to book to see if they had missed out anything interesting. The writer creates a very detailed world and I was always interested to see what was uncovered next. The further into the story I got the harder it was to switch off.
The narrator did a good job with very distinct characters, the mayor was particularly well done. There were also various sound effects added throughout, like running water, which made me feel even more immersed in the story.
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- Ricky
- 29-10-07
A must
My daughter (12) listens to this trilogy again and again. Imaginative and well read Brilliant value
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- Catherine Smethurst
- 01-04-21
amazing 😁
I loved it
we need more chapters though
we need to find out the ending
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- Maurizio Tomasella
- 23-02-23
City of Ember - a lovely surprise!
Loved the book! I am going to get the second one to see how it ends.
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- N.
- 22-04-12
Over-acted
I am three quarters of an hour into this audio book, and struggling. Irritating sound effects at the beginning, and the narrator appears to have just graduated from the 'Let's exaggerate every voice' school of acting. An old woman is unbearably quavery - she has given the Mayor an infuriating gasp/shriek in most sentences - children must have high squeaky voices.
Wendy Dillon has a good voice when not putting her slant onto the characters. Perhaps someone could point out to her that we ordinary listeners have our own imaginations too, and we quite like to concentrate on the story, not the reader.
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