The People of Sparks (Paperback)

from drewsof

A stronger and more intelligent novel than its predecessor. The issues are more concrete, less abstract ("how do we get along" instead of "how do we keep the lights of our strange underground dystopia running?") and the characters are all stronger and more developed. There are still failings, cer...

from vanedow

I know many fans of The City of Ember thought the sequel fell flat, but I disagree. Sparks is a very different story, but I think it's a good one. I liked the addition of more characters to the storyline; Sparks felt richer for it. Lina and Doon are both likeable characters, but it was nice to se...

from laurensx

Over 400 brave souls left the dying city of Ember and made the long journey to the mysterious land above ground. They come across a settlement known as Sparks. While both groups look alike and speak the same language, their lifestyles couldn't be more different and mysterious to each other. The p...

from fingerpost

Lina, Doon and the people of Ember came up from their dying underground city at the end of the first book, The City of Ember. The People of Sparks takes place immediately afterward. The people of Ember find a nearby settlement, called Sparks. The people of Sparks try to take in the Emberites and ...

from cflorap

This sequel to City of Ember, in which Lina and Doon realized their underground civilization was running out of resources and lead their people to the surface, picks up just as the people of Ember begin emerging from the ground into a strange new world. They encounter the people of a city called ...