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City of Ember
UNITED STATES · 2008

City of Ember

Gil Kenan
dystopian society survival mystery technological collapse coming of age
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Synopsis

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.

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