The Prophet of Yonwood

This book is the 3d in the series, but actually tells what happened before the city of Ember was built and why. The background noises are a bit distracting making this feel more like a radio show than a book. Other than that it is a good listen.

I would recommend this book primarily only to someone who really, really loved the world of Ember and wanted to learn a bit more of the author's imagined history behind it. There are some fun moments and interesting characters, but hardly any of the magic (figuratively) and mystery which makes the rest of the Ember books so endearing. Still, I enjoyed it enough as I do fall into that segment of curious wonderers who were looking for any bits of Ember-related lore to listen to.

I could have easily skipped this book and not lost any of the story. Why include a book in a series if it never even mentions the main characters?

no,

everything but the last 4 pages, it was a decent story it just didn't fit the series

Equal to other books in the series

NA

Young girl hiding in the house after the grandfather died

Young Minds open doors

NA

This is book 3 of 4 in the "Ember" series which describes a post-apocalyptic earth in hopeful terms. I like that part of the series' approach, though the overall style can be a little pedantic (in my adult opinion) for moral lessons. However, the target audience is juvenile readers so I think the clarity and overt description of moral connections is likely appropriate. All middle and elementary schoolers I have spoken to about this book have really enjoyed it.

This book predates the City of Ember by it seems at least a hundred years if not more. The reader, if s/he started with the City of Ember, will be hooked on wondering how/when the nuclear war will start. The initiate will also be hooked on this question due to DuPrau's skillfull story telling. Character development and plot continuity are well executed here. I probably enjoyed this book a bit more than The People of Sparks, though the entire series is worth a read.

I thought the whole package was great. I have read all the books in the series, and decided to listen to the books this time. I really enjoy the stories.

Nicki is my favorite character. She is the main character in the story. She is a curious and thoughtful girl.

She is very good at coming up with different voices for the various characters. I also like th e background sounds, unlike some people who listened to the story. I think they do add to the experience.

Is Armageddon near?

I listened to this story first. It is a prequel to the other City of Ember stories.

someone who hasnt read ember 1 and 2

this story had nothing what so ever to do with the other books. im clueless of why its in the group. what was the author thinking. endless mindless character info and over the top dribble. to many loose, stupid, boring, uncoordinated ends.

none

to many to list

i like the other books but wtf.

it was interesting to see the aurthors idea of what brought on the necessity to build an underground world. interesting how she tied in the people in the later books.

I did find the book a little anticlimatic, after listening to the other books in the series.

If she read the other stories in this series yes.

This book, like the second book, is basically also about morality. However, this time we are talking about people taking their religious beliefs to extreme and using it to control others. I found this much more interesting to think about than bigotry and immigrant issues. In any case, it's not a great story but it is interesting and has suspense and kinda mystery like the first and last books. Don't expect to find out much about Ember but the author does link this book to the original story in the last book which is neat. I will warn you not to get too excited by the physics stuff though. There isn't anything like "His "Dark Materials" in this book. Probably just as well as I don't think the author could be quite that imaginative.

I thought "The City of Sparks" and "The People of Ember" were excellent (five stars), but this book was a big disappointment. It is just typical young adult fiction without the complexity and depth of its two predecessors. I recommend moving onto a different series instead, such as His Dark Materials.