The City of Ember is a post-apocalyptic novel by Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau

Jeanne DuPrau is an American writer, best known for The Books of Ember, a series of novels for young people. She lives in Menlo Park, California.-Home life:...

 that was published in 2003. Similar to Suzanne Martel

Suzanne Martel

Suzanne Martel is a French-Canadian author.Martel currently resides in Montreal, Canada...

's The City Under Ground published in 1963, the story is about Ember, an underground city that is slowly running out of power and supplies due to its aging infrastructure. The young protagonist, Lina Mayfleet, and her friend, Doon Harrow, manage to decode a message and follow clues left behind by the original builders of the City of Ember that would lead them to safety in the outside world.

It is the first book in the Books of Ember series, which also includes The People of Sparks

The People of Sparks

The People of Sparks, a post-apocalyptic novel by Jeanne DuPrau that was published in 2004, is the second book in the Books of Ember series which also includes The City of Ember, The Prophet of Yonwood, and The Diamond of Darkhold....

, The Prophet of Yonwood

The Prophet of Yonwood

The Prophet of Yonwood is an apocalyptic novel by Jeanne DuPrau that was published in 2006. It is the third novel in the series The Books of Ember. It is a prequel, rather than a sequel, to the other three books of the series...

, and The Diamond of Darkhold

The Diamond of Darkhold

The Diamond of Darkhold is a post-apocalyptic novel written by Jeanne Duprau that was published in 2008. The novel is the fourth book in the Book of Ember series and was released on August 26, 2008. The fourth book picks up where The People of Sparks left off, during the Emberites' first winter...

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