Descripción
Libro The city of Ember. Some two and a half centuries after its creation, the city of Ember is in a state of crisis. Chronic supply shortages and blackouts ravish the city, which is devoid of any natural light, while a deadly coughing disease plagues its populace. Ember’s surviving citizens, largely impoverished and often consumed by total darkness, live in fear and sense impending doom.
The story begins in the distant past, shortly after Ember’s “Builders” have completed construction of the city. Its chief builder, during a discussion with his assistant, reveals that its inhabitants must live there for at least 200 years and that the Builders will provide a list of critical instructions intended for Ember’s future citizens. The instructions will be sealed in a box with a timed lock programmed to open at the right date. Only the city’s mayors, in succession, are to know about the box, though none of them will know what is contained within. At this point, the Builders’ identity and their purpose for creating the city remain a mystery. Libro The city of Ember.
Eva –
Bonita historia infantil situada en un mundo futuro de dos niños que buscan la salida de la oscuridad. Me recuerda muchísimo a The Giver, que es una de mis novelas favoritas (la peli es un rollo), aunque sin alcanzar las profundidades de éste. Se lee rápido y bien, y es apto para preadolescentes.