Book of Ember: The Prophet of Yonwood (Hardcover)

from laurensx

In the midst of a possible world war, Nickie finds herself going about her life as normally as possible. She travels to the town of Yonwood, North Carolina with her aunt, to settle the estate of her great-grandfather. While there, she learns of a prophet whose mysterious vision and words, have ha...

from katitefft

The Prophet of Yonwood is a really great science fiction novel in the City of Ember series. It fits well within this genre because it addresses events in time that change the course of history. Unlike the previous two books in this series, this book takes the reader back in time to what the world...

from

I finally read it and because of bad reviews I did not expect to like it. I liked it better than the People of Sparks (book 2 in the series). It was amazing to see how one person's warped sense of what is "right" and "good" can effect an entire town until nothing is really right or good.

from piersanti

So, this book is supposed to be a prequel to the first two books, telling the story of what happened before people moved to the underground city of Ember to escape disaster. However, it just tells the story of two kids who confront semi-bad people in a little town in North Carolina. There is only...

from Finleyup1

This one isn't my favorite in the series. It serves as a prequel to the other two books and, like the previous two books, is a vivid look at human behavior. The ending saved this book for me. It had you almost sure that things would turn out one way, but instead, it turns out slightly different, ...