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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.