It's 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the
world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie
and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina.
There, one of the town's respected citizens has had a terrible
vision of fire and destruction. Her garbled words are taken as
prophetic instruction on how to avoid the coming disaster. If only
they can be interpreted correctly. . . .
As the people of Yonwood scramble to make sense of the woman's
mysterious utterances, Nickie explores the oddities she finds
around town--her great-grandfather's peculiar journals and papers,
a reclusive neighbor who studies the heavens, a strange boy who is
fascinated with snakes--all while keeping an eye out for ways to
help the world. Is this vision her chance? Or is it already too
late to avoid a devastating war?
In this prequel to the acclaimed "The City of Ember "and "The
People of Sparks, "Jeanne DuPrau investigates how, in a world that
seems out of control, hope and comfort can be found in the
strangest of places.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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